USE A TOOTHBRUSH TO CLEAN FILTERS

Dear Heloise: I found that a toothbrush is a great tool to clean the dryer lint filter. It saves my fingernails from getting ruined and does a great job to remove the lint from the filter. It does not harm the filter either. I read your hints in the Abilene Reporter-News. -- Delia Elliott, via email

I’M A HUGGER

Dear Heloise: Why do some people think it’s cute to say, “I’m a hugger,” while coming at you for a hug? Not everyone is a hugger, and it’s nearly impossible to graciously back away when they have their arms out a foot in front of you. It borders on being rude when a person feels trapped like this. Thanks for letting me have my say. -- Denise, in Pearland, Texas

ANOTHER VASE-GIFTING IDEA

Dear Heloise: I liked the idea of reusing a jar to gif

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