Homesteading on a Blackberry Hilltop
October 9, 2024 Just before noon today, I got a call from the FedEx Freight truck driver. He was 15 minutes away and he was worried about getting turned around in our driveway. I told him we had a loop that he could use. He decided from Google maps the loop was too small. That […]
Read More The Electric Zero Turn Lawnmower Arrived!October 9, 2024 Yesterday, I used the half barrel to hold open the large yard trash bag. I put on blue jeans and a long sleeved shirt. Next, I added heavy duty kitchen gloves. I pulled poison ivy for two hours. Bruce opened the gate for me and the door. I was able to get […]
Read More Poison Ivy Removal Set UpOctober 8, 2024 I have received many comments over the years about the plants I have in my RV kitchen. The comments have all been positive. I’ll tell you the backstory of the plants in my RV kitchen. My Great-aunt Hazel had a stunning, large pot of salmon colored smallish amaryllis blooming when I visited […]
Read More Plants Have Been Moved to Blackberry HomesteadOctober 8, 2024 With all the deals Amazon has been having, Bruce found an electric zero turn lawnmower that got great reviews. Bruce purchased the Greenworks 60V 42” zero turn riding lawnmower and Amazon decided my account had been hacked! I had to reset my password and my two factor authentication. Bruce was wondering when […]
Read More Bought an Electric Zero Turn LawnmowerOctober 7, 2024 After buying the refrigerator, we headed to the Muscle Shoals post office to pick up our held mail and to let the post office know the mailbox is now the correct height. We drove to Blackberry Homestead and parked in the garage. I cleaned the pink bathtub and pink sink in the […]
Read More Stop at the Post Office and onto Blackberry HomesteadOctober 7, 2024 We had gone to Home Depot and Lowe’s to look at refrigerators on October 5th. After some discussion, which included looking at online reviews, we decided which refrigerator to buy. We decided to go ahead and buy the fridge today. We drove to Home Depot and ordered the refrigerator. Installation is free […]
Read More Bought a Refrigerator, Delivery Expected on FridayOctober 7, 2024 Today was another busy day. The factory tried to put the spare back onto the RV and found the nut for the bolt had been crossed threaded and would no longer work. This morning, Bruce crawled under the RV to recut the nut for the bolt that holds the spare tire to […]
Read More Bruce Put RV Spare Tire Back into Its Place on the RVOctober 6, 2024 I realized I mentioned a list I am using for the move to the house. Here is the list. Things to After House Purchase This list gets updated frequently. I am keeping it on my phone. I add new items as they occur to me and a check off items as they […]
Read More Moving into House ListOctober 6, 2024 On October 2, I was staying at the RV in hopes of getting Nox’s medication from UPS while Bruce went to house to drop off items. I looked at my list of things that need to be done. A big item jumped out at me, moving our stuff from storage in Colorado […]
Read More Movers ScheduledOctober 6, 2024 Nox puts up with my quirks. When I put my hat on her, she looked up as if to say, “what are you doing?”
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