Thanks everyone! Sheree-I don't mind a bit if you copy it! We decorate it for Halloween and for Xmas. Believe it or not this past Halloween we had a "grown up" ask "who lives there?" We got a good giggle out of it. Anyhow...yes I have more pictures of current and past projects around here that I will post.

Thanks for the comments and questions. I'm just a beginner with worms but will try to answer some of rickd's questions based on what I've read. The whole idea of a continuous flow through bin is that food and bedding go in the top and vermicompost comes out the bottom. Eventually (6 months or more from now) I should be able to rake some vermicompost out of the bottom. I haven't had any excess liquid coming out of the bottom of the bin, but if I did it would just pool in the bottom and evaporate. I also haven't had any problems with worms coming out the bottom (I think initially running the newspaper up the sides of the bin for 6-8" helped with this). As for creatures getting into the bottom, that hasn't been a problem so far but I'm concerned about ants and roaches when it gets warmer. I do have my share of fruit flies in the top but nothing unexpected. I'll add a link that lists a number of good discussions of different sized flow-through bins. Also, the links I had in the original post will answer most of your questions. Here is a link that might be useful: List of Flow Through Bin descriptions

Great thread. My family gave up giving gifts to each other some when we were in our 50s - we all have too much stuff, so we visit each other instead. But I recently married a man whose family is into expensive presents of clothing and jewelry and expensive technology. He, and they, have given me some beautiful things which are not to my taste and I will never use. Some I have been able to exchange - the problem is that I have too much as it is and am trying to have less, not more. So exchanging doesn't work for me. My husband has refused to pass on my suggestions of more practical gifts (like an outdoor compost bin). I am going to try telling my husband that every time he buys me a piece of clothing or jewelry I am going to have to give away something I already have. He knows I am down to what I really love. We are also about to combine households next month, which means paring down even further. Maybe that will make him change his view!

piper - Thank you for pointing this out. I am totally embarrassed about my tree. That's last years tree! Although I had trouble with this years tree, I now think it looks better than the last. LOL skypathway - I believe the article is focusing more on decorating ideas, than the looks of the trees. I had answered a question on a thread about how to put ribbon in a Christmas tree. The directions make me sound like an idiot... "Just stick it!" Oh my! Here is a photo of this years tree and the ribbon looks better, too!