Whoa--I have not seen that cherimoya on Morro Road. Can you be more specific for location? Somewhere along there Mike Cirone of See Canyon Orchards grows cherimoya, white sapote and mandarins. Could be his? He comes to the Farmer's Market in LO as well as SLO and other places in the area. That's how I got my seeds (from his fruit) to start my seedlings that I have since grafted. I hope your star fruit seeds are really fresh because they are said to lose viability within a few days of being removed from the fruit. I was worried about that but wanted to try a plant so I bought a small seedling on ebay and it's doing well in the greenhouse. You can also easily start mango seeds from the manila-type mangoes in the supermarket which are polyembryonic and can produce seedlings true-to-type without grafting. I hope to plant out my cherimoyas and sapotes in the spring. I always graft doubles because I don't trust my luck. But I got really lucky this time around. If you're interested in possible surplus (after I've offered them to neighbors and friends), email me: steve_shops "at" sbcglobal.net Oh, and by the way, the closest nursery that has anything tropical to speak of is the Green Arrow/Green Thumb in Ventura. Last time I was there they had a variety of cherimoya, sapote, mangoes, guavas, etc. Nothing *really* exotic but good basic stock. It's not "close" but it's a nice drive and it's not like going to San Diego or L.A.

I actually love fabric and there is so much vsriety to the different potato bags - I can sew up the bag in a minute - ten seconds and I have never times how long it takes to put it together to get ready to sew... I usually do at least 50 - 75 at a time so it is hard to figure... I love doing this!~ as soon as I csn, I hsve to start sewing neck coolers - I need to make 3,000 - 3,500 before the fair starts...

Beautiful photos and beautiful places! Mushrooms (well, I suppose "fungus" is more accurate, but you know what I mean):

Javelinas on Parade...a fund raising project from the artists of Sedona. Jodi- Here is a link that might be useful: Javelinas on Parade