Hints From Heloise

Dear Heloise: My mother taught me to keep a bottle of bright red nail polish in the kitchen to mark things that are hard to see. For example, paint red dots at the “off” location on stove knobs or at the correct thermostat setting inside the refrigerator. Any knob that has a black mark can be painted with red nail polish. Makes it easier to see. - Julia Davis, N.Ft. Myers, Fla.

Dear Heloise: I bought a lipstick holder to put my candy breath mints in.

No more yucky wrappers and no more digging in the bottom of my purse for them. - Martha Hubbard, Warren, Ohio

Other uses for clothespins:

Use to keep chip or cereal bags closed.

Take when traveling to keep hotel-motel drapes closed tightly.

Glue clothespin inside cabinet door above work space to hold recipe cards.

Clip outgoing mail to the outside flap of a mail slot in the door or a wall-mounted mailbox.

When grocery shopping with coupons, take along a clothespin to clip those coupons you’ll use to the top of the basket as you shop.