Off-topic for the group but on-topic for the thread. :P Does your MIL like flowers or plants? Years ago, my parents had bought one of the
*huge* satellite TV dishes but when the newer, smaller dishes came out, they got one of those. So, there they were, stuck with a 20- 30 foot by 20-30 foot dish in their yard. My mother planted sweet autumn clematis (a perennial) at the base of the dish and, every year, it's covered in greenery and smallish white flowers. My dad calls it his $2000 flower trellis. :PTracey