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There is a secret behind these beautiful plants

It has been a hobby of long standing that we have many orchids on our property in San Diego.  For several years now they have been a wonderful sight to see every year around the time of the Easter holiday.  In fact, there have been years when they have been so beautiful that they were chosen to grace the altar for the Easter liturgies.  Sadly, the past couple of years have not been quite so festive because the plants did not flourish to the accustomed degree of bounteous florescence. Something had to be done.  The Voice from the Kitchen was working out of town and so she trained her sister in the fine art of tending the orchids.  The first full year of the Cymbidium 💓 Presentacion (Chona for short!) is about to enter the home stretch for the blooming of the orchids.  It is evident to the practiced eye that this is going to be a gooood year.
This evening we got to talking about the visible signs of the future success of the Cymbidium ranch.
Chona was proudly exposing her devotion and constant attention to the robust looking plants.  She is so happy that the beauty that is developing is not just the result of technically correct farming.  Oh, no! Not on this ranch.  There is a powerful spirit of love both spiritual and physical where kissing, petting and cooing are integral elements of the process.  Achon actually shared the cooing and whispering and near signing with which she communicates with the orchids under her loving care.  At one point of her light hearted description of her relationship with the lovely plants she switched to speaking English. English?  We burst into laughter without saying a word.  She knew why we were laughing.  She joined us in the uncontrolled laughter.  When we calmed down a little bit, she explained that Carlos, her spouse, told her that she would have better success of she were to make love to the plants in English.  He explained that she should communicate in the language of the land.
So she was demonstrating to us how she acted with the orchids.
Sit tight.  When these plants come into full effulgence, I will show you the fruits of the love affair between Presentacion and the orchids of 6912 Quinn Court, San Diego, CA 92111.