Dear NYEric, thanks for your nice comments. Our Orchid Club in Rocky has about 150 members and everyone lost orchids during the cold spell. We live in a valley and don't get frost. Other areas had frost and some lost all their paphs. Incidentally, the President of rival club, who always said I couldn't grow slippers, lost his total collection worth thousands of dollars. 20 years ago, no-one had slippers in this area and we only have 3 growers who have more than 100 and about another 10 who have a few. I only have a simple orchid house with double shade cloth 70% on top, I am in the process of building a better one. I think I now have the right way of looking after them. I am interested to know what you do with your orchids during this cold winter? Do you leave them in the green house or have them indoors with heating? What about air circulation? I am fortunate to live in a breeze channel and our winters are very mild. Kind regards Bernhard