Still Recovering, Branch Down, and a Frog

Posted on by Julia

August 23, 2026

From August 14 to 16, I was still having digestive trouble. I had no appetite. Bruce wanted me to try to drink some broth. Since I knew staying hydrated was important, I drank the broth. The broth zipped right through!

I didn’t feel like doing anything.

On August 17, I went to the doctor and got sent for blood work and a testing kit.

Bruce dropped me off at the house and went to pick up a prescription and some groceries. While he was gone, we had a bit of a windstorm. I looked out the window and saw this pine branch down.

Broken Pine Branch in Front Yard

I sent Bruce a text with a picture of the branch. He was very surprised. The branch wasn’t down when he left.

The branch is larger than it looks in the picture.

After Bruce got home, he went to inspect the broken branch. He wanted to determine how easy it would be to remove.

The sunset was glorious!

We had a frog visit the dining room window. It looks like a modern artwork.

26 thoughts on “Still Recovering, Branch Down, and a Frog”

  2. You have a beautiful lawn! We have frogs in the window often, also especially after the heavy rains. Last night I had severe stomach cramps. I believe that I drank too many drinks with electrolytes, so I switched to water. In the hospital, they plied me with lots of water to flush out my system.

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    1. Thank you. Bruce does love to mow.

      I am so sorry to hear about your stomach problems. I had no idea you could drink too many drinks with electrolytes! I hope you are recovered.

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      2. A couple of your comments went to the spam folder. I wasn’t ignoring you on purpose.

        I have received from my previous problem, but Bruce brought home the flu.

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I am a retired software solutions architect. I have been married to my husband, Bruce, for over forty years. We went full-time RVing for 3.5 years and saw much of the United States. After deciding to stop RVing, we bought a ranch house halfway up a hill on five acres. After Bruce and I talked about names for our five acres, we settled on Blackberry Homestead as a homage to the wild blackberries on the hill. We are working on creating our homestead. I love cooking and enjoy sharing recipes. I am also an artist, and I’ll share my current projects. Gardening and reading are my favorite hobbies.