ann, I'm going to assume that the "5/6" near your name in your first post is your zone. Hypertufa can remain outdoors in your zone....if it's potted up with a tree or shrub (I've got sedums in some that stay out all Winter) or you tie a piece of plastic over the top so moisture can't get in and if it's on soil, place a board underneath to break contact with the ground or if it's empty, roll it over so the bottoms facing up and place under a deck or cover with plastic. That's the same way that you would treat a concrete planter. Did you do a search on this forum or look at the FAQ page? 1) whatever you did to the concrete to make it crumble could happen to your hypertufa. I would guess too much dye and too much liquid. 2) strong hypertufa recipe===equal parts portland cement, sand and peat moss. Bash the peat moss around to smooth out the lumps and remove any sticks. I sift mine. 3) if the sides of the mold are smooth and you pack the hypertufa mix tight, the sides should be smooth. 4) I don't add colorant to the mix. I paint or stain or leave natural. 5) The size planter you are making should cure in 24 hours. 6) You'd have to check with your mould manufacturer but the hypertufa can stay outdoors in your zone. 7) You don't want to see perlite granules, then don't use perlite. The only way you won't see perlite or peat moss or vermiculite is not to use them because all of them will show through. You'd have to make the planters out of mortar or get a vibrator to vibrate the molds to bring out the cream and that doesn't always work. 8) It's a planter, why would you want it waterproof? 9) Too much colorant! You did right, coat with vegetable oil. I use the spray cans of oil to coat my molds. Elkski, Concrete will cure 90% in 7 days but it never completely cures. You can plant in week. Most plants aren't that sensitive to the lime and from watering the plant the lime will leach out. I do use a water bath (just water) to leach out the lime because until it's leached out, someone that's sensitive to the lime can get a nasty burn. "the dry powders I got said 1 # to aa bag of cement maximum" Most common bag of cement weights 94 lbs. You do NOT need fibers for these little planters! Billie

But as your site stands now, it's just to sell your book. Wouldn't posting pictures of other peoples projects look like they were using your book? Billie

Coll, unconditional love yes. Also they know their rights. When my dear fiance (who later became DH) first came to my house, my little boy Maltese, MoonPie, did not like another male in the house. So he walked over to the chair where DH sat, and hiked his leg and peed. Take THAT! Attitude and he made it clear. Well, I was shopping and saw an almost life-size figure of a white dog hiking his leg....PERFECT....so I bought it and shipped it to MA. I thought everyone would know what was going on with the dog, right? But when I went up to visit later on, I saw the dog with both back legs sitting on the ground and only one front leg. I asked what had happened. DH had never been around dogs, so he did not know it was the habit of males to mark territory in that manner. I cracked up laughing. These days, that statue of the little white dog is in the Back40 hosta area, which is called the MoonWalk in honor of little departed Moon, who had liver and kidney failure last October at the age of almost 13. He never wanted to get his feet wet, so I laid red pavers all through the back yard so he could follow me everywhere. I got the hosta Moon Shadow because he was always with me like my shadow. Anyway, that statue has a leg up on H. 'Purple Boots' right now. If he didn't like something, you knew pretty quick.

Have you checked out Wallwords and other sites that have similar things? Don't trust the first free translation web site that you go to. Here are some examples of the differences. For each example, the top result is from the web site to which you gave the link; and the second result is from another free translation site: Always kiss me goodnight Embrassez-toujours moi bonne nuit Toujours m'embrasser la bonne nuit ~*~*~*~ If only he didn't snore Si seulement il ne ronflait pas Si seulement il n'a pas ronflé ~*~*~*~*~ Sweet dreams Rêves doux Rêves doux ~*~*~*~*~ Please breathe quietly Respirez svp tranquillement S'il vous plaît respirer silencieusement