For the past 50 years, I have kept pairs of socks together by using safety pins. I don’t know where I read this tip. It ...

Dear Heloise: If you struggle to keep earrings paired and easy to find, try using a small tackle box. Clear plastic boxes for fishing lures often have many small compartments, making them perfect for ...

Readers, to see Willy and our other Pet Pals, go to Heloise.com and click on “Pet of the Week.” Hints from Heloise: What’s is ...

Some readers prefer fiber pills, but I like to take a different route. I am 75 and have been taking psyllium-husk fiber for ...

I have a black leather purse, which I stored in its fabric bag. But when I pulled it out this year, it had a terrible moldy smell. I read that baking soda and/or lemon zest would help get rid of the ...

Some readers prefer fiber pills, but I like to take a different route. I am 75 and have been taking psyllium-husk fiber for about 15 years to start my day. Each morning, I put 2 scoops of psyllium ...

Dear Heloise: I bake a lot of bread to give as gifts. I use nonstick cooking spray to grease my loaf pans. My husband suggested that I open the dishwasher and spray the pans over the top rack. This ...

For years, I hosted Thanksgiving for my husband’s family, which usually consisted of around 15-20 guests. Some brought a dish ...

Forty years ago, when I was doing Weight Watchers, I had terrible dandruff until a new hair dresser told me, “It is caused by eating too much protein.” So, I cut back, and lo and behold, I haven’t had ...

Dear Heloise: My mother-in-law taught me a neat little trick that helped me get a fire started in my fireplace. She saved every toilet roll (the cardboard center) and all her laundry lint in a large ...