During my visit to Canada, I spent some time as a guest at the home of my dear friends Jocelyn and Alain of Beaver Valley Orchids. My visit led into show weekend at the Southern Ontario Orchid Society in Toronto, and up until then I had only ever experienced an orchid show from a visitor’s perspective. From the public’s point of view, orchid shows are all about gorgeous displays, crushing crowds of gawkers, and scrums of excited buyers circling the vendors booths… in a word, they’re heaven. Show season is the most anticipated time of an orchid enthusiast’s social year.
This time, however, I wanted to see and experience an orchid show backstage. I offered myself up to the handsome Jocelyn as his show slave for the weekend.
What is that old saying? "Beware of what you wish for?"
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