Dear Heloise: Get a child’s wading pool, fill it halfway with water and place it under a tree. Set your potted plants in the water, and the plants will be in good shape when you return. I read your column in the Houston Chronicle. -- Patricia Roberts, Bellaire, Texas
Dear Heloise: I read your column daily in the Houston Chronicle. A woman wrote of all the uses for a potato masher. I do similar things with my U-shaped wire pastry blender, which I inherited from my parents. It is a wall hanging decoration in my kitchen, with its Bakelite handle. But I take it down and use it to mash guacamole, stir ingredients into meatloaf, etc. It is a vintage treasure that is also a useful kitchen tool. I don’t often make pastry or pie crust, but it sometimes is used for its intended purpose. It brings back great family memories. -- Rusti Stover, Houston
Some of you had good fathers and mothers. Some did not. I learned a long time ago that Christmas is a time of celebration for many with children. But for those women who have lost children, Christmas can be an exceedingly tough time.
Those who try to scam people out of their money come up with multiple ways to do so, especially using the Internet. Local computer expert James McKeand took a few minutes recently to speak to the Mexia Lions Club about some common scams he has encountered through his Mexia-based business, McKeand Consulting.
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