DEAR SUN SPOTS: Just wanted to share what I do with the child safety belts on shopping carts. There have been so many women having their purses stolen out of their shopping carts, but I lock the handle of my purse with the child safety belt. If someone wants to take my purse, the purse […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Maggie of Mechanic Falls asks for someone who can sharpen pinking shears. She might check with Natalie, who now owns the former Cote Brothers, or she might try Joanne Fabrics for a referral. Cutting wheels now come with pinking blades and are far more efficient than pinking shears. — C. Pike, Livermore […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Several years ago I took a class in punching an oriental rug. The instructor was from Falmouth, and I believe her name was Carol Barton. I’m hoping to find a supplier of the wool yarn we used since I have run out of some colors, and the rug is not completed. If […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: In the past you have been a great help in giving information to the public, and I thank you for that. I have three issues that I would like to address, and I hope that you can help me. On Nov. 5, 2006, I purchased from Office Max an HP Pavilion dv6000 […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am an avid hockey fan of the senior league at Ingersoll Arena at Pettengil Park. After the dehumidifiers were installed, the airflow they created blows directly across the stands making it too cold to enjoy a game. Can you contact the management to see if the airflow can be directed away […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Are there any camera repair shops in the Lewiston-Auburn area? The one on Center Street is closed. We have a Fuji Fine Pix that needs minor repair. It’s a digital. Thanks. — No Name, Rumford ANSWER: Sun Spots did not find a camera repair shop in L-A, although someone may be doing […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I hope you can help me. There were some ladies in Rumford who made a cookbook of all French dishes, and I didn’t pick one up. I was wondering if anyone had an extra copy I could buy or copy? I lost the number of the lady who organized it. I would […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: For the past year I have been looking around for pork hocks, pickled pigs feet, lamb tongue and pickled eggs, which all came in jars with the name Rogers on the label. These were all readily available in stores, bar rooms and clubs, but today they are just about gone from the […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Can you answer a question for me? Someone told me that once you have LASIK surgery on your eyes, you can never have cataract surgery later on. Is this true? If it is true, then what happens when they get cataracts later in life? — No Name, No Town ANSWER: From reading […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Several of us ladies here in Mechanic Falls would like to know where to get pinking shears sharpened. Can you or your readers help? Thank you. — Maggie, Mechanic Falls DEAR SUN SPOTS: I am visiting here in Rumford with my aunt who is 102. I am from Middleboro, Mass., right next […]