Planting an Asparagus Bed for Blackberry Homestead

March 11, 2026 On March 8 (Sunday), Bruce and I walked around Blackberry Homestead to see how things were growing. I took pictures of the work Bruce did with his chainsaw. He cut up more of the tree trunks than I realized. The peaches and blueberries are blooming. March 9 (Monday), I went to see […]

Planting Peas

March 8, 2026 On March 5 (Thursday), we ran some errands. Bruce dropped me off at the hairdresser’s and went to Walmart to pick up prescriptions. We had decided the divide and conquer worked. The timing worked out great. I finished getting my haircut right after he arrived. An aside note, I like my new […]

Garage Progress and Tomato Planted in the Seed Starter Tray

March 4, 2026 On Tuesday (March 3), we decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather. After we got home from our motorcycle ride, we did some work on the garden. Physical activity was needed to keep our minds off our loss. Bruce added the three bags the Lowe’s top soil to each of beds […]

Historical Marker in Leighton, Alabama

March 5, 2026 After getting home from our donation trip, we rested a bit. I read while Bruce watched YouTube comics. It helps him cope. Reading helps me cope. We had planned to deposit a a check and get the motorcycle insurance card printed out at the library. After donating Nox’s things, we just wanted […]

In Memoriam

My friend Tom, from Rekio’s Journey wrote a beautiful obituary for my best beloved Nox. I am sharing his lovely post for Nox. On February 27, a good and loyal dog named Nox passed away after 17 happy years. Miss Nox never met Max the Maltese, but I had no doubts that those … In […]

Donating Nox’s Things to the Colbert County Animal Shelter

March 4, 2026 Yesterday (March 3), we took the Nox’s food and treats to the Colbert County Animal Shelter. We also dropped off a stack of towels since we know animal shelters need towels to help take care of dogs. We dropped her remaining medication off with the veterinarian on March 3. Before Nox was […]

Update on Blackberry Homestead

March 3, 2026 Between Nox’s and my health problems, I didn’t get as much done as I had hoped on Blackberry Homestead. Some of you may remember the post I did on the purple magnolia in front of the house last year. We only got a few blooms due to a bitter freeze. This year […]

Medicine for Dog Arthritis

March 1, 2026 Nox had wanted me to write a post for her a few weeks ago. I was busy and didn’t have time for it. Nox told me how much Adequan helped her arthritis and wanted me to share the information. Nox – My left elbow hurt, but not as bad as my right […]

Buyers of RV Have Called Twice

March 1, 2026 Bruce was very helpful about showing the RV buyer how everything worked. After shaking hands, Bruce told the buyer if he had any questions, to give him a call. The buyer took Bruce up on his offer. The first call was to find out if the RV had a ceramic coating over […]