Nearly 4.5 hours later and another cool-down. I've been out de-cluttering last year's compost pile. I usually have a new pile each year and they go back for at least three years, then no matter how slow they're working, by the third year it is usable. I'm working on this year's a little more intently, it hasn't been steaming (too hot to see any steam!) but to let it cook a little better. The first part of fixing that heap was to pull out all of the wood. Over the last couple of weeks I've moved all of those branches down to the curb to go out in the trash. I wish I had a chipper.

I picked up the rest of this entry and stuck it over on the gardening thread. You get the drift. The back yard looks better.

Once I get a shower I won't be out working there more tonight, so maybe I'll get a little more eBay listed.

Kat, that sounds like you got a lot of work done with Morgan. How is all of this straightening showing up at his room at home? Does he keep it neat?

SRS