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I've been gorging on the most luscious tomatoes, and apples are just beginning to show up! Nothing says fall to me like a trip to a cider mill (with fresh hot donuts).

also, one could DIY this with thrift store ties sewn onto cloth napkins...possibilities abound!

the living room, of course!

the cat hair, oh the cat hair!

Angus-
Spatula City from UHF with Weird Al Yankovic? It's a classic!

of course, renata!
I use Lorna Sass's Vegetarian Cooking Under Pressure for reference, and just discovered that I don't know where it is at the moment (eek!)

But, from memory: bring 4 cups of water or broth to a boil in the pressure cooker. Slowly whisk in 1 cup of polenta and a little salt. Put the lid on, and set the whole pot on a heated flame tamer. Bring it to high pressure, and cook for 5 minutes, remove from the heat and let the pressure come down on its own. After taking the lid off, stir and it will thicken up nice and quickly. If there are any lumps at this point (rarely) I can usually smash them with the back of a wooden spoon.

I love the pressure cooker!

although, if you are going to add the eggshells to your plants, where you will be watering them, perhaps they don't need to be perfectly dry in the first place...

When I was a child, our upstairs neighbor was an aspiring opera singer. In true child fashion, I found it a bit annoying, but can now recognize how lovely his voice was, and I wish sometimes for a musical neighbor again. Recently, there was someone who would be practicing violin with the window open in an apartment that I passed on my way home from the el, but the violinist seems to have moved.

it's not very eco-conscious to use coral for new products

I use glycerin instead of oil, as lots of oil going down the drain is not so good. Added bonus: the bottom of your tub doesn't get slippery. You can still add a few drops of essential oil without it bothering the drains.