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Our dishwasher is having problems--the water won't drain out. I had to re-wash that load, plus all the dirty dishes in the sink. This included all our regular glasses, most of the plates, and several mixing bowls from today's baking.

Today (Monday) is Memorial Day, so I won't even be able to phone the repairman until Tuesday :-(

Also, I knocked over a bottle of almond extract and it shattered. Not only did I have to clean up shards of glass, the whole kitchen stunk of almond extract, which is not an entirely pleasant smell. And for the cherry on top, as I was coming upstairs the light bulb in the ceiling fixture blew. That's easy enough to fix, but I can't start taking the fixture apart at 3am!

I made puff pastry the other day, and I was just rolling it out for a tart shell.

I love the fresh smell of flour and butter you get when you make pastry. It's not the same kind of intense smell you get when baking a pie or cake, but the raw dough has a lovely scent too.