Homesteading on a Blackberry Hilltop
May 20, 2024 We headed to Golden, Colorado this morning. At the first rest stop, we discovered the taped on bag over the broken skylight had sailed away. At the next rest stop, we discovered the hole in the skylight was bigger. The plastic bags covering the broken fan covers stayed on the whole way, […]
Read More Current News…Insult to InjuryMay 19, 2024 We are staying in Ellis, KS on our way to Denver. This afternoon, around 2:20, the town sirens went off, warning of severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes. The alerts sounded on both our phones, warning of severe thunderstorm with hail up to three inches. Bruce grabbed Nox and then we ran to […]
Read More Current Status…Hail Damage to RV and TruckMay 13, 2024 After being at the highest point in Alabama, we rode the motorcycle to the trailhead for Bald Rock. Bruce asked me to get off the motorcycles so he could back into a parking spot. I got off the motorcycle and managed to slip. Fortunately, I wasn’t hurt since I was fully geared […]
Read More Hiking to Bald Rock in Cheaha State Park in AlabamaMay 13, 2024 On April 22 (Monday), we rode the motorcycle to Cheaha State Park. We stopped in at the camp store. Bruce filled up the motorcycle with gas while I looked around. I was rather surprised to find they are trying to extend the Appalachian Trail into Alabama. We rode to the top of […]
Read More Highest Point in Alabama, Cheaha Mountain in Cheaha State ParkMay 6, 2024 I am at a family reunion on Jekyll Island, Georgia, so I have been very busy. I have a moment of downtime, so I thought I would share the pictures of wildflowers I took in Scenic Drive RV Park in Alabama.
Read More Wildflowers in Meadow at Scenic Drive RV Park, AlabamaApril 30, 2024 We left the R & R Vineyard Harvest Host fairly early on April 21 (Sunday). The host texted me at 7:45 am to see if we needed to be let into the venue to use the toilets. Since with the slide out, we were able to get to the bedroom and bathroom, […]
Read More On To Our Next Stop, Just Outside of Oxford, AlabamaApril 29, 2024 On April 20 (Saturday), we got the RV hitched to the truck and headed out from Pecan Grove RV Park. It was cloudy with rain expected along the way. We lucked out and were able to get the RV hitched before it started raining. We headed to Mississippi on Hwy 65 curving […]
Read More Heading Out to a Harvest Host in Mississippi, R & R VineyardApril 18, 2024 On April 17, we went to pick up Bruce’s scripts in McGehee, Arkansas. On the way, we made a slight detour to Dermott, Arkansas for BBQ. We stopped in at Dermott BBQ. The BBQ was good, but not as good as Hoots in McGehee. Dermott is a town that has seen better […]
Read More Arkansas City, Arkansas AreaApril 27, 2024 After my last post, I received this notification from WordPress: I had no idea I had published that many blog posts!
Read More A Lot to Say!April 27, 2024 After our visit to the Louisiana State Cotton Museum, we rode back along Hwy 65 towards the RV. We had passed a sign saying Hot Pepper Sauce, so on our way back, rode down the short gravel road and pulled into the Panola Pepper Company. We were excited and hoping to get […]
Read More A Couple of Stops Along Hwy 65
