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.

Heated RV Hose

January 18, 2022 One of my readers commented on my blog post, Woke to Frozen Cold Water Line, suggesting that having a heated RV hose might have helped. As one of our RV accessories, we have a heated RV hose. Dakota Ridge RV Park requires heated water hoses for their winter campers who are connected […]

How Did Nox Get Her Name?

January 12, 2022 Recently a fellow blogger at https://kayak2016blog.wordpress.com/ asked me how Nox got her name. I realized I hadn’t shared the story of how Nox and Luna got their names. While Luna is no longer with us, except in memories, how Nox got her name is directly related to us getting both Nox and […]

It Is Offical, I’ve Turned in My Retirement Notice!

January 10, 2022 Management has known that I was going to retire at the end of January since September. This morning, I made it official and turned in my retirement notice. When I think about it, I feel teary and sad, with a little bit of “what was I thinking” thrown in. I have truly […]

Grateful Bread, Down the Street

January 8, 2022 While we were shopping for whiskey at the Golden Moon Distillery, the lady running it mentioned that when the weather is nice she opens up the garage door to attract the customers from Grateful Bread across the street. Grateful Bread’s retail shop is only open on Saturday from 10 am to 2 […]

Morning Pictures of the Snow and the Long Icicle

January 7, 2022 Nox need to go out this morning and since it was above freezing (YAY!) I decided to go along with Bruce and Nox. We crunched through the snow while Nox trotted along, stopping to sniff at prints in snow occasionally. The roads had been cleared, but there was still a lot snow […]

We Have Cold Water!

January 7, 2022 When I was getting ready for bed, the RV didn’t have cold running water. A few minutes later, Bruce started getting ready for bed and he tried the cold water. It started out as a trickle, then it ran normally. His delighted shout could be heard throughout the RV. He checked the […]

Woke to Frozen Cold Water Line

January 6, 2022 This morning, the outside temperature had dropped to 3 degrees F, with another load of snow. When we got up this morning, the RV temperature was what we expected, it was in the low 60’s F. Bruce got up and went to the bathroom and he discovered the bathroom didn’t have any […]

Nox Sleeping in Various Spots

January 4, 2022 I just thought I would share some pictures of Nox sleeping or resting in various spots in the RV.

Slipped on Wet Cold Grass and Landed on My Butt

January 2, 2021 Last night, we had eight inches of snow. It was a soft powder snow, the kind that squeaks when you walk on it. It was beautiful and to cold for me to want to go out, so no pictures of the white New Year’s Day. The temperature started warming up (18 degrees) […]

New Year’s Day

January 1, 2022 Bruce has taken Nox out for a short walk. It is bitter cold (6 degrees F) to this Southern girl, so I have been letting Bruce take Nox out. Nox seems to be enjoying the snow, then suddenly she is cold and is ready to come in. I had a towel ready […]