Homesteading on a Blackberry Hilltop
February 16, 2025 Like most of the South, last night we were hit with an intense thunderstorm, putting us under a Tornado Watch. Our community warning sirens went off. We couldn’t hear what the intercom was saying over the barking of the dogs. Nox was not one of the dogs barking. Our phone alerts went […]
Read More Tornado Watch Turned into a Tornado Warning Last NightFebruary 16, 2025 I had purchased a bird feeder online. We purchased a pole from Lowe’s. At Rural King, we bought sunflower seeds, spicy suet, a suet holder and a sock feeder. On Valentine’s Day, we placed the pole in the front yard so we could see it from the living room picture window. We […]
Read More Putting Up Bird FeedersFebruary 15, 2025 On February 14 (Friday), I woke up to flood warnings in Florence, AL from the National Weather Service. The Tennessee River was (and still is) at flood stage. I mentioned I wanted to go to the Rockpile Recreation Park along the Tennessee River to see the water pouring over the Wilson Dam. […]
Read More Valentine’s Day, Blackberry Homestead StyleRomantic Mediterranean Dinner Menu from February 14, 2025 Appetizers Stuffed Mushrooms Salad Spinach and Arugula, Topped with Cucumbers and Cherry Tomatoes, Sprinkled with Feta Cheese and Dressed with a Lemon Juice and Olive Oil Herb Dressing Dinner Baked Potatoes Steamed Sugar Snap Peas with Mint Leaves and Honey Infused with Lemon Pan Seared Lamb T-bone […]
Read More Valentine’s Day MenuFebruary 15, 2025 As part of getting the RV ready to sell, there were some items we felt needed to be repaired. On Thursday (February 13), at 10:45 AM, the mobile tech we hired to repair three things in the RV arrived. We wanted him to replace the converter, repair the front air conditioner and […]
Read More Mobile Tech and More RV CleaningFebruary 13, 2025 I meant to share the picture of the bread yesterday. Here’s the picture of the bread ready to go into the oven. Here’s the baked and sliced bread. There is a ting of red on the outside of the loaf, where it rose above the pan. The rest of the outside of […]
Read More After BakingFebruary 13, 2025 Yesterday, we drove in the rain to the DMV to get Bruce his Alabama driver’s license. That did not happen. Florida had put a hold on his Florida license. The agent in the Alabama office couldn’t tell him why Florida did that. When we got home, Bruce tried calling the Florida office, […]
Read More And the Rain Just Kept FallingFebruary 11, 2025 On Sunday (February 9), we drove to Lowe’s and bought a cubic yard of topsoil. We had it loaded into the truck bed by a Lowe’s employee. When we arrived at the house, Bruce drove the truck next to the last tall bed. We filled one tall bed with the dirt. The […]
Read More Buying Dirt and Registering RV in AlabamaFebruary 10, 2025 Since we have moved into a sticks and bricks home and no longer roll down the road, I decided to change the name of my blog and tag line. My blog name is now Blackberry Homestead. I didn’t change the URL, so you can still find my site at retirementRVdream.com.
Read More New Blog NameFebruary 10, 2025 On Saturday (February 8), the weather was warm, but it was threatening rain. Bruce decided we could drop off his motorcycle at Longshore Cycle Center in Florence, AL. Bruce had ordered new motorcycle tires and they arrived just before he had to take care of his dad. We geared up and rode […]
Read More Dropping Off the Motorcycle for Service and a Tour of Pope’s Tavern
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