My New Childrens Book About Ducks

Abel and Mabel

It is an ebook published via Smashwords and available in about 8 different formats.
Best of all, I chose to price it a just 99 cents each!!
Please check it out.  It is a true story about real ducks I raised last summer.
The link to Smashwords is the title above the photo "Abel and Mabel."

Updating Website With Current Inventory

Finally got the inventory done so I can move on to getting the photos of the fuchsias onto the new website along with the PayPal buttons so people can place orders.
That is the focus for today and until it is done.  This is a one person operation and there is much to do!
It is a limited inventory due to the move last year and all of the damage from this winter.  Many of them needed to be reserved to replace lost stock.  But I am hoping people will bear with me and place orders.
As soon as the website is all up to date, the focus will be planting a new inventory with over 250 varieties!!

For now, I am not going to put the Lavender Wands onto the website, as the inventory on those are getting low and they can all be found on Etsy.com at my "Pedricks" store.  All the long stemmed English Lavender here is in full bloom and I can't wait to start making them again!  But I must wait until the flowers are done blooming, have begun to dry a bit, and the stems are firm enough to become a wand.  This year I have a few new colors of ribbon to work with, like 'plum', 'fuchsia', and 'wine'.  :)

May 2012 New Beginnings

I am going to try and post here more often.  As well as on our Facebook page.  It has been getting most of my attention :) and I need to remember to share updates here in the blog.
All of the stock plants are finally beginning to bloom and I am hoping to replace all of the previous photos with new ones from here, the new location for Pedricks Corner.
It was a difficult move.  What the gophers and deer didn't eat, froze!  So the current inventory is a bit thin.

And it was necessary to build a new website myself using DreamWeaver CS5.5 because Microsoft Office Live is shutting down.  A very time consuming process, since I had to learn a great deal first.  And am happy to say that the new website is up and running!  The old one is still functional, but not for long.
Meanwhile, I am determined to get an inventory done, and all of the new PayPal buttons put onto the new website asap.
                                           This is a recent photo of 'Jack Sieverns' who has proved he is a vigorous upright!

I hope people will assist a small one person enterprise move forward with an order of lavender wands, cineraria's, or Jerusalem Artichoke plants in the meantime.  Thanks!

Long Term Goals

Some globe trotting friends of mine have reminded me of one of my long term goals. And that is to have the time to paint again! That is one reason why I am trying to start my own little business. I am not out to make allot of money. I just want to have flexible hours to work, a little piece of land for my nursery to call my own, and the time to paint.

Preferably paintings of other cultures around the world. So I am depending on my world traveling friends out there to provide me with material! And you all know who you are. Pick out some cool ones for me!

This painting is from a magazine, so I can't ever sell it. It is from back before terrorists when the Afghanistans were fighting the Russian tanks with WWI rifles on horseback. This man was a tribal leader and to me this photo was the epitome of calm under pressure. Looking at him, you'd never know what he and his family and friends were going through.

The photo is pre-digital, so I apologize for quality of it. I had to scan the photo.