Come on, Richard. Just give it some attention. My wife read that we should speak to the plants but I never do that in case they pick me up and put me in asylum. Perhaps you should try that, haha. At least you can now remember how it looked like at the very beginning.
That is a beautiful gift. And good advice about the water - lol. My mother-in-law has many of these pots and she always gives them a bath in the rain barrel.
You can do it. Great idea for a shot.