Hints from Heloise

Thu., Dec. 21, 2006

The Spokesman-Review

Dear Readers: We printed a letter from a reader about receiving fall leaves as a gift through the mail. Well, this hint certainly brought out some other wonderful hints:

“Peg Caswell of Waterloo, N.Y., says: “I send leaves to my out-of-state family. I dip them in warm, melted paraffin, lay them on waxed paper to dry and then send them.” (Peg, thanks for sending the beautiful leaves our way. – Heloise)

“Ann B. of Springfield, Mo.: “My family moved to Texas. I sent them a box of maple ‘helicopters,’ and they had fun with neighbor kids throwing them in the air to spin.”

“E.M.J. Sherrer of Stafford, Texas: “Reading the letter about the maple leaves brought back memories. In 1948, my mother would place fresh orange blossoms in the wax sleeve of a cereal box and send the box to me in Texas. Just the memory of how wonderful they smelled is such a treasure.”

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