Dear Readers: A reader, via email, sent a picture of three cats "relishing" their dinner-they are gathered around a sectioned green relish tray. They look like a pinwheel! I wonder if they spin around while eating?
To see these frisky and funny felines, visit Heloise.com and click on "Pet of the Week."-Heloise
WATER BOWL
Hello, Heloise: For years, my friends have told me to send a hint to you. This one has changed our lives!
We have two dogs that, when they eat and drink, are pretty messy beasts. I swapped out a traditional dog's water bowl for a fishbowl. The rounded shape and smaller opening catches water that is splashed upward when our dogs are drinking and diverts the water back into the bowl. We used to have a big, watery mess, and now we don't! No more soaked floor and mat for us!-Liz S., Bakersfield, Calif.
HEY, WASH IT!
Dear Heloise: We get such joy from our frisky puppies always wrestling and playing in the yard.
I got a great idea one day, and have continued this practice ever since. About every two weeks, when I wash my husband's jeans, I include the puppies' collars in the wash. (The collars are woven fabric.)
The collars come out so clean, they look brand-new. And the funny thing is, the dogs seem to really enjoy it; they strut around like they are dressed for church!-Patsy D. in Houston
Patsy, the collars get a good scrub from the heavy denim. We love to pamper our pets, don't we? Thanks for your letter!-Heloise
'EXPERI-HINT'
Dear Heloise: I am almost elderly, so the eyes and the hands are trying to retire. When I needed to put hooks and eyes on a garment, they would slide, and I would have to hold them with a pin. Then I thought "clear tape"!
It works perfectly, holds the hook, then comes off the fabric cleanly-same with the eye!
I read your column thrice weekly in The Huntsville (Ala.) Times
Thank you, and your mother before you, for all the hints you have given me.-Lynn C., Madison, Ala.
'A' IS FOR 'APPLE' AND 'APEX'
Dear Heloise: We are readers of your column in The Washington Post. My wife and I enjoy sliced apples as a snack. After using an apple corer/ slicer, there often is a bit of core or tough apple left at the apex of the slices. I have found the curved tip of a grapefruit knife effective in carving out the unwanted crescent of apple flesh. Bon appetit!-Elery C., Rockville, Md.
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