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03-22-2017, 08:32 AM
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Join Date: May 2016
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Location: Fort Worth, DFW Area
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Welcome Josi!!
Sounds a lot like my life😁 my hubby would have hung up on me calling him about the 'chids at work though😂
Do you have an instagram? I keep track of mine as well as the other beauties I get to see!!
However, seeing as you are in California I'd probably have far more trouble controlling myself with collecting than I already do 😋
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03-22-2017, 09:33 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2009
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Location: Madison WI
Age: 64
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Welcome! Without further testimony I'd say you are only about a 4 out of 10 on the orchid addiction scale. We'll have you up to 7 in no time.
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03-22-2017, 01:33 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2016
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Location: Northern Indiana
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You know you are addicted:
When your car is in the shop you are having coffee with a dear friend and desperately wanting to get home to repot.
And when that new beauty mark on your neck is bark...
We welcome you and your sense of humor.
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03-22-2017, 05:02 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Bajan living in BC, Canada
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 This is an awesome forum . This is a safe space  Feel free to buy too many orchids, and remember....there's always room for one more orchid |
03-22-2017, 06:06 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2016
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Location: Central Vermont
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Welcome!
My boyfriend patiently tolerates my plants and the invasion that has taken place in the past year. Whenever I have a new bud or spike, I make him come look. I know he doesn't really care, and he knows I know he doesn't care, but he comes and looks anyway because he knows it's important to me.
I'm sure many of us have that patient significant other, friend, parent or child that quietly nods and smiles and even throws in an "oooo, ahhh" for our benefit.
I thought my addiction was in remission. I hadn't purchased any orchids since December. Then, somebody posted about a vendor. I checked out said vendor... and he had an orchid I have been looking for a while and couldn't find anywhere, but he only one! I thought "no way he still has it, his price list is dated 2016." I e-mailed anyway. Not only did he have it, but he put my name on it and is going to hold it a few weeks! I'm super pumped!
In the mean-time... I just ordered a couple of orchids. My justification? It's the second day of spring and going to be below zero tonight and below freezing all tomorrow. I need more green.
On the bright side... we'll be above 40 for the weekend!
This is a great place, by the way. It will further your addiction though. So many people here have beautiful plants and are amazing photographers. I come on sometimes just to look at the amazing photos and variety!
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03-22-2017, 06:57 PM
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Well said, Salixx.
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03-30-2017, 02:37 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2017
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I saw this and thought it was a great idea! I started it, figure I'll post one a day for a while. What's your Instagram?
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03-30-2017, 05:40 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
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Location: SF Bay Area, CA
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Threadjack!!!
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Originally Posted by PaphMadMan
Welcome! Without further testimony I'd say you are only about a 4 out of 10 on the orchid addiction scale. We'll have you up to 7 in no time.
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Someone should come up with one of those on-line quizzes on orchid addiction scale.
End threadjack!!!
---------- Post added at 02:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:38 PM ----------
Oh, how rude of me. Welcome.
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03-30-2017, 06:08 PM
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Welcome!
My daugther, who's 21 now, saw me watering and said: "It seems you've got yourself new kids to take care!".
My son, who is 16 doesn't show any interest and makes a point to show it when I tell him "Hey, look at this beauty! Smell it!"  |
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03-30-2017, 06:44 PM
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Welcome to the board!
I am fortunate to have a daughter, she's 26 and has taken a big interest in growing succulents within the last year. She has enjoyed my orchids and loves to see the blooms. I live close to Al's Orchids and he sells some succulents as well so my daughter is always ready to visit Al whenever I want to go. His greenhouse is amazing!
A couple weeks ago we went to visit again and my daughter decided she was ready to try an orchid! I was pretty pleased and told her to pick whichever one she wanted, my treat. It took her forever, she finally decided on a nice Oncidium wilsonara eye candy pinkie. That's a mouth full! Anyway the plant is pretty big and had two long spikes full of buds.
I receive daily updates and pictures as this plants flowers open. My daughter is thrilled with the orchid, it's flowers and the sweet fragrance.
She has began to lurk here on the board too, hopefully she will join soon. It's great having her to share my orchid addiction with.
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