Back from Portland with pluses and minuses
@JamesHxstatic (29237)
Eugene, Oregon
May 24, 2016 10:02am CST
The good news is that the move from my daughter's third floor apartment to her house a few miles away went smoothly. We had an all Samoan born crew, three very strong young men who handled everything with care. They were great!
However, my very independent daughter did not want us to really help unpack the many boxes and get things put away, so our assistance was limited.
A big plus was some great food. My daughter was too tired to meet for dinner Friday night, so Anne and I went to Jake's Famous Crawfish (their spelling) for dinner. We did not have craw fish, but the sea food was wonderful. My daughter also treated us to some great hamburgers and Mexican food while we were there.
Coming back on Sunday, we detoured to visit Schreiner's Iris Farm east of Salem, Oregon. They have an Iris Festival each year at this time and propagate such beautiful Irises! It was a rainy afternoon with rain so hard at times that visibility was limited on the Interstate, but we made it home safely.
I am not sure what you get for $28 in the photo, but I hope it is more than one Iris bulb. Have you grown Irises?
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@JamesHxstatic (29237)
• Eugene, Oregon
24 May 16
The thing is, I had to work a seven hour shift yesterday and will work five today, then I have a few days off.
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@Inlemay (17714)
• South Africa
24 May 16
@JamesHxstatic oh that is lucky between all that work
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@RasmaSandra (73223)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 May 16
@JamesHxstatic Glad to hear the move went OK. You made me hungry mentioning all the good food. Never grew irises. They are lovely.
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@JamesHxstatic (29237)
• Eugene, Oregon
25 May 16
They will bloom every year if the bulbs are taken care of, as I understand it.
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@JamesHxstatic (29237)
• Eugene, Oregon
25 May 16
@DeborahDiane That is sort of what I thought too @Deborah-Diane.
@DeborahDiane (40044)
• Laguna Woods, California
25 May 16
@JamesHxstatic and @jaboUK - My mother's irises in Missouri bloomed throughout my childhood, and I don't believe she gave them much care ... although I know she dug them up a couple of times and replanted the bulbs. I always thought they were easy to care for.
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@Tampa_girl7 (48890)
• United States
24 May 16
It sounds like you ate really good while you were gone.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
24 May 16
so glad she'd those strong young fella's to tend to all that heavy liftin'! i don't blame yer daughter fer not wishin' y'all to help her unpack though. no doubt she'll do such't her own pace'n then know where most all's :)
i nearly fainted'n the price tag myself! 'tis been years since i planted iris, mainly coz the gophers're quite fond'em. i'd sure be hopin' that fer that much money, one'd get 'nough bulbs to fill a garden bed!
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
25 May 16
@JamesHxstatic not 'nless they come's self-plantin' 'n guaranteed gopher proof! 
@JamesHxstatic (29237)
• Eugene, Oregon
25 May 16
Me too! I have not looked at the price list we brought home, but we won't be buying bulbs that expensive.
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@RichardMeister (5328)
• Otis Orchards, Washington
24 May 16
Glad you made it home safely. Years ago when I was working in a gas station a young lady came in. She had a bumper sticker wired onto her front bumper that read, "I love crawfish!" So I said to the her, "So you really like crawfish." She asked, "Why is everyone asking me that?" I told her about the bumper sticker. She jumped out of her car, ran to the front of it and glared at sticker. Then she said, "My parents! I'm going to kill them." She explained to me her parents had just come back from vacation and must have put the bumper sticker on her car.
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@JamesHxstatic (29237)
• Eugene, Oregon
25 May 16
That is a great story! What a trick for her parents played.
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@RichardMeister (5328)
• Otis Orchards, Washington
25 May 16
@JamesHxstatic After the young lady got back in her car she said, "That's pretty funny."
@JamesHxstatic (29237)
• Eugene, Oregon
25 May 16
They really do come in a rainbow of colors.
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
24 May 16
It sounds like overall it was a wonderful trip and I am very happy you made it home safely. =)
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@JamesHxstatic (29237)
• Eugene, Oregon
25 May 16
Thank you, so were we. It was, on the whole, a good trip.
@PatZAnthony (14752)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
25 May 16
Maybe the $28 sign is in the wrong place? For that price I want groceries.
It is nice that your daughter is now moved to her new place and hopefully will be happy these.
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@sallypup (57735)
• Centralia, Washington
24 May 16
That iris farm must have been beautiful. I've transplanted iris- the common purple bearded ones- from the place we lived in about 18 years ago to our last house and now here. Iris are hardy and actually need to be weeded out from time to time cause they get so crowded.
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@JamesHxstatic (29237)
• Eugene, Oregon
25 May 16
Yes, we got some literature about them while we were there.
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@DeborahDiane (40044)
• Laguna Woods, California
25 May 16
When I grew up in Missouri, my mother had beautiful irises. I have never grown them, but I think I should plant some. They really produce beautiful flowers!
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@JamesHxstatic (29237)
• Eugene, Oregon
25 May 16
You are right. I will use some more photos tomorrow I hope.
@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
24 May 16
Yes, but the type I grew were grown in my lily pond. I have not grown them on dry land since I was a kid.
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@JamesHxstatic (29237)
• Eugene, Oregon
25 May 16
I was not aware that they could grow in a pond.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
25 May 16
@JamesHxstatic Yup, and they are lovely there.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
29 May 16
I cannot garden here as I live i n a retirement center.But in my earlier years I had' a
large bed of many colored iris so I sure do miss not gardening anymore
