Update... it's been 2 months since I started this thread, and I have new shoots and some buds on one of the orchids. Thank you for the advice. I think part of it is the location. The one that has started again is sitting in a north-east window, so I will move the other one as well as see what happens.
Now I'm not sure what it means that I got so excited over a houseplant bearing buds. It shows either that I appreciate the small things in life, or my life is so dull in isolation...
Army horses loose on London streets
The Republic of Ireland and their tensions with migrants.