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Remembering that eggs can make great seedling starters, I realized that the omelette I planned to make could also yield a good little vase. I used a chopstick to tap the top and then to siphon out the inside. I had a little soy sauce dish that I felled with sunflower seeds (salt or legumes would probably also been fine) and it was perfect to hold the egg upright.

I would love to try this again, and can imagine nicer, more permanent and elegant solutions. A Martha Stewart website article showed how ostrich eggs can be used in the same way.

And as a side note, the spider orchids were great, but did not last long. They were gone within a few short days, having shriveled up so quickly in our hot, dry apartment. But here is a picture of them in their pre-mummified glory:

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