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.

Gulf Pines KOA in Milton, FL

February 9, 2022 It was getting dark when we pulled into this KOA park on February 7, 2022. The office was closed, but they had spaces open. We pick up an envelope and filled out our particulars. There was no price listed. Their sign said to check the website for the price. We went to […]

Traveling to Paradise Oaks RV Resort

February 9, 2022 We left the KOA in Milton, FL around 9 am. I didn’t track the exact time we left. We traveled along I-10 to I-75. We saw a couple of solar farms. We stopped at a rest area and Nox enjoyed the azaleas. We drove over several bridges. Nox slept a lot. When […]

Getting to Florida

February 7, 2022 We finished our check list this morning and left the Dry Creek Water Park around 12:30 pm. We headed south on Hwy 49 to Hattiesburg, MS. We took Hwy 98 south from Hattiesburg to Pine Grove, AL, just outside of Mobile, AL. We took I-65 south to I-10 east. We stopped for […]

Lovely Weekend

February 7, 2022 We had sunny skies this weekend and while the temperature didn’t get out of the 50’s F, with a jacket, the weather was lovely for walking. The Dry Creek Water Park has several trails for walking. They even have a trail for mountain biking. Bruce laughed at the mountain bike trail. He […]

Wet Travel Day

February 6, 2022 When we left the Delhi RV Park, it was pouring cold rain. The temperature was just above freezing as we broke camp. My jeans were soaked through, Bruce’s jeans were soaked through, and Nox’s fur was soaked through. Nox had to go for a walk and she did not enjoy the almost […]

Settled in Dry Creek Water Park in Mississippi for the Weekend

February 4, 2022 We left in the pouring rain from the Delhi RV Park at just before 9 am. Nox got throughly soaked when I took her out for her morning walk. I got soaked as well. The outside temperature was 34 F, so Nox was shivering. I toweled Nox dry and wrapped her in […]

Poverty Point Reservoir State Park

February 2, 2022 Bruce asked me what I wanted to do today. I only had one suggestion, which was to have have fried catfish at a nearby restaurant. I started looking to see what else was nearby and saw that a large state park was close by. The park had some trails and I thought […]

Rest Day in Delhi

February 2, 2022 The Delhi RV Park is a small RV park. It doesn’t have showers or toilets. They do have a short dog walk. The park backs up to a neighborhood, so we took Nox for a walk around the neighborhood. We ate breakfast at the Delhi Little Grill and Cafe. I found a […]

Third Travel Day

February 1, 2022 It is hard to believe that it is already the first of February. We had some adventures today and not in a good way. We knew there would be downsides and problems (non-fun adventures) to the retirement RV dream. In Texas, we left the RV park at 8:30 am and head east […]

Texas Rest Area

January 31, 2022 Texas has great rest areas. I took some pictures of this one along Hwy 287. The grassy areas had signs warning, “Watch for Rattlesnakes”. Nox managed to walk through an area with burrs. We sat at a picnic table in the back and picked out the burrs from Nox’s fur. She was […]