Good luck Kevin with your gigs!
Lynn what a cute looking puppy!

Rare stuff indeed (for us PNW weather-wimps). Many semps and sedums are out there yet only an occasional Agave is seen standing sentinel. Last year I might have worried about this. Now I'm thinking they're all really cozy under there.
I'm with you Kevin... by the fireplace... glass in hand.

Luckily my concert tonight is cancelled. Many people have just abandoned their vehicles as they ended up in a ditch or couldn't ascend the Salem Hills. You can imagine those hills right behind me were more like a luge run than a road.

The snow will actually protect the plants. It's a good mulch and because it's frozen water doesn't cause rot either. They think they're back in the Alps for a few days anyway.

Save a hot buttered rum for me Tim!

Kevin

I am sorry to hear about all the bad weather you are being hit with. I pray you all stay safe.
We are used to it but I try to stay off the roads when it gets like that. I HATE ICE

Stay warm and safe inside and keep us posted on how the Semps are doing.

with Marilyn! Stay safe, dry, warm and happy!!
Can't believe how much snow you have there, we up here in Seattle have none! Although tomorrow is supposed to be the day, we'll see

JungleShadows said:Had a nice visit with Tom today. Mountain Crest hasl ots of interesting things going on that you will soon see on their web site. I'll let them share all of this. It sounds very exciting though.

We are certainly in a great time for interest in Sempervivum! YEHAW!

Kevin

Tis truly a golden age for Sempervivums.

Aumsville... eh? For me that's about the same as a trip to... oh... I don't... Dallas for instance. One more reason to head down the hiway. Not to mention the Kevin Vaughn Sempervivum Husbandry Research Center.

I know they're just getting started, but what are the odds of a field trip out there at clinic time?

Tim I think people suggested it might be too far away (although that could just be in my head)

No Aumsville is pretty close, about 25 minutes from my place. I think it will be a year before the facilities will be up and running.

Anyway, it appears that Oregon is really going to be even more of a center for semps with SMG, Little Prince, Perennial Obsessions and now Mountain Crest too. it is a great place to grow semps.

Kevin

You Oregon people just had to send this up our way! Think I'm going to hibernate until it is over.

Oops... It was supposed to go to Spokane, WA for tomorrow...

So sorry Julia. We miss directed it.

California could use this, send it south next time. Monday is going to be back to normal.


I just took this a few minutes ago! 😝

I do miss the sunshine. I haven't seen my semps in over a month now, mostly because I was gone for a month.
But now they are covered in snow. Suppose to warm up a bit which will get rid of the snow.

Have a wonderful Xmas all of my semp friends!

I'll be putting the final touches to the semp book over the holidays (hmm sounds as tough The Grinch got my Xmas!!). It goes to the publisher on January 10th. That will be a happy day for me!

Kevin

Happy Holiday to you Mr. Kevin....
And you're our Santa this year because you are working so hard to ensure that us Semp Kids, counting on you, will be happy knowing that there's a great big, colorful, and informative present waiting for us next year!!

I can't wait to see that book in all it's glory.

All of you have a wonderful Christmas.

Bev,

Then you'll know everything I know and can be put out to pasture......

Kevin

looking forward to getting that gorgeous book in hand! Hope you have some fun planted in between the proofing.
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and a wonderful new year.

Kevin, no pasture for you until you get all that horn practice done...