I have taken to going over and seeing them for 15-20 minutes, together with a small house warming gift ($20 budget, orchids from Costco are a favorite, as are gift certificates for bookstores and movie tickets).

One runs to the back where she waters her orchids in the patio, another runs to the side where she fills up buckets for other planting purposes. 

Sief’s other company, Blue Orchid, invested in the development fund then when MBD failed, they forced it into chapter 7.