Homesteading on a Blackberry Hilltop
September 7, 2024 On Friday (September 6), we packed up the RV and moved all of 10 miles, across the Tennessee River, to McFarland Campground in Florence, AL. We couldn’t renew our spot at Heritage Acres and if we stayed there, we’d have to move to a more expensive spot, $15 more. We looked around […]
Read More Moved to McFarland Campground in Florence, ALSeptember 6, 2024 On Wednesday (September 4), we meet some friends halfway between their camping spot in Guntersville, Alabama and our camping spot in Tuscumbia, Alabama. We drove along alternate US Hwy 72 to Huntsville, crossing the Tennessee River at Decatur, Alabama. We passed the Space Center. We parked and walked around Big Springs Park […]
Read More Visiting with Friends at Big Spring Park in Huntsville, AlabamaSeptember 6, 2024 After we contacted our realtor with the plumbing items we wanted repaired, the seller came back with an offer of $1000 credit for the repairs. We were good with that and have signed an addendum to the contract agreeing to it. It is starting to sink in that we really are buying […]
Read More House Buying – Counter Offer on Plumbing RepairsSeptember 5, 2024 This morning, we drove to the house to meet the inspector at 10:45 AM. When computer programs work as they should, it is great! As the inspector went through the house, he filled out the report and took pictures of his findings. He went through the report with us and answered all […]
Read More House Buying – Main Inspection and Radon Testing CompletedSeptember 4, 2024 Yesterday morning (September 3), we decided to go out to breakfast after dropping off our earnest money check. We picked Big Bad Breakfast, a small chain restaurant started in Oxford, Mississippi. It is a combination of Southern and New Orleans style breakfast and lunch restaurant. The food was delicious. I ordered the […]
Read More Big Bad Breakfast in Florence, AlabamaSeptember 4, 2024 We hired a plumber to do a scope inspection of the septic system at the house. Today, the plumber did a scope of the septic system at the house. The septic system is in great shape, as well as the line to the septic tank. He found two problems. The newly installed […]
Read More House Buying – Septic System Inspected TodaySeptember 3, 2024 This afternoon, the cows in the field next to the RV park came up to the fence. Nox was ecstatic!!! She could see her friends again!
Read More Nox Chatting with the Next Door NeighborsSeptember 3, 2024 We rode the motorcycle along Hwy 72 to the Tennessee River, turning off into a parking lot that lead to Ashe Blvd. Once we started downhill on Ashe Blvd, we could see the parking lot for the old railway bridge. We parked, took off our gear and looked around the parking lot. […]
Read More Old Railroad Bridge in Sheffield, AlabamaSeptember 1, 2024 We looked at a house just outside of Elgin, AL. Afterwards, we stopped at a seafood restaurant, Lash Seafood. I would give it 3 stars and I am not tempted to try their cooking again. They also sell fresh seafood, so that may be worth stopping in for. We crossed the Tennessee […]
Read More A Visit to TVA Wheeler Dam Overlook and Colbert Alloys ParkSeptember 1, 2024 We were walking Nox, when we got to enjoy this beautiful sunset.
Read More What a Beautiful Sunset Over the RV Park
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