Minor Tasks on Blackberry Homestead

November 20, 2025 On Monday (November 17), I unboxed the art we had used in the RV. I started putting it up. I’ll take pictures once it is all up. I hung up the crystal we bought at the Waterford Glass factory in the south-facing window so it would glitter in the sun. I love […]

Good News on my Father-in-Law‘s Health

November 20, 2025 My father-in-law’s infection is gone! He is building tissue and pushing through his PT. The physical therapist has to slow my FIL down as my FIL keeps pushing to do more. His recovery has impressed the doctors and nurses. He is walking down the hall and back with his wound suck attached. […]

Nox and the Cows

November 18, 2025 On Sunday (November 16), by the afternoon I was feeling better. In the morning, I suffered from the aftereffects of the migraine. I felt exhausted and almost like I had a hangover. In the morning, Bruce climbed on the roof and blew the leaves from the gutters. Since I was feeling better […]

Woke Up with a Migraine

November 16, 2025 Yesterday (Saturday, November 15), I woke up to a migraine starting. My nervous system went haywire on top of the migraine. My face, arms, and legs burned as if I had a bad sunburn. I took my medication. At first the migraine did not get worse, but it didn’t go away. I […]

Moving the Furniture from the U-Haul Truck and Getting It Set Up

November 16, 2025 On Tuesday (November 11), it was bitter cold in the morning. By the afternoon, it had warmed up to just cold. Bruce decided to get the U-Haul truck in position for the movers. We put Nox inside her crate so she wouldn’t get hurt. Bruce drove the truck around back, opened it […]

What Did I Do While Bruce Was Gone?

November 14, 2025 While Bruce was gone from November 8 to November 10, I was very busy. We had an Arctic blast heading our way, so I wanted to protect my plants as much as possible. On November 8 (Saturday), when I got back from dropping Bruce off at the airport, I came in to […]

Northern Lights in North Alabama

November 11, 2025 Tonight, I got to see the northern lights! My sister messaged me asking if I could see the northern lights. So, I went out to see if I could see them. There was a red glow to the northwest! The northern lights were visible! I ran in to get Bruce. Bruce got […]

Leaving on a Jet Plane and Arriving in a U-Haul Truck

Trip to get the last of the furniture from storage and closing out the storage unit.

Good News and Harvesting Some of the Basil

November 10, 2025 On November 6 (Thursday), Bruce and I waited for news of his dad’s latest procedure. There was good news, there was no more debridement needed on the wound. After we got the news, we ran errands. It was surprising how much of the day that used. The weather forecast for the past […]

Ladybugs Swarming the House

Ladybugs are swarming the house in early November to find shelter from the cold weather.