Dear Heloise: I have been following all the different kinds of peanut butter sandwiches, and I noticed that no one has mentioned the type of pickle they use with their peanut butter and mayo sandwiches. So, I wanted to add in that as kids (and now as adults), we made ours with “sweet” pickle chips, mayo and peanut butter. Yum!
— Dawn White, Garden Grove
FITTED SHEET HACK
Dear Heloise: Wrestling with fitted sheets is a fact of life, especially if you have a king-sized bed! I found a set of sheets with elastic straps across the corners (not unlike the straps you can buy for the same purpose). I pulled out my sheets that don’t have the straps and sewed on my own, with two corners in black and two in white. Now my only thought is whether my sheet is inside out. If the elastic loses its pull, I just stitch on a new one!
— Marla Deere, Marana, Arizona
SPEAK TO YOUR AUDIENCE
Dear Heloise: I am also a senior citizen and liked the letter from Sarah Thomas regarding speaking into a microphone. I have been on several tours. The tour guides without microphones seem to turn their backs to their audiences and speak to the church, building, or some other important place instead.Please inform any potential tour guides who read your column to speak directly to their audience. The inanimate objects can’t hear them, and neither can we. Thank you.
— Cheryl Walsh, The Villages, Florida
PARKING HINT
Dear Heloise: Thank you for all of your helpful hints; I have used many of them. This is something I have never seen in your column. I have a largish car and find that it can sometimes be challenging to locate my car in a parking lot.Solution: I put decals on both sides of the upper rear back windows. At first, I used decals that I obtained when traveling. Now I use bright sunflowers so they’re visible from a distance. It saves a lot of needless wandering around parking lots.
Please continue the good hints. I hope you can use this one!
— Barbara Fogarty, Seymour, Connecticut
DIY NURSE-CALL SYSTEM
Dear Heloise: Does someone in your home need to make contact with others for help with their personal needs? There is a very simple method to establish the equivalent of a nurse-call system. Go to your local hardware store. Purchase a cheap wireless doorbell unit. (Mine cost about $20. The bell unit is about 1-by-1-by-3 inches.) Activate it, then place the doorbell and call button in individual zip-close bags. Tie them shut with a length of heavy cord. They can be worn around the neck or hung up anywhere, including in the shower.
— G.W., via email
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