Re: OT: Iris Nightmares
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: Re: OT: Iris Nightmares
- From: B* J* <l*@getonthe.net>
- Date: Mon, 2 Mar 1998 10:29:17 -0700 (MST)
Sterling Okase wrote:
>
> Being a relatively new member to AIS (joined in 92) I don't have the
> repretoire of horror stories like some of the long time growers do. This
> morning I awoke up to a most knee weakening sight. Neighborhood kids had
> gotten into my MDB bed and pulled all the name tags out and scattered them
> everywhere! *sob*. I have a collection of 80+ MDBs and most of them new
> acquisitions from last year. I have no idea what these things even look like
> yet. *another sob* I picked up off the ground (along with my jaw) about 40
> scattered name tags along with broken leaf parts and uprooted rhizomes.
> Luckily...somewhere in this house lies a map of the garden that will tell me
> to which plants these tags belong. Unluckily, I have no idea where this map
> might be. Indiana Jones...where are youuuuuu!?! I thought if I wrote this on
> Iris-L it would act as therapy and calm my jangled nerves....it seems to be
> working...the voices are going away...."Sterling, sharpen your
> pitchfork....find the children...."
>
> Iris Maniac,
> Sterling Okase
> Seattle, WA.
> "Nightmare on Olive St"
Sterling, I am so sorry. Sara is right; you should handle this very
diplomatically. May this be resolved peacefully and the children be
educated as to the beauty and importance of iris.
Barb J. lgjohnson@getonthe.net
Near Springfield, MO AIS, HIPS, RIS, MIS
