Join LadyG as she shares off-key singing, storytelling and a few of her favorite soul/R&B jams from 1972.
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Cooking metaphors for gardening? That’s so Lady G!
Bonus: Me watching for fireflies. Unfortunately, you might not be able to see them flash because they go so fast, but at least you can enjoy the sounds of the crickets chirping on a beautiful Southern night 🙂
Happy Father’s Day Daddy! Thanks for being a great DAD! Love you!
Run time: less than 6 mins
This week has been about making adjustments as needed!
Run time: 5 minutes
Enjoy,
Lady G loves YOU!
This has been a trying week so I am here for EVER-Y-THING that I can learn!
Today Daddy and I:
Added stakes to the tomato plants
Dealt with a complication
Continued transplanting sprouts
Duration about 8 minutes:
Lady G loves YOU!
In today’s episode, LadyG learns that sometimes gardening is about knowing what and when to let go!
My sprouts are growing up!
I am such a proud new mama!
Daddy is continuing to help me learn how to raise my little green children.
Hey, do you remember “Sprout” from the old Green Giant “Jolly Green Giant” commercials?
Well that’s the vibe!
LOL!
I guess Daddy is the Green Giant!
But, what does that make me?
Anyway…
One of my friends, who shall remain nameless…
JULES!
…said that all I need now is cattle!
Shady!!
Everybody’s got jokes,
Even Daddy says that I am turning into a little farmer!
HAAAAA HAAAA!
Ah, but we’ll see who gets the last laugh!
Meanwhile, back on the patio…
This week, we transferred the sprouts/seedlings into bigger containers so that they will have room to grow!
Enjoy!
LadyG loves you!
Run time: Less than 10 minutes.
LadyG is still learning about gardening!
This video shows, among other things, me trying to understand if there’s a difference between “fertilizer” and “plant food.”
Seriously!
That should show just how much of a gardening newbie I am.
By the way, I also get to taste some excess “microgreens” that have already spouted.
Enjoy!
***Important Note:
Daddy and I purchased the seeds for our patio garden back in late January/ Early February of this year.
We had planned to get started with this project much sooner.
But, life happened, and one day in mid February, out of nowhere, Daddy collapsed and had to be rushed to the hospital.
As a result, he spent some time in the ICU.
But thank GOD, he was released ONE WEEK after his emergency admission date.
God was with him the entire time!
He was truly blessed and so were we!
We thank every doctor, nurse, assistant and therapist involved in his care.
Special thanks to my son and daughter who were with him when he collapsed. They took immediate—lifesaving action.
Remember, in an emergency, it is best to call 911 because they bring help; they are NOT just there for the ride!
They can make ALL the difference between living and dying!
Thank you to those first responders (Paramedics, EMTs and Firemen ) who arrived on the scene to care for my Dad.
Also, special thanks to the anonymous witness who called 911 seconds before my daughter did!
That said, after spending several weeks in physical and occupational therapy, Daddy is now recovered.
No doubt, we lost some time starting our gardening project, but his well-being was much more important to me.
AND NOW……
Enjoy the post and the video!
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I think it was 2017 when I first revisited a recurring idea of setting up a patio garden.
Sadly, Covid-19 has recently come to town and highlighted, among other things, weaknesses in our food supply chain.
As a result, you can best believe that I am now moving this project to “on fire” status!
I’m dead serious!
Anyway, a critical piece to this garden project included having my daddy teach me how to set it up—mainly because that dude has a…
Mint
Jade
AND
Emerald
Green thumb mix!
His daddy taught him.
I’m a Georgia girl, so frankly, as far back as I can remember—and I am about 50 :), my dad, who is a native of Alabama, maintained a garden in our backyard.
He kept that practice up for years!
Later in life, maybe 15 years ago, he transitioned to apartment living, and continued gardening on a smaller scale.
Neighbors, who passed by his patio, would ask, “Hey man, how do you grow such beautiful greens?”
He’d just smile and offer some form of pleasant response and continue on with tending his “crops.”
And when the crops were ready to be harvested, mama made sure to cook them up just right!
Queen Diva Eva!
YAASSSS!
Now then,
Let me be frank, there is NO way in hell that my dad would consent to appearing on camera so I had to secretly record the action!
God knows if he reads this….that’s my ASS!
Oops! Did I say that?
Forgive me Daddy!
That said, I am going to post an audio of him supervising my steps toward establishing our little family garden along with a short video and some pictures.
Forever the conductor!
But he’s cool about it
Anyway…
Enough of my rambling. Check out the video.
LadyG loves YOU!
*** WARNING: This video contains strong Southern accents so may the peace of the Lord be with you if you are not used to it! A bit of translation is included 🙂
Comment on your experience with gardening, or if you’d like to leave a tip!
Check out Daddy’s railroad stories by going to category: “True Railroad Stories.”
*See pictures of one of his gardens in the first post I did about his gardening here!
I am the curve and he is the line.
My brother and I are different, but there is more than enough room in this world for him, me and YOU!
-LadyG
Here is part two of the interview with my brother Tack.
In this video, we discuss lessons from our Daddy, humor and what it was like for him to grow up with LadyG as an older sister.
Enjoy…
via Self-Love Series: A Tribal Investment by Lady G
Please check out this post that my good friend Dr. K. E. Garland asked me to write for her blog’s “Self-Love” series.
Many of you may already know Dr. Garland as the author of The Unhappy Wife.
Well, in addition to that, she is also the Editor of Daddy, an anthology which includes stories written by women about their relationships with their fathers. Tikeetha Thomas, a well-known blogger on WP is featured in Daddy.
Both of these ladies are fierce in this writing game and I encourage you to check them out, if you haven’t already.
Also, be sure to catch the latest edition of the “Self Love” series as it is written by my dear sister, Michelle, who is also the very talented author of a love poem that I recently read on this blog entitled, “Present Distance.”
You can find Michelle here.
Seriously, check her out! I can assure you that you will NOT be disappointed.
I hope you enjoy my piece. Let’s discuss it in comments 🙂
PS: I will continue the poetry readings through Valentines Day. That said, you will not want to miss my reading of one of the baddest poets on WP, Braeden Michaels!
Love and Light,
LadyG 😘💋💋
