Bob Vila of the Compost World

Yesterday, for the first time in my life, I built something from scratch. In fifth grade I built a plant box for my mom, but that was from a kit. Anything we buy that reqires assembly, Emily does. I am sad excuse for a manly man, I know.

But yesterday I built a holding cell for our compost. We already have one, but we bought that one. It's too small and doesn't ventilate, so we needed a second one. So I got some chicken wire, two posts, and hooked the chicken wire to the posts and the backyard fence with bailing wire. It's very ugly. But the good news is, even Bob Vila can't make a compost pile look good, if he is only allowed to use the rudimentary supplies I used.

Next up: how to hang a picture.