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.

Jekyll Mosaic on Jekyll Island, GA

March 15, 2022 Today, we stopped by the Jekyll Mosaic on Jekyll Island, GA. It is a small museum in the Club Stables building. The museum is very well done with lots well organized exhibits. It was $10 for an adult. The exhibits are organized by time periods. The docent directed us to the back, […]

Shrimp and Spaghetti

I made this recipe out of ingredients from the pantry and mostly on hand. My father-in-law had purchased the shrimp and Bruce purchased the cheese and mushrooms for me. Serves 4

Crooked River State Park in Georgia

March 15, 2022 Yesterday, we woke to a dry campsite. This was the first morning we opened our door and did find a pond waiting for us. We decided to go to the Crooked River State Park in Georgia. They allow friendly dogs on a six feet leash. We bought Nox. There are many trails […]

Jekyll Island Historic District

March 13, 2022 Yesterday, after we finished up with the tasks my father-in-law had for us, Bruce and I headed over to the Historic District on Jekyll Island, GA. We had hoped to attend the Art Festival, but they had already closed for the day. As we walked through the Historic District, I took some […]

Lunch on Jekyll Island and the Last Day of the Art Festival

March 13, 2022 We decided to take my father-in-law out to lunch at The Wharf on Jekyll Island. The restaurant is on a wharf or a pier on the river side of the island. That would be the west side of the island in the historic district. Before we left, we walked Nox around the […]

Another Pond In Campsite

March 13, 2022 Last night, we confirmed we didn’t have any problems from the lake. The rig was level and the electrical was fine. We disconnected our water last night since it was supposed to freeze. We didn’t want to have any problems due to freezing. This morning, Bruce got a text from the RV […]

More on the Lake Camping Spot

March 12, 2022 In my last post, I mentioned how we woke up to a lake surrounding our RV. We decided to stay in the RV until the water was pumped out of our site. That didn’t work. Nox needed to go for a walk to at least pee and maybe poop. Bruce waded barefoot […]

Camping in a Lake!

March 12, 2022 When we got back to the rig last night, all the water had drained away. It was nice not to have to try and wade through the water to get in the RV. We had another thunderstorm last night and we woke up to a lake! There was no way out without […]

Visiting Jekyll Island, Georgia

March 11, 2022 We drove from our campground (St Mary’S KOA) in the rain to Jekyll Island, Georgia to visit with Bruce’s dad. we stopped at the visitor’s center and bought a annual pass. Since we will visiting many times, it was cheaper for us to get an annual pass for $55 than to pay […]

Living on a Pond?

March 11, 2022 last night we got a bit of rain. It was raining this morning when we walked from the RV to the office to get breakfast. This KOA offers a complimentary breakfast you have your choice of oatmeal, grits, biscuits with sausage gravy, waffles or pancakes. The waffles are cute little rounds. I […]