I almost posted about considering a wood (or bamboo) clothes drying rack. I don't have clotheslines in the bathroom, like you, but this could live in the hall bathroom and be set up periodically in the bathtub. Since my dogs consider that tub theirs (during thunderstorms) I wouldn't leave it there permanently. And I'm reminded that I have a couple of pop-up mesh screens that I use for drying sweaters that would also work for the chamois (or many other hand-wash things), so maybe this isn't needed at all.

On Oct. 8 I mentioned our lunch and talking to the restaurant owner about okra and eggplant. Since then my daughter expressed her love for pickled okra so I used almost a gallon of it to make a batch for her, then gave the okra rejects to the next door neighbor (ecstatic to get that much, and she'll trim off any sub-standard bits). I had only about a pound fresh today so I bagged those and picked three of the eggplants, along with a wonderful cookbook that I've bought hardcover used copies of and given to friends and family over the years. I keep a couple of spare copies on hand in case an occasion arises to share the book, and this was such an occasion.

We walked in with a bag and the owner greeted us - "what's in the bag?" - "Stuff." Ah! I handed over okra and eggplants, and then pulled out the book. My daughter had suggested that "they have a lot of recipes already, they're a restaurant," but I said I'd use it to point out the recipes I like and if there was interest, I'd give them the book. He glommed onto the book and it was interesting from there. We placed our lunch order, and a few minutes later I looked over to the counter to see the owner seated reading through the cookbook. A few minutes later he had his phone out and had sent a photo and was discussing it. And then he was holding it up to show and talking through the passthrough window in Turkish to the guy who is cooking today. And more reading. It seems there are a number of recipes in there that they are developing, and the book serves as much for ideas as for actual recipes. And - lunch was on the house. :)

For October 14, it doesn't feel at all like fall. The leaves are starting to drop and turn, they aren't fooled by the warmth, but it's till quite warm for a lot of otherwise pleasant autumn outdoor activities. We have rain forecast on Saturday, not good since that is the date of the huge No Kings march; maybe it will hold off till later in the day or overnight.