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.

Mediterranean Marinated Grilled Shrimp Skewers

This recipe is a modification of the Greek-Marinated Shrimp Skewers with Lemon Dill Sauce from Dishing Out Health by Jamie Vespa. I was busy entertaining, so I didn’t take time to take a picture of the shrimp skewers. Serves 4 to 6

Current News – Truck Delayed Again

July 20, 2024 On Wednesday (July 17), we went for a ride to pick up some produce for a dinner party at Heinie’s Market. In a roundabout ride, Bruce stopped in at the body shop to get an update on the truck. We were hoping to hear it would be ready later this week. The […]

Current News – RV Brakes Checked and One Broken A/C Cover Replaced

July 16, 2024 The lead mobile tech sent Bruce a text yesterday with the time he was going to come by today. He expected to get here around 9:00 AM. This morning, the mobile techs arrived at 8:45 AM. One tech went on the roof and removed the smashed A/C cover and replaced it with […]

Colorado School of Mines Museum of Earth Science

July 15, 2024 On July 8 (Monday), we headed into Golden, a little after 3:00 PM to see the Colorado School of Mines Museum of Earth Science. Finding parking was a PITA. We finally found parking and walked to the museum. Just so you know, there is paid parking behind the museum that was empty. […]

Bee Bum Bag

July 14, 2024 We went to Golden, CO to see the Mines Museum of Earth Science. After getting parked, Bruce realized that he forgot his computer glasses, which meant he couldn’t see the labels or exhibits very well. We did some walking around Golden, but didn’t go into the museum. We stopped in at Bjorn’s […]

Flower of the Day

July 14, 2024 The alfalfa is blooming in Tin Cup Park.

Another Walk in Tin Cup Park

July 11, 2024 On Sunday (July 7), we walked through Tin Cup Park again. I got some nice pictures of wildlife. After the walk, we sat outside, enjoying the cool day.

Visiting Grateful Bread Company, a Bakery

July 11, 2024 On Saturday (July 6), we walked to the Grateful Bread and bought croissants for breakfast. I got plain croissants and Bruce got almond chocolate croissants. The special of the day was molasses ginger cookies and a chocolate chip cookies. I had to try their molasses ginger cookie and since I was getting […]

Small Pop-up at the RV Park

July 11, 2024 Yesterday, when we headed out on the motorcycle, we saw a Can-Am Spyder turn into the RV park pulling a trailer with what looked like bundle on top. After we got back to the park and were walking Nox, we saw the trailer set up. Later, we were were out walking Nox […]