I know today is the official "Mother's Day," but yesterday was the real treat!

The weather was beautiful, and I ended up spending the day with my daughters (husband man was home resting after minor surgery, alas).

First we went shopping - a fun thing I don't get to do very often with the daughters (the sorrow of being the wage earner in the family).

Next we ... Continue reading »

One of my New Year's resolutions was to revamp my website. Here's the problem. I don't do webdesign 24/7. I *can* do html and the like. It's just not the most productive use of my time. So I've been putting off thinking about the website. Then a friend posted her fabulous experience hiring the multi-talented Eugie Foster to update her website. I was sold. Eugie not only helped me ... Continue reading »

In other news, I went "live" with my website redesign: http://megstout.com Come by, visit, and tell me what you think.

So now I can post to my "social network(s)" from Skype. Wild. And my daughter just gave family across the country a video tour of my home.

Last month I had a chance to tour a friend's garden, and saw his very nice composting setup. He'd acquired 2-3 very nice compost tumblers over the years from neighbors.

Alas, I don't have any neighbors offering such stuff up for free.  Even on eBay the least expensive compost tumbler I could find was well over $100.

A search of the internet provided inspiration. The post How ... Continue reading »