Hints from Abelard:

(1) Suzanne G. of North Dakota writes: Hi Abelard! Steel wool dipped in peanut butter and rubbed over old vinyl records is the best way to reproduce the sound of the last radio message from the Hindenburg! Great for the historical sounds buff in your family!

(2) Mary R. of Poughkeepsie sends in this life saver: If your child comes in with a bruised and bloodied knee, daub the other one in a mixture of burnt sienna and alizarin crimson so as to balance them off. Who is to know?

(3) Tom T. of Oregon wings in a solution to a perennial problem: I always keep an ice tray filled with honeybees in the fridge in case Jehovah's Witnesses drop by. The bees go into hibernation until you thaw them out. JW's always seem to have a thirst, and I am always willing to oblige.

(4) Cherlee L. of Bangor, Maine says: Do you have a problem with socks that don't match? The secret is to have different coloured pairs of shoes and trousers with different coloured pant legs. The human eye fixes on the big differences and will not notice the sock problem. thanks Cherlee!

(5) Frank Q. of Timmins, Ontario solves a real oldie: you know when you have one of those scotch tape rolls where you lose the leading edge, and have to scratch it out, and curse and everything? When you get the roll to start with, unravel all the tape and lay a thread down the length of the sticky side, and then roll it all back up again. Perfecto!!

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yours, Abelard