Odds and Ends

I'm making roman shades for the windows at the office, but I haven't been able to find one key component -- the cord lock. You know, the little thingy that keeps the cords locked in place when you raise the shade. I've checked several DIY stores and have even asked at a couple of location and have had no luck. Does anyone know if you can find these easily in the U.S.?

I made banana bread today and it turned out pretty dry because I was short a banana. What should you do when you don't have enough bananas? I thought about adding yogurt, but didn't try it. An extra egg? Milk?

Yesterday I bought a small food processor/chopper thingy. Today I tested it out by chopping nuts, pureeing bananas and making a peanut butter shake. Now I wouldn't normally use the chopper for shakes, but I was curious how it would fare. It fared well.

The Angry Chicken has been making butter. I remember doing this when I was a kid by shaking cream in a jar until it became butter. The results were delicious. I may give it a try sometime soon, but I think I'll use the stand mixer this time. I don't know, the shaking method may be fun, but it seems like a lot of work.