MARILYN CORNWELL: Marilyn's Photos - Oct 22 2026

You may not even be in the Halloween mood yet, but the Christmas gadgets have already arrived. And one of them is the Halloween Rug. Here it is. It is hilarious, with its beige mid-century living room, light streaming in the window. Shouldn't it be in a kid's bedroom with a messy bed and toys everywhere?

I wanted to find the strange-looking egg cooker. It is nowhere in sight. But I found the egg spinner which scrambles the egg inside the shell. Amazon has tons of them in cute shapes and colours. But this is a most embarrassing product - it wouldn't be a fun Christmas gadget at all. Unless you explain to the recipient the following:

You can make "golden eggs" - spin them, hard boil them and have a yellow-gold "egg-thing" you can eat.

More entertaining than the gadget is the method for doing this by hand:

Spin or Shake: Place a raw egg in an egg spinner (like the Golden Goose), use the DIY string-and-cap trick, or shake the egg vigorously inside a shirt sleeve or by hand for 2 to 3 minutes.

Test the Shell: Shine a flashlight or phone light through the egg in a dark room; a dull, uniform orange-yellow glow means the yolk and white are blended. (Clear or distinct bright/dark centers mean you need to spin more.)

Boil and Cool: Lower the eggs into gently boiling water for about 10 minutes, then plunge them immediately into an ice bath before peeling.

More gadgets are on their way - it's a long road to Christmas time.

Some things happen once and they are gone. This field is at Cherry Street and Highway 8. It as perfect in 2012 when this photo was taken. It seems like an Autumn Serenity image.