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 »

I recently purchased a new-to-me iBook off eBay.  The primary purpose was so I could use Scrivener , a powerful novel-writing program.
My other motivation for buying the iBook was wanting something I could write on comfortably.
I had lots of computer things on which I could type before:
2 desktop computer systems2 Asus EeePCs (7 inch screens)3 AlphaSmart Keyboards
I love the little EeePCs, but eventually had to ... Continue reading »