Francelle's biography

Sorry every one to be late with this biography.  I'm new to this and 
didn't even know I was supposed to write one.  I just got started on 
this and it disappeared from the screen.  If it appears duplicated 
when it is sent, that's my life with a computer.  Now for the bio.  I 
was introduced to irises in 1947 when the first thing my mother 
ordered after World War II was a group of irises from Cooley's Iris 
Garden.  I thought they were the most beautiful flowers ever, and I 
still have some of those original irises, Blue River, William A. 
Setchel, Patricia, and Lady Mohr.  I didn't start growing them then 
though.  I graduated from the U. of Arizona, worked as a copy writer 
for radio stations, and taught school.  My husband, Marvin, and I 
celebrated out 51st wedding anniversary this summer.  The big party 
was last year.  Marvin taught electronics at A.S.U. for 25 years. 
Each of our three sons work in the computer industry.  Douglas, the 
oldest, in Washington state, installs and repairs them.  David lives 
near us and writes software. He and his wife, Cindy, are the parents 
of our six wonderful grandchildren.  Darvin, in Dallas, designs the 
chips that make them do wonderful things.  All this expertise in the 
family emphasizes my inadequacy.  What I do best is crash them.  I 
caught the "Iris Virus" five years ago when I grew my own big order 
from Cooley's and found they looked as good as some of the local 
gardens.  When I won my first Best of Show with my first entry, I was 
hopelessly hooked.  I have now won it three years in a row, but I 
find the more I baby the plants, they more poorly they do for me.   
Like children, they are easy to spoil.  I now have about 130 tall 
bearded iris and a few arielbreds.  I also do pollen daubing.  I feel 
that I can choose the parents, the method of germinating and growing, 
but a beautiful new iris is a gift from God.  
    I like to write, so you will probably hear from me often, and I 
am looking forward to more of the interesting communications I have 
received the past few days.
Francelle Edwards, Glendale, Arizona


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