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.

Plants Have Been Moved to Blackberry Homestead

October 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 […]

Bought an Electric Zero Turn Lawnmower

October 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 […]

Stop at the Post Office and onto Blackberry Homestead

October 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 […]

Bought a Refrigerator, Delivery Expected on Friday

October 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 […]

Bruce Put RV Spare Tire Back into Its Place on the RV

October 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 […]

Moving into House List

October 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 Get insurance – enough to rebuild house Have electric utilities transferred to us Have water utilities transferred to us Sign up for garbage pickup Move motorcycle to house […]

Movers Scheduled

October 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 […]

Nox, the Model

October 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?”

New Mail Box Installed

October 6, 2024 We headed over to the house this morning, after taking Nox for a walk. Nox came with us to the house today. Bruce wanted towels at the house, so I grabbed a set of towels to bring, as well as soap, shampoo and conditioner. Nox walked with Bruce and me to the […]

Moved Sites Today and then Visited the House

October 5, 2024 The Florence AL RV Park couldn’t reserve one spot for us for two months. They worked with us and got us a spot for eight nights. Then we could move in the park to another site for the rest of the two months. This morning, we moved sites. We moved from our […]