Hints From Heloise

Dear Heloise: The bottom bedsheet will stay smooth and in place even on the new mattresses that are 7 inches high.

Use an old suspender and attach the gripper to the bottom corner of the sheet, then run the suspender under the mattress. Reach for the other gripper and attach to the opposite corner sheet. The sheet will stay in place.

Sweet dreams. - Lueann Croes, New Richmond, Wis.

I tried your hint using my husband’s old suspenders. It worked great on full- and queen size beds but didn’t quite go across our king size bed. The sheet was pulled tight and did stay in place. - Heloise

Dear Heloise: When trying to clean inside small-necked bottles, just drop one or two denture-cleaning tablets inside (broken into pieces if you need to), add warm water and let stand overnight. - John Strynkowski, Upper Nyack, N.Y.