Re: OT-BIO Thank You, Kathy!
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- Subject: Re: OT-BIO Thank You, Kathy!
- From: L* A* <a*@mail.wsu.edu>
- Date: Fri, 23 May 1997 09:23:28 -0600 (MDT)
>I think many of us have a patch of 'grandma's iris' as you do. My patch is
>of an early purple with the sweetest fragrance imaginable. I remember
>building May alters as a girl with lilacs and iris and each one offered their
>own special fragrance. My grandma's iris follow me everywhere... a way of
>keeping her alive and close. One day I was startled to have a photographer
>stop by my house to confess that she had been taking photos in my yard for
>years. She showed me her album... and there were grandma's iris! (Isn't it
>tragic that we can recognize our flowers???). Anyway, I bought a copy of
>that picture - the artist titled it "My Grandma's Iris", as I requested...
>and I had it framed and sent to my mom in Florida who can't grow iris... but
>can still keep her Mom close that way.
Neat story Kathy! Thanks for sharing!!
>As for starting a club in Moscow... as a person who founded a local daylily
>club, I can offer that the best way to go about it (IMHO) is to 'run it up
>the flagpole and see who salutes'. That is, find a way to attract people
>(Open Garden? Iris Display?), and put out a signup sheet. Then bake some
>cookies and call a 'meeting'.>
>(not quite that easy, but you get the idea.... no brain surgery here)
Great idea, now I just have to work up the nerve to try!
>So, Lane.... welcome and I hope I haven't put you off with my morning
>chattiness.
Thank you Kathy for making me feel so welcome and I look forward to participating in this wonderful group!
>Kathy Guest, E. Aurora, NY - zone bleh
P.S. I'm eagerly awaiting blooms from gram's iris and others (mostly Schreiners)....yippee, yahoo, they're here, they're here!!! At least you all will understand this demented state huh?!!
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</color>Lane Alexander-Buck alex@wsu.edu
Moscow, Idaho
Zone 5 - Sunset zone 2
Clay soil aka Idaho concrete
