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: 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 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: How can I remove stains like ballpoint ink, grease and crayon from my vinyl wallpaper? I hope it can be saved. The ink and crayon stains are courtesy of my 3-year-old daughter, Faith. — ...

Do you have any tips for folding a king-size fitted sheet after washing? D. Green, Orange, Calif. Yes, I do, and I just showed students at Texas State University (my alma mater) how to do just this!

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 ...