Author: Julia

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.

Cody Park Railroad Museum in North Platte, NE

June 23, 2023 After our tour of the Golden Spike Tower, we rode the motorcycle to the Cody Railroad Museum. The last bit, Google sent us down a dirt road and showed us parking on the dirt road and climbing over the tall fence to get to the railroad museum. It was easier to ride […]

The Golden Spike Tower in North Platte, NE

June 21, 2023 I was very excited to see the Golden Spike Tower. It is an eight story tower overlooking the largest rail yard in the world. The tower is not owned by Union Pacific and is operated and owned by a nonprofit organization. The satellite photos of the rail yard are impressive, as well. […]

Leaving Golden, CO and Stopping in North Platte, NE

June 19, 2023 We are heading to the Forest River Owner’s Group (FROG) Rally in Goshen, Indiana in August. We’ve got some time before we need to be there, so we are taking it slow across the Great Plains. We left Golden, CO on I-70, heading east. In Wheat Ridge, Colorado, we took the I-76 […]

River North (RiNo) Art District in Denver, CO

June 18, 2023 On June 15 (Thursday), we met Larry and Jeanne (ajeanneinthekitchen.com) at the Barcelona Wine Bar in the River North Art District in Denver, CO. We had a marvelous meal of tapas and then we walked around RiNo to see the art murals. After enjoying the art for a while, we walked backed […]

Bob’s Atomic Burgers in Golden, Colorado

June 17, 2023 We love Bob’s Atomic Burgers in Golden, Colorado. They are a small hamburger joint with delicious burgers, fries, and onion rings. While we were in Golden, we rode the motorcycle to Bob’s not long after they opened for the day. We picked up a hamburger sleeve each and marked the the toppings […]

Cauliflower with Ginger and Cumin

Adraki Gobhi I recently made this dish for some friends. They loved it so much I sent some home with them. The recipe was inspired by “My Indian Kitchen” by Hari Nyak. Serves 6

Reorganizing and More Downsizing

June 15, 2023 While we are in Golden, we’ve been reorganizing our basement storage. We put some items in our storage unit and donated others. I also went through the kitchen and removed items I hadn’t used in a while. Bruce removed the outside television and gave it to a friend. He plans to use […]

Meeting the Clover Girls

June 10, 2023 One of my former coworkers arranged a lunch get together with several of my former coworkers. It was great to see so many of my friends. I do miss seeing and talking to them. I even miss working with them when I see them. After lunch, we went to a friend’s house […]

Stopping to Smell the Flowers

June 8, 2023 Wildflowers are blooming along the dog walking path. Nox loves smelling flowers and I was able to take a picture of her enjoying the flowers.

Walking Nox Turned into Watching Parasailing

June 7, 2023 On May 28 (Sunday), we were out walking Nox in Tin Cup Park behind Dakota Ridge RV Resort. Due to the storm clouds, we looked up and noticed several parasails circling as they descended. Nox got a bit impatient with us as she wanted to walk and not stand around. We gave […]