Orchie
my plant15 total reviews
Comment from Wayne Fowler
Nicely done.
I kind off dance in limbo - Did you mean 'of'?
"Poor thing, you make my heart sink. Should I let you go?" - Don't you mean "Wild thing, you make my heart sing. You make everything groovy"?
Sorry, I couldn't help myself.
Best wishes.
reply by the author on 18-Aug-2023
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Nicely done.
I kind off dance in limbo - Did you mean 'of'?
"Poor thing, you make my heart sink. Should I let you go?" - Don't you mean "Wild thing, you make my heart sing. You make everything groovy"?
Sorry, I couldn't help myself.
Best wishes.
Comment Written 18-Aug-2023
reply by the author on 18-Aug-2023
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No:), I modified the song to match my story.
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I do that all the time, much to my wife's chagrin!
smiley face here
Comment from LJbutterfly
Both my daughter and my sister are plant people who grow lots of plants. Even my husband has at least ten plants he nurtures on our patio. I'm like you. A friend once gave me an orchid plant with flowers, as a gift. The flowers lasted a month and the leaves were dead after three months. I guess I needed the magical concoction. I hope it works for Orchie. Best wishes in the contest.
reply by the author on 23-Aug-2023
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Both my daughter and my sister are plant people who grow lots of plants. Even my husband has at least ten plants he nurtures on our patio. I'm like you. A friend once gave me an orchid plant with flowers, as a gift. The flowers lasted a month and the leaves were dead after three months. I guess I needed the magical concoction. I hope it works for Orchie. Best wishes in the contest.
Comment Written 18-Aug-2023
reply by the author on 23-Aug-2023
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Nope he still gives me the evil eye:) no freaking flower
Comment from Ric Myworld
I always get a kick out of your cute and witty personality in your stories. Of course, you bring out my smart aleck side more than most, which sometimes isn't as humorous to other as it is to me. Having not seen your name pop up for months, I was glad to see your posts and get your review. Thanks for sharing.
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I always get a kick out of your cute and witty personality in your stories. Of course, you bring out my smart aleck side more than most, which sometimes isn't as humorous to other as it is to me. Having not seen your name pop up for months, I was glad to see your posts and get your review. Thanks for sharing.
Comment Written 17-Aug-2023
Comment from Rachelle Allen
HAHAHAHA! I've never tried to raise an orchid, myself, but I have lots and lots of friends who have and have mentioned pretty much this same scenario. I hope your concoction works. In the meantime, I hope this adorable entry does well for you in the contest!
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HAHAHAHA! I've never tried to raise an orchid, myself, but I have lots and lots of friends who have and have mentioned pretty much this same scenario. I hope your concoction works. In the meantime, I hope this adorable entry does well for you in the contest!
Comment Written 15-Aug-2023
Comment from Debbie D'Arcy
A fun little story about Orchie and her health issues. This reads clearly and engagingly and I found myself becoming quite immersed in the relationship and the struggle for survival. You have your own very pleasing style of writing which is both informal and quite colloquial at times and this gives the story-line a punchy, well paced quality. Thanks for sharing and good luck! Debbie
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A fun little story about Orchie and her health issues. This reads clearly and engagingly and I found myself becoming quite immersed in the relationship and the struggle for survival. You have your own very pleasing style of writing which is both informal and quite colloquial at times and this gives the story-line a punchy, well paced quality. Thanks for sharing and good luck! Debbie
Comment Written 15-Aug-2023
Comment from estory
Ah the frustrations of gardening in the contemporary suburban era. So many skills in that regard seem to have been lost to our society. The proverbial green thumb has become a coccyx for so many of us. But I have my own issues down here...mostly with voles and southern blight. Plants they say are pretty simple; it's a combination of soil, light and water. But getting the finer points of that combination right is the trick that can be so elusive. estory
reply by the author on 13-Aug-2023
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Ah the frustrations of gardening in the contemporary suburban era. So many skills in that regard seem to have been lost to our society. The proverbial green thumb has become a coccyx for so many of us. But I have my own issues down here...mostly with voles and southern blight. Plants they say are pretty simple; it's a combination of soil, light and water. But getting the finer points of that combination right is the trick that can be so elusive. estory
Comment Written 12-Aug-2023
reply by the author on 13-Aug-2023
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Agreed with your conclussion.
Comment from jim vecchio
Don't feel bad. When my wife was alive, she tried her hardest to have a nice garden and rarely had success.
This was a great entry for this competition. You fulfilled all requirements in an entertaining way. Should do well!
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Don't feel bad. When my wife was alive, she tried her hardest to have a nice garden and rarely had success.
This was a great entry for this competition. You fulfilled all requirements in an entertaining way. Should do well!
Comment Written 11-Aug-2023
Comment from Liz O'Neill
I love that you use personification throughout the entire account. The reader becomes endeared to Ochie. I also love the name of the Orchid especially if this is read out loud. Others may miss the entire play on words. You have some good use of alliteration.
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I love that you use personification throughout the entire account. The reader becomes endeared to Ochie. I also love the name of the Orchid especially if this is read out loud. Others may miss the entire play on words. You have some good use of alliteration.
Comment Written 11-Aug-2023
Comment from JSD
A sweet and amusing tragic tale. I have a very similar orchid, resplendent in sticks and a few leaves but not a flower for a year. Maybe they're friends? Just a couple of typos: 'unfortunately' and 'sink' (not 'sync').
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A sweet and amusing tragic tale. I have a very similar orchid, resplendent in sticks and a few leaves but not a flower for a year. Maybe they're friends? Just a couple of typos: 'unfortunately' and 'sink' (not 'sync').
Comment Written 11-Aug-2023
Comment from Tom Horonzy
I loved it. Cute enough to rate a bonus star. Well done.
Comedic, yet likely, personally true.
If the orchid fails to come around, try a snake plant ... however they never flower.
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I loved it. Cute enough to rate a bonus star. Well done.
Comedic, yet likely, personally true.
If the orchid fails to come around, try a snake plant ... however they never flower.
Comment Written 11-Aug-2023