Perspectives
Hints from Heloise
Dear Readers: If your children have T-shirts that they have outgrown or do not want to wear anymore, don’t toss them out. They offer memories of fun times that your family has had, whether they’re from a trip, a sports event or even a concert. Here’s how to repurpose them: Have your children spread them all out, then take out the T-shirts they do not want. Those can be used as cleaning rags. Then, with the remaining shirts, have them select which logos or designs they like the most.
‘Paws’ and reflect on the purr-suit of the names for baby animals
Everyone loves baby animals; they’re just too cute to resist. While it’s common knowledge that a baby dog is called a puppy and a baby cat is called a kitten, did you know that baby capybaras, bats, and armadillos are also referred to as “pups?” Or that the young of beavers, ferrets, otters, foxes, minks, and skunks are also called “kittens” or “kits?” Additionally, a baby binturong (also known as the bearcat of Southeast Asia) can be called a pup or kitten.
