Re: OT: First anniversary

From: "Mark, Maureen" <MARKM@tc.gc.ca>

Happy birthday, Ann.  

I envy you the space you have for 450 seedlings.  Our meagre dozen
seedlings (our first trial) are planted in our vegetable beds.

Maureen Mark
m*@ottawa.com
Ottawa, Canada (zone 4)

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> From: 	Ann Pearce[SMTP:jac@senet.com.au]
> Reply To: 	iris-talk@onelist.com
> Sent: 	Thursday, July 30, 1998 11:03 AM
> To: 	iris-talk@onelist.com
> Subject: 	[iris-talk] OT: First anniversary
> 
> From: Ann Pearce <jac@senet.com.au>
> 
> Hi everyone,
>               today is a very special day for me, as not only is it my
> 22nd
> birthday, and the first anniversary of getting internet access, but it
> also
> marks a year to the day since I joined the iris list. 
>         In the past year, I have learnt a great deal more about every
> aspect
> of irises and iris-growing than I ever expected to.  When I joined the
> list,
> I had 44 iris varieties, all but two of which were TBs.  Under the
> influence
> of you guys, my addiction has grown to the point where I have 119 TB
> varieties, and some each of the types: BB, IB, SDB, PCN, LA, Siberian,
> Spuria, Evansia, I. unguicularis, I. pseudacorus Barsfordii, Dutch
> iris, I.
> reticulata and even Dietes (African Iris)!  I've also become somewhat
> addicted to hybridizing - I currently have 450 seedlings, with many
> more
> seeds as yet ungerminated.
>         However, to me, the value of being a member of this list, and
> a
> regular at the Friday night chats isn't just about the iris knowledge
> I've
> gained, it's also about friends.  I've made a number of good friends
> on the
> list and at the chats, and most special of all, one who has become
> rather
> more than just a good friend.  :)
> 
> So I'd just like to say "thanks, everyone" for a great year.
> 
> Ann Pearce
> Adelaide, South Australia
> j*@senet.com.au 
> (Jacaranda on IRC)
> 
> 
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