Another way to help ANDY.......

KelvinMace of Plan Nine Publishing has generously volunteered to donate some of the proceeds of sales of selected book that his company publishes to Andy Stephenson to see him through his surgery (scheduled for later this month as of today) and recovery.

Each book you buy from the link below (note the "Help Andy" in red in the upper left-hand corner means a couple bucks will go to Andy. For more details, please PM KelvinMace.

http://www.plan9publishing.com/sunshop/index.php?action=category&id=65

And a :toast: to David for his excellent offer.

Thanks all!

A kick for Andy

:kick:

going I can contribute directly to andy?

I think my $20 would be better spent going straight to Andy

Andy Stephenson
P. O. Box 25624
Seattle, WA 98165-1124

tell Andy we're all pulling for him and wish him a speedy recovery!

that this is the PO box that I can use to send Andy some gardening books?

PO Box 25624
Seattle, WA 98165-1124

He and I discussed it in a DU thread a week or two ago and he seemed pleased by the idea, but he did not respond to a PM I sent him when a book he asked for arrived.

I just want to make sure that a box with 3 or 4 largish books in it will get to him if sent to this address. That PM I sent him also gave info on three of the other gardening books in the box - I can give that to you if he's not available and if you don't mind. He loves gardening so much, I thought this would cheer him.

I sent out two within the last few days and didn't get an expected response.

I sent a couple yesterday that the recipient didn't get.

I'm betting there was a glitch or something.

He may not have checked the post office box, because he has been waiting for a call from the doctor.

Is there any news to report? Is he feeling OK?

I'll let him tell the date, but it's later this month.

He felt pretty good after seeing the doctor, who was very reassuring.

I know he was very worried. :)

I'll go ahead and mail the book box. With media mail, I imagine it would take something like a week if I can get it out tomorrow (Sat) morning.

Since he may not have gotten the PM, here's the message text about the books so he can read it directly - it's hardly private:

You are extremely generous and he will enjoy the books.

I've sent him the link to this thread.

I was sitting in the garden this afternoon. The tulips are busting up and ready to bloom...The Azaleas are just about ready to pop open and the fresia's are in full bloom. My garden is bright and lovely and I Love sitting there taking in the colors listening to the birds...I absolutely love my garden time :)

I am so ready for it.....

time of the year.

Glad to hear from you. I didn't get the books out Saturday morning, but they're going out for sure tomorrow. We'll still need to work out what goes into the leather cover, that'll come later. I hope the PM utility will be working this time!

Tulips up here in the Boston area are coming out from under the melting snow and the sprouts are about 3 inches tall. Crocuses will bloom before the tulips do, often coming up right through the snow. Forsythias will be next, then the tulips and daffodils.


Spring comes later here, but it unfolds over MONTHS! It gradually works its way up to my own favorite, the lilacs, which in this area are amazingly varied in color, shape and scent. I try to make it to the annual Lilac Sunday event at Boston' Arnold Arboretum; they have a most amazing collection of lilacs from all over the world there. The Arboreturm has between 15 and 20 different lilac species, with 350 varieties. http://www.arboretum.harvard.edu/plants/lilac_sunday.html

and being shy of money and thinking some folks might help if the where getting something they could use or give as a gift, I am donating my profits from any of these books that are sold.

By all means, if you wish to donate you Andy direct, please do so. But if you know someone who doesn't know Andy but might be in the market for something funny, send them my way and help Andy at the same time.

David

And a :bounce: for Saturday morning.