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Breakfast on the Induction Stovetop

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 […]

Bruce Is Busy Doing More Clean Up

May 26, 2026 On May 18, Bruce took his electric Greenworks polesaw into the back field aka back pasture to remove low-hanging branches. For Tom from Reiko’s Journey, in picture one, you can see the shed from a previous post. In picture two, you can see another shed. The spineless caper bush started blooming. The […]

Memorial Day

May 25, 2026 As we traveled the country (USA) in our RV, we visited the memorial monuments. Each county has a monument to honor those who lived there and lost their lives fighting for our country. It was always sad to see space left for new deaths for new wars. The biggest and most impressive […]

Nox Stopping by to Say Hi to Bruce

May 20, 2026 On Sunday (May 17), we got home late from Huntsville, AL, and being old folks, we went to bed. During the night, Bruce dreamed he was looking for someone. He was in various hospitals and other medical facilities. I believe he was looking for his dad. Bruce wanted to tell his dad […]

Resting after Overdoing It and Big News, We Sold Cliff the Big Red Truck

May 24, 2026 On May 16, since I stupidly overdid the day before, I spent all day resting with only one walk outside. Bruce took advantage of the cooler temperature to finish the cleanup of Pine Tree Two. He came in and got a shower. Afterwards, Bruce wanted me to see all the work he […]

Stupidly Overdid Again, Just What Is Wrong with Me?

May 28, 2026 On May 15, I was feeling great. My wounds from my gallbladder removal surgery didn’t hurt unless I moved wrong or had something pressed on them. Bruce headed out to use several of his toys to work on removing the trunks of Pine Tree Two. Pine Tree Two had three large trunks […]

Watching Bruce Enjoy the New Toy (Tractor)

May 23, 2026 On May 14, Bruce asked me if I had any thoughts on what to do next with the tractor. As we walked to see the figs, I saw the mess of roots and holes that made a spot by the fence very hard to mow. I suggested that it could be the […]

Continuing to Walk Around

May 23, 2026 On May 11, I continued walking around Blackberry Homestead to help my recovery from the gallbladder removal surgery. I enjoy looking at the garden, so my walks mainly focus on the garden. Later in the day, I walked into the back pasture. Bruce had cut logs from Pine Tree Two in the […]

Back to Walking in the Yard after Gallbladder Removal Surgery

May 22, 2026 On May 10, when I woke up, I felt better after taking it easy the day before. Last night, Bruce gave the pill bottles to me. I thought it would be more efficient for me to get the pills. In the morning, while in bed, I knocked over my water bottle while […]

Taking It Easy After Overdoing for Two Days Right After Gallbladder Surgery

May 21, 2026 On May 9, I came to my senses and decided to stop all the craziness. I really shouldn’t have walked over a 1/4 mile each day for two days right after surgery. On the second day, I was also kneeling which was awful. I learned you should NOT kneel or sit on […]

Planting More Fruit Trees

May 20, 2026 On May 7, we had a delivery of two more fruit trees. One was another Japanese persimmon and the other was a fig. I really wasn’t up to planting them. Bruce said he’d plant them under my direction. I needed to do some more walking anyway. On May 8, we planted the […]