Fireflies in Flight

May 31, 2025 On Wednesday (May 28), Bruce and I worked in the yard. Bruce unloaded the dirt he purchased from the truck into the lawnmower cart. Using the lawnmower, Bruce pulled the cart to the garden area and the north fence. He would unload the cart, placing the bagged dirt next to the fence. […]

Harvest from the Garden

May 28, 2025 On Monday (May 26), after it stopped raining for a bit, Bruce and I dressed up in our coveralls. We headed out to clear the section on the south fence under the trees. We had a lot of branches down from the storm last week. We loaded the branches into the mower […]

A Very Rainy Memorial Day Weekend

May 26, 2025 Today is Memorial Day in the United States. It is a time to pause and remember those who died in the service of our country. Memorial Day is also the unofficial start of the summer. Public swimming pools, amusement parks and water parks open. In the United States, Memorial Day is considered […]

FOTD – Flower of the Day

May 24, 2025 It was raining this morning when we took Nox out. I stood under the eaves, on the back step admiring the day lilies that had just bloomed today.

Cutting Up Pine Number Three

May 23, 2025 Bruce gave the downed pines numbers based on how close they are to the house. Pine number one is the leaning pine. It is closest to the house. The broken pine is pine number two. The large pine that fell over with the roots exposed is pine number three. Bruce has started […]

Skyline of Blackberry Homestead Changed Again

May 20, 2025 First, Bruce, Nox and I, as well as the house and outbuildings, are fine. We had a violent thunderstorm hit around 5 o’clock clock this evening. It rained so hard with strong winds that we had white out conditions from it. We were under a tornado warning. We had the closet door […]

Trellis Up, Strings for Tomatoes and Netting for Beans and Cukes

May 19, 2025 Yesterday (Sunday, May 18), Bruce l took me for a 15 minute motorcycle ride. My physical therapist said I need to see what happens when I ride. He wants me to ride every day for 15 minutes for a week. We started on Saturday. After we got back home from the ride, […]

Update on Bruce’s Dad, Grill Ready to Grill

May 18, 2025 Bruce’s dad managed to go home from the hospital yesterday (May 17, Saturday). I do mean managed. There was a lot of miscommunication happening at the hospital. The doctor (neurologist) didn’t know my FIL had been moved to a regular room!!!! Who authorized moving him out of ICU then? Several hours after […]

Estate Sales Finds, Update on FIL

May 16, 2025 This morning, after we got up and took care of Nox, we headed out to two estate sales. At the first estate sale, Bruce bought a pair of plastic sawhorses and a couple of levels. I bought a 3 quart stainless steel sauté pan with a glass lid for $12. At the […]

Trying a New (to Us) Restaurant, FIL Injured, Trellises Put Up

May 15, 2025 Today (Thursday, May 15), Bruce drove me to PT. While I was in PT, Bruce tried to call his dad. He got the answering machine twice. Bruce decided to hang out in the lobby while my physical therapist had me do various exercises. Afterwards, we went to lunch at Ricatoni’s Italian Grill […]