Homesteading on a Blackberry Hilltop
February 28, 2025 After we got home yesterday (February 27), we walked around the yard. It was great to stretch our legs and to see how everything was. I was so happy to see some daffodils blooming. Nox was happy to walk around doing Nox things. She enjoyed sniffing things. After we recovered from the […]
Read More Unloading the U-Haul TruckFebruary 28, 2025 We left Colorado on Tuesday morning (February 25). We took our fully charged walkie talkies and used them to communicate as I followed the U-Haul in Cliff the Big Red Truck. We stopped at a truck stop in Colorado so Bruce and I could take a bio break. As we were heading […]
Read More Sweet Home Alabama, Where All Our Stuff Is TooFebruary 24, 2025 On Sunday (February 23), we filled Cliff the Big Red Truck, full of boxes and items from the unconditioned storage unit. Our pickup truck’s bed was full of boxes and the backseat was full of other items. The truck’s tonneau cover should keep the items in the bed dry. Today (February 24), […]
Read More Emptied Out One Storage Unit and Most of the Second Storage UnitFebruary 23, 2025 On Saturday (February 23), in the morning we went to the storage units to get a better idea of how to move items. We were also looking for a box of rope. We didn’t find the box of rope, so we’ll need to buy some for tying down items in the truck. […]
Read More Jeanne’s Birthday PartyFebruary 21, 2025 On February 19 (Wednesday), we left the house covered with snow and bare rooms. Through snow and ice, with winter weather advisories and warnings, Cliff the Big Red Truck rolled to Junction City, Kansas. In Junction City, Kansas, Bruce fueled up at Sapp Bros while I found a nearby Motel 6 that […]
Read More Arrived Safely in Golden, ColoradoFebruary 18, 2025 Well, the weather service was slightly off about the location of the tornado. The F1 tornado touched down just a little to the west of Muscle Shoals in downtown Tuscumbia, AL. Muscle Shoals and Tuscumbia share a border. Sheffield shares a border with both Muscle Shoals and Tuscumbia. Fortunately, no one was […]
Read More Tornado Hit Downtown Tuscumbia, ALFebruary 16, 2025 Like most of the South, last night we were hit with an intense thunderstorm, putting us under a Tornado Watch. Our community warning sirens went off. We couldn’t hear what the intercom was saying over the barking of the dogs. Nox was not one of the dogs barking. Our phone alerts went […]
Read More Tornado Watch Turned into a Tornado Warning Last NightFebruary 16, 2025 I had purchased a bird feeder online. We purchased a pole from Lowe’s. At Rural King, we bought sunflower seeds, spicy suet, a suet holder and a sock feeder. On Valentine’s Day, we placed the pole in the front yard so we could see it from the living room picture window. We […]
Read More Putting Up Bird FeedersFebruary 15, 2025 On February 14 (Friday), I woke up to flood warnings in Florence, AL from the National Weather Service. The Tennessee River was (and still is) at flood stage. I mentioned I wanted to go to the Rockpile Recreation Park along the Tennessee River to see the water pouring over the Wilson Dam. […]
Read More Valentine’s Day, Blackberry Homestead StyleRomantic Mediterranean Dinner Menu from February 14, 2025 Appetizers Stuffed Mushrooms Salad Spinach and Arugula, Topped with Cucumbers and Cherry Tomatoes, Sprinkled with Feta Cheese and Dressed with a Lemon Juice and Olive Oil Herb Dressing Dinner Baked Potatoes Steamed Sugar Snap Peas with Mint Leaves and Honey Infused with Lemon Pan Seared Lamb T-bone […]
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