■ LAKE MEAD — Striper action has picked up over the past couple of weeks. Anglers reportedly are catching fish as large as 20 pounds, with many coming in the 8- to 12-pound range. Gizzard shad and various plugs are catching the fish. Most of the activity has been found throughout the lower basin, especially in the area from Saddle Island to the back of Las Vegas Wash.
Q: I want to replace my ripped, moldy shower curtain with a shower door. It’s easy, right?
Making the perfect cup of coffee at home begins with getting the most out of your beans. Here are a few tips:
Q: I have an African sumac that has sprouts coming up from the roots. Besides trimming them every time they get above the soil level is there anything I can do to stop these sprouts from popping up?
Don’t forget to look in the backyard when you go to a yard or house sale. If the house is old, you may spot a concrete birdbath, an iron garden gnome, old tools hanging on a fence or even a log cabin playhouse.
DEAR HELOISE: I rubbed lotion on my hands before putting on disposable gloves to clean my kitchen and wash dishes. The hot water “conditioned” my hands while I worked. Taking the gloves off, I enjoyed a neat kitchen and soft hands. — Kathy McGovern, Lewes, Del.
“There’s no limit to how complicated things can get, on account of one thing always leading to another.” E.B. White, (1899-1985), American essayist and author
Today’s home coffee makers do more than just brew coffee. They grind, steam, froth and, if asked nicely enough, blow on your coffee to cool it to the perfect temperature.
Pit Bull and ballet don’t normally go together. Yet here at barre3, at The District, the reggaeton artist’s music is blasting and women are plieing. There are no pointe shoes in sight, though.
