No More Dent
August 7, 2020 The body shop called this afternoon and told us the truck was ready . It looks good as new.
Read More No More DentAuthor: 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.
Grapes Growing!
August 5, 2020 My two grape vines have filled up several sections of fence and they have a lot of grapes this year. Some of the Concord grapes were ripe today and I picked them before the raccoons could!
Read More Grapes Growing!Stuffed Poblano Peppers
Bruce bought a bag of lovely roasted poblano peppers at Heinie’s Market in Wheat Ridge, CO. They smelled wonderful! I was trying to think what I could make with them and after looking in my fridge and pantry, I created this recipe on the fly. This can be served as a main course or a […]
Read More Stuffed Poblano PeppersCee’s Fun Foto Challenge Trains and Railroads
August 4, 2020 I realize this is a week late for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Anything with trains and railroads, but I have some pictures of trains to share. We went to Georgia by way of the California Zephyr during an arctic freeze. The train was freezing, literally. The water in the bathrooms froze! I […]
Read More Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge Trains and RailroadsCee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Bikes, Trikes, or Motorcycles
August 4, 2020 Here’s my entry for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Anything to do with bikes, trikes, or motorcycles
Read More Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – Bikes, Trikes, or MotorcyclesBees in My Herb Garden
July 31, 2020 There have been so many honey bees in my herb garden that I can hear them buzzing as they flit from flower to flower. At lunch today, I took some pictures of honey bees in my herb garden and thought I’d share. The bees seemed to know just when I was trying […]
Read More Bees in My Herb GardenOatmeal and Wheat Sandwich Bread
I bake my take on Laurel’s Kitchen Bread Book recipe for oatmeal bread often. It is a lovely sandwich loaf. I’ve even made this using a sour dough starter. Makes 2 loaves.
Read More Oatmeal and Wheat Sandwich BreadSouthwestern BLT Sandwich
(Or How to Make a Sandwich in Fourteen Steps!) I grew up eating tomato sandwiches with tomatoes still warm from the sun. There was nothing like picking a completely ripe tomato and immediately eating it in a sandwich. There is something magical about a sweet and acidic tomato with salt on bread with mayo. When […]
Read More Southwestern BLT SandwichThings to Do to Get Ready for the Retirement RV Dream
First posted in December of 2019. Re-posted on January 24, 2020 with updates. Re-posted on July 27, 2020 with updates. This is a list of things that we need to do to prepare to live the retirement RV dream.
Read More Things to Do to Get Ready for the Retirement RV DreamSelling One of the Cars – Downsizing (8)
July 26, 2020 After realizing that insurance and car tags were due on the 12 year old Boxster, Bruce decided he should try again to sell it. He made an appointment with CarMax for Saturday morning at 10 o’clock. Friday, he took the Boxster to get groceries to make sure everything was working, as it […]
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