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Dear Heloise: My bathroom towels wear out and fray along the edges and become unsightly, so I have to throw them out while the rest of the towels are still good. To remedy this, I use the zigzag stitch on my sewing machine with matching color thread to bind the edges. By doing this, the towels last much longer. Another choice would be to donate the frayed towels to an animal shelter. -- Sharon in California

Dear Heloise: We enjoyed your article on pet strollers. We take our Tinker camping, and she can go almost anywhere we do while contained in her stroller. It is also useful at home when we have guests. It gets her off the floor so she doesn’t get stepped on. -- Brenda S.C., via email

I am writing this my weekly “Churchy Article” (as the paper lovingly labels it) from my cell phone keypad in a house not far from Barksdale Air Force Base in Shreveport, La., at 5:30 a.m.