Dear Heloise: My granddaughter, Bobbi, recently received a dwarf hamster for her 9th birthday. He is a zippy little escape artist! To keep him safe when she wants to play or cuddle with him, she sits in a dry bathtub. Smart girl! — Debbie Brewer, in St. Paul, Texas

Power outage hint

Dear Heloise: With the increase in power outages, we have started filling plastic containers with water and keeping them in our freezers. This way, when the power goes out, ice is already in place to help keep things cold even if we aren't home.

If we are home, we can quickly grab one for the refrigerator to help things in there stay cold as well. — Valerie Hess, in Lolo, Montana

Cork it

Dear Heloise: If a piece of cork winds up in my guest's glass of wine, I don't use my finger to fish it out — that's

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