My mother-in-law keeps telling me to use banana peels in my garden to help my plants grow. Does this really work?

Having spent the past 15 years as a professional caregiver, I have some do’s and don’ts for visiting an older friend or family member ...

Dear Heloise: I keep a bar of soap in my shed and scrape my nails with it so that I have soap under my nails. Then I put on my gloves and do yard work this way. When you wash your hands afterward, ...

There are thousands of people who wish desperately for someone to take them shopping or call them a couple of times a week, ...

How do we get rid of those pesky tiny bugs that fly over our kitchen counter and around our faces? I thought cooler weather would take care of them ...

I enjoy reading your column daily in the Globe Gazette. -- Unscented Linda, via email ...

Please tell your readers to check if there’s an organization in their area that repurposes A year ago, some volunteers in St.

Fill the container halfway with hot water, then pour in a “spritz” of liquid dishwashing detergent. Next, pour in a heaping ...

Dear Heloise: The simplest way to boil eggs is to put your eggs in a pan of unheated water, then bring the water to a boil.

Do you have any hints for those of us who wash our dishes by hand? I just moved into a tiny house (700 square feet) and don’t ...

To get the stains out of thermal mugs, I boil some water and put it in the mugs. Then add a couple of squirts of lemon juice.

Dear Heloise: I hate lavish weddings. They’re usually too loud, too crowded and too expensive. Asking people to pay to see ...