Dear Heloise: M.W. in California said she straps her cross-body purse into a shopping cart so that no one could steal it without taking the cart. I was shopping not long ago. There were a few grocery ...

Dear Heloise: Martha D., in Southfield, Michigan, missed the point about flowers at a funeral in a recent column of yours. Of course, the dead person can’t “appreciate the beauty,” But family and ...

DEAR READERS: On my radio show, I seem to take a lot of calls about stubborn clothing stains, so I thought I should repeat the three golden rules of stain removal in my column. also known as the three ...

Dear Readers: Has this happened to you? You find a perfect outfit, you wear it one time and it gets stained. What can you do? Most importantly, read the care label. Then, figure out what caused the ...

DEAR HELOISE: One of your readers asked about removing an ink stain. The answer is hairspray! Spray on the stain prior to washing and watch the ink disappear. My mother also used hairspray to freshen ...

Dear Heloise: We had an upstairs leak in the master bathroom that left us with a water stain on the ceiling. It’s not terribly noticeable, but I know that it’s there. (And it’s annoying.) It makes my ...

Dear Readers: With fall and winter weather on its way, now is the time to pull out your comforters to see if they need to be cleaned. Your cotton, synthetic and rayon comforters get dirty or might be ...