Dear Heloise: This is my best friend, Beckham. I was looking for a furry companion and spent two days at multiple locations. Then I met Beckham. His owner passed away, and the family didn’t want ...

Dear Heloise: May I share some spray-painting tips? We love to rejuvenate our yard seesaws with spray paint as rust and fading from the sun does happen over time. Prevention is the best medicine.

Dear Heloise: When storing luggage, coolers and other items, always make sure that all compartments are zipped or snapped closed. I took a cooler off the garage shelf and found a nest of baby mice ...

Dear Heloise: Take some egg whites and dab a little of it around your eyes, mouth and forehead, then watch it dry. The wrinkles gradually disappear; it’s amazing! It works so good that you may ...

Dear Heloise: Here is a hint on how to use the paper from junk mail. If it only has writing/printing on one side, I use the other side for scratch paper. It is usually folded to fit inside an ...

EXPEL PAINT FROM SPRAY-PAINT CANS Dear Heloise: I read your hint about how to unclog spray paint nozzles in the Plain Dealer. Years ago, I found an easy solution to prevent clogging.

Dear Heloise: I was told this hint from a vet at an American Legion while purchasing a marker for my father’s grave: Take a coffee can, fill it with cement, and place the marker in it to dry ...

Dear Heloise: Years ago when I had six siblings with spouses, my mom, and two nieces to buy Christmas gifts for every year, we started drawing names for the adults, buying a $50 gift for our ...

Dear Heloise: This is Lucy, aka Lucy Goosey. Lucy was found alone, trying to stay warm under the hood of a car. The gentleman who found her took her to the vet, who determined that she was 4 weeks ...

Dear Heloise: Here is what I do with coffee grounds in my 10-by-20-foot allotment garden. I use grounds from home and also pick them up from my local coffee shop. I dig them into my soil and put ...

Dear Heloise: You recently suggested to put keys in a bowl or on a key holder by the door. This is not a smart idea! I know of a family who got robbed when they were not home. A thief broke into ...

Dear Heloise: I just started a compost pile behind our barn. We recycle everything we can, but there are a few items I’m not sure about, such as bones, dead plants, manure, hair from haircuts ...