Dear Heloise: I have been following all the different kinds of peanut butter sandwiches, and I noticed that no one has mentioned the type of pickle they use with their peanut butter and mayo sandwiches. So, I wanted to add in that as kids (and now as adults), we made ours with “sweet” pickle chips, mayo and peanut butter. Yum! — Dawn White, Garden Grove, California

SPEAK TO

YOUR AUDIENCE

Dear Heloise: I am also a senior citizen and liked the letter from Sarah Thomas regarding speaking into a microphone. I have been on several tours. The tour guides without microphones seem to turn their backs to their audiences and speak to the church, building, or some other important place instead.

Please inform any potential tour guides who read your column to speak directly to their audience. The inanimate objects can’t hear them, and neither can we. Thank you. — Cheryl Walsh, The Villages, Florida

DIY NURSE-CALL

SYSTEM

Dear Heloise: Does someone in your home need to make contact with others for help with their personal needs? There is a very simple method to establish the equivalent of a nurse-call system.

Go to your local hardware store. Purchase a cheap wireless doorbell unit. (Mine cost about $20. The bell unit is about 1-by-1-by-3 inches.) Activate it, then place the doorbell and call button in individual zip-close bags. Tie them shut with a length of heavy cord. They can be worn around the neck or hung up anywhere, including in the shower. — G.W., via email

Send a money-saving or time-saving hint to Heloise@Heloise.com. I can’t answer your letter personally but will use the best hints received in my column.