In our flower garden we put slate down as a walkway and had some leftover pieces. Instead of stacking them and putting them aside we created a mini wall around our bushes in our rotary to add some depth. I put a link to show a picture of it. Do you have any other ideas what you did with your leftovers? Here is a link that might be useful: mini slate wall

Scrumbling!! Also known as Freeform knitting and crochet. You can make wearables out of it or throws or tea cozies or dolls... it's artistic, and you can't go wrong because you make it up as you go. Basically, you take an armload of yarn bits that sortof go together and do a few rows of stitches, then add a color and do something else, add a color and try some lace or bobbles, add a color, turn it sideways and do some rows of crochet. Add a color, turn it again, and try one of those funky crochet flowers, etc. Add a bead or two. It looks REALLY cool, especially with the different textures of yarn and all the colors. Plus you can try a bit of edging or a leaf or two from Knitting on the Edge, or whatever you've been dying to try and haven't figured out a whole project to do it in yet. If you're like me, you end up with a lot of the same complementary colors, so for once, having a bunch of scraps and half skeins is great. Here is a book on it: Freeform Knitting and Crochet by Jenny Dowde I got the book at my library, and it has really great color pictures in it of all the projects: scarf, a couple of little handbags, attached collar for a coat, a neato vest. In the back there are instructions and suggestions for different elements to make to add to the 'scrumble' - a fan, different little flowers, a leaf or two, attached strips. There's crochet stitches too - tassels, bobbles, and lots of ideas. It's kinda fun to NOT know where you're going with it, and just play with shapes and colors and textures and see where you end up. Test and idea. There's no wrong size, no 'what row am I on?'. And if there isn't a "wrong", you don't have to rip it! Here is a link that might be useful: Scrumbling

"I just finished building a bunch of wood garden raised beds." Is the wood treated?

I don't bring home leftovers I don't intend to eat or use for a pet. I would have told the neighbor she could have it the half I hadn't touched. Let her deal with it. I've seen people take home the oddest leftovers, the last bite of fried egg, a quarter of a grilled cheese and I know they don't have pets and also that they are not anywhere near poor. Just habit or fear of "waste" I guess.