Keep pets safe this winter

Temperatures are getting low in most parts of the country. Let’s make sure our pets are safe and warm:

This information comes from the Kosciusko County Rural Electric Membership Corporation.

Pet pal

Meet Lexi, a 3-yearold Malshi ( Maltese and Shih Tzu blend), and Dolli, a 2-yearold Bichon Frise, playfully squished under the pillow. Owner Sandee H. in Winchester, Virginia, says they are such good buddies!

Neater warm candle

DEAR HELOISE » Has everybody figured this out but me? I use an aluminum muffin cup in my candle warmer to keep things neat.

— Carey in Virginia

Boomer

DEAR HELOISE » The trick for using loud music to get rid of raccoons in the attic reminded me how my deceased wife got rid of squirrels in our attic some 20 years ago. She, likewise, used music.

With her boom box at full volume, she played the 1812 Overture. More specifically, she blasted the squirrels away with the blasting cannons in the Overture. A classical solution.

— David S. HINT FROM HIM: MASK UP

DEAR HELOISE » I would like to share an idea I came up with today regarding my mask. None of these masks has a wire nose piece and therefore do not fit around my nose for the protection that I need.

I had a roll of floral wire and I cut it the length of each mask and ran it above the seam at top. Being fine wire, it went in with no difficultly at all. They fit really great. Every little bit of protection helps.

— Jerry S. in Strasburg, Vir.

Bend, stretch shower

DEAR HELOISE » Two for one: After each shower, I wipe it down with a sponge and, in the process, I will get my stretches and bends in without thinking about it, and always a clean shower.

The trickfor using loudmusic to get ridof raccoons in the attic reminded me howmy deceasedwife got ridof squirrels in our attic some 20 years ago. She, likewise, used music.