Homesteading on a Blackberry Hilltop
June 28, 2025 Here’s the menu from our lunch with friends on Wednesday, June 18. Appetizers Charred shishito peppers with salt Dinner Roasted beets and carrots from the garden Yellow wax beans from the garden Roasted garlic Homemade yeast dinner rolls Grilled chicken from the neighbors marinated with lemon juice, olive oil, with rosemary and […]
Read More Summer Lunch MenuJune 28, 2025 On June 17 (Tuesday), I had PT. I let my therapist know about my twisted knee, shoulder and back pain. He had me exercise my knee first then he worked on my neck, shoulder and back. By the time he was done, the pain had faded into the background. I still had […]
Read More Round Zucchini On TrellisJune 28, 2025
Read More Flying Bee Bum (FOTD)June 28, 2025 On June 16 (Monday), I told Bruce I wanted to only go for a short motorcycle ride. My left shoulder and back were bothering me. I wanted to try to ride the motorcycle, but not cause my back and shoulder pain to become extremely painful. We rode down to Leighton, AL which […]
Read More Visit to Leighton, ALJune 28, 2025 On June 15 (Sunday), I told Bruce I needed to take it easy. I woke up with my knee aching. Fortunately, walking wasn’t a problem. Bruce decided to mow the blackberry canes around pine tree number two. He wanted to get closer to the trunks to cut the tree branches off. Pine […]
Read More A Walk Around Blackberry HomesteadJune 28, 2025 On June 14 (Saturday), the storm had left Blackberry Homestead cooler. I checked the garden for potential problems and for problems. Bruce and I took advantage of the slightly cooler temperatures and sunshine to finish removing the branches from pine tree number three, Bruce used the chainsaw and the pole saw to […]
Read More Pine Tree Number Three Down to the TrunkJune 28, 2025 On June 13 (Friday), we were outside checking the plants when we noticed a storm rolling in. In the above picture, you can see the broken pine tree number two. You can see where Bruce cut the attached trunk so the stump is now clear. I took a picture of the some […]
Read More Stormy Weather Rolls OverheadJune 27, 2025 On June 11 (Wednesday), we planted three more blueberry bushes. I forgot to take a picture until I was admiring the bushes the next day. We also planted an American persimmon tree, Caramel Cocktail recently. I am not sure of the exact date I planted it. On June 12 (Thursday), I took […]
Read More Planting More Blueberry Bushes and Back by Popular Demand, Bee BumsJune 27, 2025 On June 11 (Wednesday), I got some pictures of a female ebony jewelwing damselfly sunning on the floating primrose in the creek.
Read More Female Ebony Jewelwing DamselflyJune 27, 2025 I thought I’d provide an update on growing peppers in five gallon buckets. June 11 (Wednesday), I took a look at my pepper plants in the five gallon buckets. They are growing well and producing lots of peppers. The rain and wind earlier in the week had caused some of the pepper […]
Read More Julia, Julia, How Do Your Peppers Grow? In Five Gallon Buckets, All in Rows on the Patio
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