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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

I am going to leave this little guy. Hopefully it spreads it’s mycelium and they come back again.

Small fan like mushroom, brownish on weedy grass.

Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

An old friend is back. I really missed these growing in my yard. Now, you may find this strange but I prayed that they would come back, it’s been years. We haven’t had much rain so I know that this is my little or should I say huge miracle lol.

Grass, leaves and a huge Maitake mushroom.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Good morning, could you help me solve a mystery? My son is not big on words. I sent him a message last night and he replied at 12:am my time saying, “I am in the woods.” Now the sky is bright there so I am thinking somewhere in Asia? He loves Thailand and China.

Huge tree trunk up front and very thin trees all around with specks of a sunlit sky peeking through.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

I skip one day at the plot and look at that crazy Okra.

Inside bag of green and yellow and red tomatoes and a giant okra.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

I just have to share the plot behind me. He is such a perfectionist. Have you ever seen Kale like that?

Garden with orange marigolds, tall colorful Zinnias and Kale without one spot, it’s perfect and huge!

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Food like this makes me want to be a vegetarian again. The last of my homegrown eggplant in a Tikka Masala sauce.

Eggplant in brownish red sauce on a white plate with cilantro on top.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Just went to a local convenience store to grab something quick and ended up meeting a very interesting person. Lol, we talked for over an hour. He is an etymologist. I learned from him and he learned from me.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

This came out so tender. I usually don’t make chicken breast because I always dry it out but not this time. Sautéed okra from the garden on top. I had to buy this chicken, it was such an amazing deal, I think the butcher made a boo boo.

Chicken breast seared with sautéed okra on top.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

So I think I have lost 5 pounds worrying this week 😳. Yes, that’s my daughter 150 ft above ground traveling to another mountain peak.

Sand colored rocky edge with a person tight roping and zip lining. She has blue yoga pants, a light top and a blue helmet.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Very strange, most of my Okra plants are deader than dead and still producing.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Thinking about my crazy but sweet and kind child. This was a few months ago, now she is doing this in Spain for her first anniversary. Mom is afraid of heights, guess that’s not genetic 😆.

A rocky cliff with a yellow rope connecting to a climber with a blue helmet. Behind her is water and rolling green hills with trees and grass.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Got inspired to make a concoction with my homegrown veggies. Then decided to dirty it up with the black bean soup I made. Food for the week since it will be just me.

Colorful array of garden vegetables including green peppers, okra, yellow and red tomatoes, green beans, onions and garlic is in there somewhere.

Added black bean soup to my concoction and lots of cilantro on top.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

Found this in the stored stuff. I forgot I had this. Coffee, the old fashioned way.

Blue and white corning-ware coffee pot on the a black stove top.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Had to use up around 50+ Lunchbox tomatoes that weren’t perfect enough for donating so I decided to make a homemade spaghetti sauce with them. It smells good in here.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

I just finished this book and let me tell you, it was eye opening and inspirational! If you buy this book, much of the money goes towards helping her mission called, “All Girls Allowed.”

A Chinese woman’s face at the top in black and white then the words, “A Heart for Freedom “ by Chai Ling. The bottom half is red with military tanks.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Another haul tonight. I am picking some tomatoes while still green because they are getting weird outside. The yellow tomatoes are not mine. The plot next to mine abandoned his plot and these yellow tomatoes are knocking over my trellis and growing on my side. That’s okay right?

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

I know there are greater things to stress over in life but I am terrified. Yesterday, I saw a hornet in my car. I went nowhere. I have no idea if it is hiding live or dead. I have to work today. It’s not the sting that freaks me out as much as the look of it and hoping no car accident. 😰

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Yoda’s birthday cake. I made extra but I doubt anyone else will have any 😂. Cooked chicken livers, broccoli and quinoa.

Small glass bowl with liver combination. 2 candles on top. The candles are yellow at the top then white then green.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Tried making refrigerator pickles for the first time. I didn’t have pickling cukes so I just used things from my garden. I didn’t like okra this way because it oozed but my hot peppers taste great this way.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

I made Shepherds pie yesterday using lentils instead of beef. Anyone ever try this before? It was pretty good.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Do you ever find something and say, “Ooo that’s where I put that.” Then when you need that, you have no idea where that is? 😂

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

I picked a ton of okra and tomatoes yesterday that I had to give some away. This is what I have left over. I pick the okra when it is extra long and steam it a bit to bring it back to tenderness.

Bag of extra long green okra, some tomatoes underneath.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Finally had my phone ready to catch this gal in flight and she decides to take a walk instead lol.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

I saw these while scrolling. What a cute idea.

2 flat rocks, each with shells on them and little fake bees. Painted on each is this, “Bee Water Cups.”

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Lesson learned, be more patient.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

An old friend of mine shared this Iranian breakfast recipe with me. I changed it by adding the cheese and bagel. It’s absolutely delicious. He said that when he was a kid growing up in Iran, his Mom could wear a bathing suit to the beach. It’s amazing how some radicals can change so much.

Looks like cheese over sauce with an everything bagel.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Finally found my beans at the plot. These are asparagus beans.

Green beans on a white speckled counter. They are very long 1-2 feet each.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

I finally got 1 asparagus bean lol. My new favorite cookbook to show the size.

One long green bean next to a cookbook for size. The book is called, “The Rise” The author is on the front cover dressed in a red hat and lots of color in his clothes.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

I won the eggplant battle lol. I had some die at the plot. I brought one home to grow in a bucket and I am finally getting eggplant. It is so delicious, I will definitely grow these again.

Two long thin purple eggplants on a white speckled counter.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

I learned something interesting last night. In a 3 mile race, which mammal would win over any other on earth?

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

I was lucky enough to catch this sunset tonight.

Orange grey and blue sky reflecting in the water below with dark trees around.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

This may not look great but when I visit Rhode Island, I have to get this amazing stuffed artichoke. I think it’s #vegetarian So if you are ever in RI, visit Mike’s kitchen in Cranston 😋 cash only.

Looks like a big giant of mush but it’s actually a stuffed artichoke and

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

My son in law did this when he was a kid and he thinks it’s not good.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 22/08/2025

Some survivors from my garden.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Gluten free fried okra grown from seed.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Just before the clouds engulfed the sun.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

I don’t normally advertise but this vegan cheese is just better than real cheese. If you are near a Trader Joe’s, please try it.

A bag of shredded cheese. Bag colors are red, white and black.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

You have $20 to feed 15 people. What are you going to make?

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Sunday at 3am, this happened. No storm just a random tree from another yard. I have seen too many trees do this in my lifetime. Kind of gives you an uncomfortable feeling driving or walking in the woods.

Treed area with a huge branch atop a shed that has been busted by the pressure. Shed is beige, door is off exposing interior.

Tree broken and crossing through the greenery over our fence.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Not bad for an old lady. I found out the rocks are fine and a kind person collected wood from her daughter’s organic farm for me and she said that I can have all the sticks I want.

Full very light green steel raised bed 4x8X2 on the top of the old short raised bed against a white fence.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

My first try at gluten free zucchini fritters.

Circles of golden brown fritters on a white dish.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Just noticed this yesterday, one actually survived. I am pretty excited.

Plant in a red bucket with a ping tong eggplant growing.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Apparently I didn’t plant blight resistant tomato seeds. I go to my plot everyday to cut off more infected branches and take them away. The tomatoes still look healthy. I just hope they turn pink before they die. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

If you have a NY bagel near you, they are having a special s’mores weekend special, yum!

Iced coffee with whipped cream and a pop of marshmallow dipped in chocolate and graham crackers. The backdrop is some red and white striped wooden decor and a blue star on the left and a US flag star on the right. Not my decorations .

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

There is no way to make this pretty but it was delicious! I made a curry with Purslane (the healthy weed), added some split red lentils and for lunch I put it over rice.

A blurry picture of purslane with all the basic curry ingredients.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

#Cat lover’s that like puzzles, this one is a must. It looks easy but don’t be fooled. It’s fun and the library is all books for cats. I love the “Field Guide To The Garbage Can” lol

Library of vintage looking books with a cat sprawled among them.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

It looks like a storm free weekend. I may just visit my baby shark aka 8th grandchild. He is about 3 months in this picture and starting to try talking and smiling a lot.

Infant in a costume type onsie . He is wearing a hoodie that makes him look like a shark in costume.

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Ladybug @ladybug4231.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

youtube.com/watch?v=014Y... This looks pretty good! I am sure that you all have plenty of purslane taking over your garden and it’s so good for you.

youtube.com

Tasty Purslane Leaves Curry | Street Food

YouTube video by Street Foods TV

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