I Started Physical Therapy Today

April 3, 2025 For the last four years, I have had issues with my left side of my back. It is triggered when riding on the back of the motorcycle for more than 30 minutes. I have the same pain when washing a large load of dishes by hand or when I spend a significant […]

Podiatrist and Dermatologist Visit

April 2, 2025 On Monday (March 31), I went to see the podiatrist my new primary care doctor recommended for an ingrown toenail. The podiatrist gave me three options to deal with my ingrown toenail. After additional discussion with the doctor, I picked option one which was the simplest and least invasive treatment. The doctor […]

A Visit from My Sister and Her Husband

March 30, 2025 On Thursday (March 27), I had a doctor’s appointment for my physical. My new doctor is going to recommend some doctors in the area. I have a toenail that is trying to become an ingrown toenail. I also need a neurologist in the area who is familiar with my condition. After my […]

Six Blueberries Are Planted

March 27, 2025 On March 25 (Tuesday), we planted the six blueberry bushes we purchased from a local nursery, Porter Garden Center. We had planted two small blueberry bushes from Gurney’s Seed & Nursery (mail order) earlier. We planted the blueberry bushes in the circle Bruce had measured out. Bruce dug the holes. I placed […]

Update on Repairing Our DeRubeis Artwork

March 25, 2025 I received another email from DeRubeis’s office. “I spoke with the artist and he does believe that scratch is repairable. The cost for repair is $200, plus shipping. He does want to note that if you send back just the panel that needs to be repaired, it will be shinier than the […]

Planting Bare Root Fruit Trees

March 24, 3025 For some reason, Bruce thought we’d take it easy on Sunday (March 23) after “An Evening of Fire and Smoke” on Saturday. We did sleep in a bit. I woke Bruce up to make sure he was in time for the family Zoom call. Once Bruce was done with the Zoom call, […]

An Evening of Fire and Smoke

March 22, 2025 Yesterday, knowing we had friends coming over for “An Evening of Fire and Smoke.” Bruce named the party this in his invite. Having friends over really motivated Bruce to finish several projects. Thanks, S and C! Bruce put replaced the broken screen door pneumatic closer and put up the missing wind chain. […]

Cutting Down Dead Branches

March 22, 2025 On March 19 ( Wednesday), the weather was lovely. I planted more seeds in my raised beds, spinach, lettuce, carrots, turnips and Japanese mustard. While I was busy planting, Bruce decided to cut down some dead branches from our row of pine trees in the back pasture. It was a lot of […]

Return Contact from DeRubeis’s Office on Scratch

March 20, 2025 I received an email from DeRubeis’s office manager about the scratch on one of the artwork’s panels. she wrote back: “Hello Julia Thank you for reaching out. It is usually possible for a panel to be repaired but to look into it further, would it be possible to have you take a […]

Nox Is Curious about the Gardens

March 19, 2025 On Sunday (March 16), as we walked around the back pasture checking for damage, we saw Nox over by the raised garden beds. Bruce saw her first. Nox was standing on her hind feet trying to see into the tall raised garden beds. We laughed about it and continued our walk back […]