Happy New Year everyone. Hope Santa was good to you.

Happy New Year to all!

My semps are enjoying the weather here..but it will be quite rainy this week..will see how it goes. So far there was good intervals of rains in December, so my semps are just relishing it.

Now that the distraction of the holidays is over I am concentrating on plants.
I will look at a few new semps for my empty planters.

Lynn... as I recall the nice thing about going off to work in cold weather is having a warm office to sit in all day. And air conditioning in the summer!

Kevin... I'm with you, man... Winter is for the birds. I think we're both weather wimps when we think 20F above zero is brutal. I even dread just going out to feed and water the chickens every morning. Good thing I brought the firewood in yesterday.

Chris... right about now you can shame us with stories of 20F below zero. Would it help if I told you the wind was blowing a whole 15 MPH?

A picture from the frozen tundra.

Tim,

Yes Oregon is a place for "winter wimps". Everything shuts down with just a dusting of snow.

The only good news is that this all forces me to be good and FINISH THE BOOK. I just read the whole book out loud to catch mistakes. Am inserting photos in today. The 200 limit is tough.

Kevin

Kevin, any idea of the total number of pages in the book-to-be, (give or take 10 -20 pages)? Just wondering how FAT and BIG (translate to "HEFTY") this baby will be considering it's from a hybridizer that values "BIG" in his life's work ...

Good day to read in front of the fireplace...

about as close as I can come to chicks in the snow for you people


not chicks, just tough little juncos
snow, though, lots of it and more on the way, and cold--a whopping 16F for those photos there, brrrrr

happy new year y'all!

Everyone stay warm and safe. T'is the season for cold. It will make us appreciate the warm spring weather when it arrives.

Happy New year to Everyone. Love the Juncos in the snow but i am happy to not be there. As Tim said been there ...done that. Good news...The days are getting longer.

My Mountain Crest order is done. Now to wait til April to send it.

Bev,

As it looks right now it' going to be a little over 200 pages. It looks very hefty right now in its manuscript form. I'm deciding on cover photos now. Too many good choices there.

Am hoping you will all enjoy it. There's some very fun things in it that I hope will make you laugh as well as lots of information.

Kevin

Dirt, it's good to see you posting. And I love the semp substitutes, they are beautiful in the snow.

Ricos, thank you for the reminder on the days getting longer now. That is a very cheerful thought. Won't be long now.

Way to go Jo Ann. Which ones did you choose for your order? I haven't even looked at anything yet.

Kevin, I know you probably already answered this question, but when does the book come out?

Lynn,

It will be ~6 months from submission before I get a copy. The books are published in China and I get the one copy by air mail. The rest will arrive about 2-3 months after that.

It will feel good to have it in my hands. The cover will come first as they will use that to publicize the book. Am deciding on a dozen figures for the cover now.

Kevin

Lynn, I will buy all of them. I have two planters to fill.




One is 10 inches. Both have feet.

The BOOK will be available late this year?
I can't stand the waiting, but I guess I have no choice but to wait.

Jo Ann, those planters are going to be gorgeous with those semps growing in them.

Jo Ann, before they become gorgeous with semps, they would have been fun to plan and plant...Enjoy!

The book will not be ready for clinic? so much anticipation!

Maybe it will be ready for the Salem Hardy Plant Sale in September. Wishful hoping, you know .

jo Ann, those planters are beautiful! Did you make them? My sister used to make pots with hypertufa and they looked a lot like that. I love the rustic look with the semps.

Looking forward to the book whenever it comes

And spring
We've been hammered with more snow all day again today
I'll try to get a chance to share more pics--prodigious it is--even for those of you that have been there and done that
Kinda have my hands full but I'll see if I can get a moment soon