blueboy: If all the buds break now there won't be any more next spring. Usually though there are more that aren't apparent that come on later. For some reason mine are blooming more this fall than ever before. Since I have a warm, sunny room this fall that I haven't before I'm pushing on and trying to make a crop. This room has about 10 hrs good light and temperatures are 80s and 90s by day down to 50s at night after moving inside. I'd leave some fruit on that Emerald, warm it up by day if possible, and try to carry some fruit thru the winter. If you can provide about what I am, I think we can make a crop. You don't have much to lose if all the buds break now because your spring crop is gone.

Gary Gee is the other nurseryman of America (after Bob Fincham) whom I met. It was in Cesko, he came there from Holland with dutch colleagues to Mr. Malik. Gary is a low level mailing person, by this way we have no more connection. He takes part in the Minnesota Broomhuntings as grafter and finder. The Minnesota broomhuntings were started in Duluth MN by 2 gardeners, who discovered 534 brooms with GPS in and around Minnesota. This story started about 2010 as Joe Braeu and Josh Horky used their GPS for discoverings. Since that time year to year many nurserymen are garhering in Duluth in February for the broom harvest. Dennis Hermsen USA Dennis is a well known nurseryman, who is also taking part in the Minnesota Broomhuntings. Joe Stupka USA Joe Stupka is a member of the 80's generation, as Chub Harper and a bit later. He found sometimes together with Chub, but mostly separated of him. His cultivars are over 100. Randy Dykstra USA Dave Horst USA Randy and Dave were working in Bickelhaupt with Chub Harper, sometimes cooperated with Jerry Morris. Their hands are on the Bickelhaupt collection. Dax Herbst documented their conifers in the last 10 years. The Conifer Master Diploms were posted by Dax Herbst some years ago. Tom Cox USA I met with Tom Cox in 2008, as he visited the Holata nursery in Cesko with ACS President Lady Kelly and members. I introduced them a vision about my conifer plans. This was a big ACS database, the Breeders Hall and other possible ways. I think I was bad or they didn't understood what I'd like. Maybe they thought, that I want money of them... After a while it was clear to me, that I must make myself, what I suggested to ACS presidents. That was the burn of the Conifertreasury.org. I made what ACS not wanted. Opened an org portal, based on my payments, hired servers for my portal. Jean Iseli USA The name Iseli is a good fame in America. I linked many facts about the Iseli selections. I sent him the Conifer Master Diplome personally. I tried also to build a connection to Don Howse, the former conifer propagator there, but I was not successful. I asked a guy to connect to him, but he closed the way before me to a man, who had a great knowledge of conifers. This guy was an ACS officier. Thats why Don Howse may be not well represented in the american conifer book. I'm very sorry of this, but its not my problem. Rich Eyre USA I always liked the conifer videos of Rich, but he realized his own conifer world. Sometimes alone, sometimes with other friends, like Jerry Morris. The Picea pungens RM series is their common find, 60 brooms in one place. His own selections are available in the book. Brent Markus USA Sam Pratt USA And finally lets have a synthesis of the previous news. Anyone can find the conifers on Conifer Kingdom. Brent started with a new concept of conifers. He collected a wide sortiment of the american conifers. There is the best of them. Every important ancestors are represented there. The Conifer Kingdom is so deeply american, that you cant imagine. If anyone say, that he doesn't sent any scions to Brent, simply eat them guys. Brent and Sam are the future for America in the next 50 years. Any problems, Dave?

"Elmer, in the house hunting shows I've seen, people are always trying to get ready in the morning at the exact same time" House hunting shows? No, I'm talking about people. Couples don't necessarily have the same "get out of bed and get ready" times and many don't. My wife and I never have. If one gets up early to leave for a commute to work and the other stays at home to look after the kids, the second one will very likely stay in bed. My wife was often still sleeping when I left for work. That's not so unusual. I couldn't have done that with an open bathroom portal. Double sinks may facilitate getting ready at the same time but don't focus on that as their prime reason. It gives each person their own space for storage and to keep their own things. Their own sink to use. And much more space for each than if sharing one sink. We've had this for decades, have the same at our new second place, and I wouldn't consider having a bathroom with other than double sinks. The benefits are numerous.

Take advantage of the wall and build in storage and a continuous counter for two chairs. t