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.

Bruce Fixes the Screen Door Latch

March 12, 2021 Yesterday, Bruce and Nox came back to the house for lunch and after lunch Bruce and Nox went back to the RV. The RV park has a nice trail and Bruce took Nox for several walks. She was delighted. Bruce fixed the problem we were having with screen door not staying latched […]

Getting Ready to Face the Coming Snowpocalypse

March 11, 2021 When we realized that we might have a snowpocalypse this weekend, we decided it was time to move the RV from the street. We didn’t want it to be in the way of the snowplows, or even worse, get damaged by the snowplows. We rented a spot in a local RV park […]

Snow on our RV and a Name for the Truck

March 10, 2021 I have been getting up from my desk more often, so I can go outside and walk around our RV and look inside. What can I say, I am besotted with it! Yesterday evening, when Bruce and I took Nox for a walk, I asked him what we should name the RV. […]

Bruce Tries Out the Garage

March 5, 2021 Bruce tried putting his motorcycle in the RV garage. He was pleased with how easy it was to put in the motorcycle, but disappointed by how little space was left. We did not raise the bed, so this is what it looks like with the bed above the garage lowered. Our garage […]

Nox Looks into the RV

March 4, 2021 Once we got home, after checking the rig was in a good spot, Bruce went inside and got Nox. Nox was so excited to see us. She was whining with excitement and her entire body wiggled as her tail wagged. Bruce wanted to show Nox what is going to be her new […]

Second Home Meets First Home

March 4, 2021 We have made it back to Golden, Colorado! We are now parked along the side of the house, blocking part of the driveway. There was a stunning sunrise this morning and the blue skies we had most of the way, have turned to grey. We left the campground just after 8 AM […]

Back into Colorado

March 3, 2021 We’ve made it across the plains of Kansas and are now in the plains of Colorado. I-70 is a mess after Burlington. I am being shaken (not stirred) as we bounce down the road. We have stopped at a KOA for the night outside of Denver just as it was getting dark. […]

The Second Day of Towing

March 2, 2021 The campground was beautiful this morning as we tried to leave as quietly as possible at 6:40 AM. We walked around the campground a little bit. It was a pretty place. We used Allstays to figure out were to get fuel and to see when rest stops were coming up. We are […]

A Bunch of Firsts

March 2, 2021 Yesterday had several firsts for us. Pulling a 5th wheel Getting fuel with the camper attached Stopping at rest stops with the camper Having the driver side of the camper meet some tree branches and get scratched 😒 (we think it happened at the first rest area) Staying in our new home […]

Getting Hitched

March 1, 2021 The hitch wasn’t high enough, so the guys at Couch’s RV Nation adjusted the hitch with Bruce helping. We did a quick walk through the RV and got the camera display and the tire pressure monitor system from inside the RV. The tech from Couch’s helped us get the camera display working. […]