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.

Sticker for Missouri

August 11, 2022 Last week, we were in Missouri, so we got to add a new sticker to our USA map. We already had a sticker for Illinois, so we didn’t get to add a new sticker this week.

Taking Nox for a Walk

August 11, 2022 To take Nox on a walk, Bruce likes to put Nox’s walking harness on her while she is on the theater seating. It means he doesn’t have to bend over so much. Bruce picks Nox up and carries her down the steps to the outside for her walk. Nox doesn’t want to […]

Back from the Doctor’s Appointment

August 9, 2022 Today, I went to the doctor about my ankle. I got x-rayed and there were no broken bones. In fact, he said my bones looked in great shape. After much poking and prodding, he decided I had a stretched or partially torn ligament that was inflamed. I really liked Dr. Graham. He […]

Moving to a New Spot in Campground

August 7, 2022 We were placed in an overflow site in the Lake Sara Campground on Friday, with the plan to move on Sunday. The overflow site has full hookups. It is at a diagonal to two other sites and blocks them from being pull-throughs. The picture below of the overflow site is taken from […]

Made It to Lake Sara Campground in Effingham, IL

August 5, 2022 We left our previous campground at 11:00 am this morning. We took I-57 most of the way from Sikeston, Missouri to Effingham, Illinois. We will not be getting a new state sticker since we spent the night in Illinois when we picked up our RV. We went over the Mississippi River and […]

Doctor’s Appointment in Effingham, IL

August 4, 2022 Those of you who have been following my blog know I hurt my left ankle and then hurt it again by trying to toe off a shoe. I was lucky enough to get a doctor’s appointment in Effingham, IL on for Tuesday. I am hoping the doctor will be able to do […]

Nox’s Little Pink Belly

August 3, 2022 Yesterday, Bruce put the Missouri stickers on our USA maps. We also went to Lambert’s Cafe. It was really fun and if you enjoy Southern food, very good. Today, I am sitting with Nox. She was showing me her little pink belly and I wanted to share her nuttiness with you.

On to Sikeston, Missouri Along I-55

August 1, 2022 Bruce did most of the packing up this morning so I could stay off my ankle. I have decided once we find a place to stay for a while that I need to go and see a doctor. The Mississippi River had risen from all the rain yesterday. We left Tom Sawyer’s […]

On to Sikeston, Missouri Along I-55

On to West Memphis, Arkansas at the Tom Sawyer’s RV Park

July 27, 2022 We have signed up for one of the Forest River Owners Rally. The Forest River Owners Group aka FROG Rally is at the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds, Goshen, IN, USA starting August 14 and goes to August 20. We are taking a slower trip to get there. We packed up and headed […]