Homesteading on a Blackberry Hilltop
December 12, 2024 This post is for my blog friend Anne from Mehrling Muse. Anne is very interested in cooking on an induction cooktop. I wanted to try out my new range hood installed on Tuesday (December 10). On Wednesday (December 11), I decided to cook bacon and eggs to see how well the hood […]
Read More Breakfast on the Induction StovetopSeptember 24, 2026 On September 18, Bruce’s sister spent the night at Blackberry Homestead on an air mattress in the odd room. Lola slept on the carpet next to the air mattress. On September 19, I got up early, just after six, and headed out to water the garden. Blackberry Homestead, the entire time we […]
Read More Bruce’s Sister and Lola Visit UsSeptember 22, 2026 On September 12, Bruce and I drove the 9 hours and 20 minutes to Jekyll Island, GA to meet up with Bruce’s sister. We left the house at 9:00 AM with an estimated arrival time as 7:20 PM. It took us a bit longer than it would’ve if we had gone through […]
Read More Jekyll Island VisitSeptember 21, 2026 My mother passed away on September 21, 2024, from complications of Alzheimer’s. It was a hard day for us. It is sometimes hard to remember her before Alzheimer’s caused us to lose her bit by bit. People think Alzheimer’s is just a problem of forgetting. It isn’t always. Mom’s dying brain made […]
Read More Remembering my MomSeptember 20, 2026 On August 29, with rain expected later in the week, Bruce decided to clear the drainpipe under the patio. He spent some time trying to clear the pipe with me providing suggestions. After getting tired of watching the struggle, I went inside. About 45 minutes later, Bruce was triumphant. The drainpipe was […]
Read More Just Trying to Get Over a Cold and Not Feeling Like Doing AnythingSeptember 11, 2025 It has been 25 years since the terror attacks on our nation. It made such an impact on me and everyone around me. It feels surreal to know there are adults who weren’t alive when 9/11 happened. They don’t know the terror and how we pulled together as a nation. Many of […]
Read More In Remembrance of 9/11September 7, 2026 On August 28, 2026, in the morning Bruce headed back to the courthouse for the jury selection process. The jury pool was told the jury selection was almost finished. Bruce was a little bit jaded since he had heard this a few times. Bruce did appreciate the judge apologizing for the process […]
Read More Bruce Does Not Have to Serve on the JurySeptember 7, 2026 On August 27, Bruce had hoped the jury selection would be completed by the end of the previous day. It wasn’t, so he had to go back to the courthouse in the early morning. The number of the jury pool was smaller, but it was still a large pool. I went out […]
Read More Bruce Still Being Considered for Jury Duty and Chili Pepper Ristra AttemptSeptember 4, 2026 On August 26, Bruce headed to the courthouse for consideration for jury duty. He was expecting to either be picked or be released since the two-day time frame had been exceeded. I walked around the back field to see if any of the trees or bushes needed anything. I noticed this spicebush […]
Read More Bruce Still Being Considered for Jury Duty and a Cucumber TornadoSeptember 2, 2026 On August 25, Bruce headed out for jury selection consideration. I spent some time catching the evil leaf-legged bugs attacking my tomatoes and dropping them in soapy water. I mixed up my post for August 23 with today for watering. We’ve had a dry spell, and the pepper bucket brigade was drooping, […]
Read More Bruce Still Being Considered for Jury Duty and Watering the GardensAugust 31, 2026 August 24, Bruce had to go in for jury duty. He had received the notice four weeks ago. They had called up 400 people to pick the jury from. The court only planned to take two days to select the jury. It took them 5 days. Bruce was not allowed to talk […]
Read More Bruce Called Up for Jury Duty
