Dear Heloise: I like to move around when I use my laptop computer. I put it on a cafeteria tray to keep it steady and the airflow clear. I can put handy things there like glasses, pencils, sticky notes, earbuds, and a flash drive. I’m good to go! — A Reader, via email

WRINKLE REMOVER

Dear Heloise: I had several cotton/polyester blouses that were wrinkled. Instead of dragging out the ironing board, I spritzed each one with cold water from a spray bottle. The wrinkles fell out, and the blouses were ready to wear when they dried. — Sue, via email

A STICKY SOLUTION

Dear Heloise: I live alone now, so I do not have help with putting on bracelets with a clasp. I use clear tape to hold one end of the bracelet to my arm to be steady while I fasten the bracelet to the clasp. It works every time. — A Reader, via email

BANANA BONANZA

Dear Heloise: My mother-in-law keeps telling me to use banana peels in my garden to help my plants grow. Does this really work? — Briana, in Winslow, Indiana

Brianna, your mother-in-law is right! One way is to simply boil the peelings from two or more bananas in about a gallon of water for 5 minutes. Put the entire mixture in the refrigerator in a covered container for two days, then water your plants with this nutrient-rich tea.

Another method is to cut up the peelings and add them to the root system of the plant as it’s being planted. The banana peel decays and feeds the plant in the process.

A third method is to dry out the peelings, then grind them up (maybe in a blender), and add this to the soil as a fertilizer. — Heloise