Author: Julia

I am a retired software solutions architect. I have been married to my husband, Bruce, for over forty years. We have a 12-pound dog, Nox, who we love dearly. She has been with us since 2009. We went full-time RVing for 3.5 years and saw much of the United States. We bought a ranch house on a hill in the middle of five acres. 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. Reading is my favorite hobby.

Updating the Homepage of My Website (Blog)

December 2, 2025 Today (December 2, Tuesday) I decided it was time to update my copyright notice. While I was at it, I considered different templates before I decided not to change my current template. Since I was looking at the homepage, I felt the image of the truck and RV no longer fit our […]

Fiduciary Financial Planner

December 2, 2025 Wait, how did it get to be December of 2025? This year has flown by! Earlier in the year, we decided to take a step towards making sure we didn’t miss any important decisions in retirement. I interviewed three fiduciary financial planning firms. While I really liked Creative Planning, their closest office […]

Cold Weather, Here for the Rest of the Year?

December 1, 2025 For the past few nights, it has been getting down in the low 30s and high 20s. We covered the greens and radishes with dried grass in the short bed and using a hoop and a row cover, covered the tall bed. The weather has also turned rainy. This morning when I […]

Progress on New Tall Garden Bed

November 29, 2025 Before the weather got cooler (Tuesday, November 25), Bruce and I worked on putting together another tall garden bed. We have discovered it is easier to get the logs in while we assemble the beds. It means we aren’t having to heave the logs over the sides of the bed while trying […]

Juneau Now Has a Complete Face

November 29, 2025 Yesterday (Friday, November 28), we just had leftovers from Thanksgiving dinner. Bruce managed to eat all the leftover dressing. I was not amused. I spent some time working on my drawing, “Juneau in Wild Sunflowers”. It was peaceful and meditative after the long marathon in the kitchen on Thanksgiving. Here’s the first […]

Father-in-Law Made It Home for Thanksgiving

November 29, 2025 Bruce’s dad made it home for Thanksgiving. My sister-in-law reported there was no real traffic during the four hour drive to get her dad home from the hospital. My FIL was in a lot of pain during and after the ride home. Bruce had a quick call with his dad, but his […]

Happy Thanksgiving!

November 27, 2025 Happy Thanksgiving to all my friends in the United States of America. This is a big day for us! We have much to be thankful for as my father-in-law is heading home today! Bruce got a text from my sister-in-law saying they’ll discharge him in two hours.

Fun with Baking

November 26, 2025 On Sunday (November 23), I mixed up a sourdough focaccia from the King Arthur Baking Company’s website: https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/sourdough-focaccia-recipe Since my pan wouldn’t fit in the fridge, I punted and put the dough in a gallon bag to let it rise overnight. This would develop the sourdough taste On Monday (November 24), I […]