DEAR SUN SPOTS: On Page A10 in the Aug. 11 Sun Journal, an article appeared regarding a coin auction with particular mention of Stack’s Bowers Galleries. I have in my possession an extremely rare old dime that is, in fact, 40 years older than the one auctioned off. I would certainly appreciate having the address […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Apparently a neighborhood dog, allowed to run free, has begun using my yard as its own personal bathroom. I’m at a loss as to how to stop this. Judging from the “presents” he’s left me, this has been going on for a while. I’ve attempted to clean up most of it, and […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: How do you pickle eggs? Thank you. — Edgar, Peru ANSWER: Sun Spots got the following information off the University of Georgia National Center for Home Food Preservation website: “Pickled eggs are peeled, hard-cooked eggs in a solution consisting basically of vinegar, salt, spices, and perhaps other seasonings. Pickling solutions are heated […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Do you know of any redemption centers in the Lewiston-Auburn area, besides Hannaford (which does not give cash for bottles anymore), that accept the returnable milk bottles from Smiling Hill Farms? The only one I have found is Lewiston Redemption Center, but they do not refund the full deposit amount due to […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: I came upon an impropriety while returning empty soft drink bottles to a store. They state this state requires by law a deposit on said bottles but doesn’t require the store to return the deposit upon returning the same to the store. While this nickel and dime doesn’t mean much to the […]

DEAR SUN SPOTS: Buyer beware! I’m hoping to give everyone a heads’ up on one of the prepaid long-distance phone cards available at local stores. The carrier is IDT and not Verizon any more. They charge a 17 percent surcharge for each call made! I was horrified. I purchased a 350-minute card and before I […]