Hints From Heloise

Dear Heloise: After wallpapering my bathroom, I took an old wall clock and removed the plastic cover on the front and the hands.

I cut out a round piece of my wallpaper and glued it to the face. I bought pretty numbers from the craft store. Now everyone wants to know where I bought a clock to match my wallpaper! - Barbara Smith, Martinsburg. W.Va.

Dear Heloise: When I need to remember important things, I write a list on the bathroom mirror with a dry-erase marker.

I can’t miss the reminder in the morning, and when the task is done I can simply erase it with no harm done to the mirror and no waste of paper! - Marmendy Welker, Ft. Worth, Texas

You are right! This is a great hint, especially for busy families. - Heloise

Dear Heloise: I am an avid puzzle solver and when the eraser on my pencil gets dirty, I take an old emery board and rub all around it to clean it. It also works wonders on erasers with hard edges. - Norma Kuras, W. Palm Beach, Fla.