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<\/a>Meanwhile, here’s a composting bin.<\/p>\nHaving unexpectedly lost a good few hours of work time yesterday and with the composting bin to finish, I nipped outside after (a rather late) breakfast and carried on.<\/p>\n
I cleared away a previous attempt at a composting bin, put as much of the compost as would fit into the existing bin, and put this one up on the same spot as the one that I had just dismantled and put the rest of the compost in. That will act as a starter.<\/p>\n
The top off the dismantled bin, I salvaged that and cut it down to fit the new one, rescrewing and strengthening it where necessary. I was also able to salvage the hinges that I had bought and used for the infamously-unsuccessful trapdoor in the landing floor, and now I have a folding lid on the compost bin. That was a design failing on the original one, having just a lift-on, lift-off lid.<\/p>\n
When I get around to it and I can find some cheap forsythia, I’ll put a little hedge around it. I’m not sure when that might be, though.<\/p>\n
What is ironic about all of this though is that yesterday, the day after I had built the framework for the composting bin, the postie came round with a leaflet, telling us that VALTOM, the organisation that deals with waste disposal, has a special offer on compost bins this Spring.<\/p>\n
Two other jobs that I had intended to do yesterday – fixing the guttering on the lean-to and cleaning out the tank for the solar shower – well, they will have to wait for Monday regardless. There are limits to what I’m prepared to do on an “office” day. And really, that’s about it today. Doing my shopping on Friday evening is a good plan, that’s for sure.<\/p>\n
\nThis afternoon, I’ve been researching for my website<\/a>. I needed quite a few bits and pieces off the internet, so I decided to attack that.<\/p>\n