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.

Mobile Tech and More RV Cleaning

February 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 […]

After Baking

February 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 […]

And the Rain Just Kept Falling

February 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, […]

Buying Dirt and Registering RV in Alabama

February 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 […]

New Blog Name

February 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.

Dropping Off the Motorcycle for Service and a Tour of Pope’s Tavern

February 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 […]

Bruce Is Home!

February 8, 2025 Yesterday (Friday, February 7), I took Nox outside for a walk at 3:30 PM. I took a picture of her before I started the drive to the Huntsville International Airport to pick up Bruce. I arrived at the Cell Parking lot and waited for Bruce to let me know his plane had […]

Night Sky with Clouds

February 6, 2025 I was rather lazy today. One of the things I did do was call into my book club meeting. It was great to see my Colorado friends’ faces and hear their voices. I hadn’t been able to join the meetings in a while. I would find myself busy doing something I couldn’t […]

A Me Day

February 5, 2025 Yesterday, I had an appointment at 11:00 AM with my dermatologist to follow up on the lipodermatosclerosis. I think this is the longest one word condition I’ve ever had. The doctor walked me through the cause, broken blood vessels allowing for blood to leak into the fat layer and the body’s immune […]