Lunch with Friends

April 28, 2025 I had been texting with one of my RV friends. Mary and her husband were camping by Lake Guntersville in AL. Bruce was in communication with her husband, Rick. We were trying to decide where to get together. Decatur and Huntsville are about half way between us, so Rick suggested that we […]

The Leaning Tower of Potatoes

April 27, 2025 On Wednesday (April 23), with some minor help from Bruce, I built two potato towers. I had some 4 feet tall chicken wire that I used for the tower. Bruce cut the chicken wire into 2 six feet lengths. On each length, he fastened the two ends together. This produced two tall […]

Walking Around Blackberry Homestead

April 23, 2025 If it isn’t raining, we spend some time every day walking around Blackberry Homestead. We are checking for problems and seeing growth on our plants. On Tuesday (April 22), I had PT starting at 10:30 AM. The PT is an hour, but my physical therapist puts electrodes on the sore/hurting muscles and […]

Beautiful Sunset

April 23, 2025 On Monday (April 21), we had a spectacular sunset.

Eye Doctor Visit, Moving the RV and Salad from the Garden

April 22, 2025 Yesterday (April 21), I had an appointment with the eye doctor. The cataract in my right eye has gotten worse. I decided to bite the bullet and get cataract surgery scheduled. After my appointment, we went to the Florence AL RV Park and moved the RV. We were both so glad we […]

Easter Dinner and First Harvest from the Garden

April 22, 2025 On Saturday (April 19), I reserved a table for Easter Sunday brunch at Odette in Florence, AL at 11:00 AM. On Easter Sunday (April 20), Bruce and I dressed up and went to Odette. They were having a fixed price three course meal. The choices all sounded delicious. Bruce started with the […]

Nox Gets a Trim and We Plant Fruit Trees, Blueberries and Raspberries

April 22, 2025 On Friday (April 18), while I was busy cooking, Bruce gave Nox her summer trim. Nox was wondering around doing Nox things in the backyard. One of the Nox things was checking out the grill since I moved it to cook the pork chops. On Saturday (April 19), Bruce and I planted […]

FOTD (Flower of the Day)

April 21, 2025 The Irises growing by the garage back door are blooming. These Irises were growing when we moved to Blackberry Homestead.

Caramelized Onions, Rice Plate, Sunset and a Cardinal

April 21, 2025 On Friday (April 18), I pulled out my food processor. I put some butter, 1/4 cup, into my large Dutch oven, put a piece of parchment paper down on my induction stove top, moved the heavy Dutch oven onto the large burner and set the temperature setting to 3 (medium low). While […]

The Return of the Snake (Warning: Pictures of Snake Included)

April 21, 2025 I was taking out my compost scraps on Friday (April 18) to the compost bin. When I opened up the sliding back door, I looked down at the step and noticed the snake was back. I called out to Bruce, saying the snake was back. Bruce came over to see the snake. […]