Three-quarters of the peaches are processed. Does anyone have a coffee cake recipe that I can bake some of the older peaches in? They've darkened over the last couple of years but are still edible. Especially in a moist coffee cake with a crumb top?

Today I almost mailed a package that hadn't been paid for yet (eBay). I have it with me so if the payment comes soon I can walk it over to the post office. And my phone just made a noise - it's in there! I'll take it to the campus post office in a few minutes.

I've been watching the listings at eBay for a couple of weeks for a smallish pair of carnelian earrings on French hooks. Some of the beads are huge so they're too much for my very small (attached) lobes. I ordered a pair (they'll ship from India, so they'll arrive eventually). I have a necklace, but can't say that it is natural (un-heated/dyed quartz) so though I looked for natural carnelian, these may not be. I think they'll be a good match, whatever the status of this quartz-like material.

Good rhyme for your mechanic, Dorothy, or did you write that for Michelle to use?

SRS