Sunday, April 26, 2009

The Silk Plant Story



This is my best friend, Sue. The gorgeous little girl is her grand daughter, Emma, and that's Gary on the left of me in my Maui hat, and Desi on the right.
Now - about that silk plant........



I mentioned before our trip to Maui a few years back. In the house that we rented, were beautiful orchids - I mean,it's Hawaii,they practicaly grow wild. Gary & Sue got into a discussion about the plants, and how to best take care of them. It must be said, that Sue's green thumb is actually a deep, dark, dismal black thumb. She buys plants to have on her patio a few days before we arrive so they don't have time to die. In her defense, she does live in Palm Springs, where current temperatures have been in the low 100's - but seriously - anything over 90, and it's all the hinges of Hades hot.
Moving on - Gary told Sue that he was having no luck getting the orchids to bloom after they lost their original flowers, and we had ton's of them in our house here in Tahoe. So Sue told him about her orchid that was gorgeous, and had been blooming for almost two years.
HOLY COW - say's Gary - What do you feed it? How much do you water it? - he asks Sue.
Sue - basking in the knowledge that she has outdone her friend for the first time in this area, tells him - Don't over water, just a quarter of a cup, once a week.
Well! This is what I'll do when I get home, says my husband.
So we go home, back to the freezing Winter that is Fall in the Sierra's.

Not two day's later, I get a call from Sue, who is laughing so hard, she can hardly speak...yep, you guessed it.

She'd been watering a silk orchid for two years.

The fact that she would call and tell me this, roaring with laughter at her own mistake, is what makes her my best friend. Anyone who can call themselves out on such a silly thing, has got a wonderful sense of humor and of the ridiculous things that people do, but seldom admit to.

2 comments:

  1. OMG!! I love this story! Especially how proud she was to share her knowledge with you. ha!

    The pic is fantastic too. :-)

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