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NOW HERE’S A TIP! you to wait a day or two to eat it.

By JoAnn Derson “Use pretty coffee mugs to plant
some fresh herbs in your windowsill
in the kitchen.”
“ Great gifts and good- hanging along the eaves of back -- E.L. in Montana
porches and decorating the land-
ies for nursing home
resident: note cards
scape to light up garden parties
with stamped enve-
lopes, hand and face at dusk. Here’s a great idea for a One way to remove fuzz from be-
hanging lantern, using lights I picked
tween the keys of your keyboard is
lotion, small blankets, news from up at my local thrift shop: I basically with a self-stick note. Peel off and
home, large-print books, flowers in piled strings of lights in the sections run the sticky side of the note be-
a pretty vase, a large clock with an of a three-tier wire hanging basket. tween the keys for a quick clean.
easy-to-read face, magazine sub- I connected them together, and
scriptions, puzzle books, shampoos when they are plugged in, they look
and conditioners, photo books and, magical. Love books? Remember that
perhaps most importantly, YOU.” bookshelves need to be dusted
-- M.W. in Florida When your bananas hit your desired regularly in order to keep books in
level of ripeness, put them in the good shape. They also need air to
Christmas lights are not just for refrigerator. The skin will darken, but circulate, so be sure your shelves are
Christmas these days. I see them the inside will remain white, allowing not too crowded.

DID YOU KNOW?

Parents of children who spend lots even cause temporary attention
of time engaged with devices may problems in children who do not
wonder if there is a link between have the disorder. While numbers
screen usage and attention-deficit vary by age, pediatric experts
hyperactivity disorder in young like the American Academy of
people. The National Institutes Pediatrics emphasize that young
of Health reports that current children ages two to five limit
research does not indicate tablet screen time to one hour per
or screen use directly causes day of high-quality, educational
ADHD. However, excessive screen programming. The AAP favors a
time is linked to a worsening more individualized approach for
of ADHD symptoms, and can children ages six and older.