Homesteading on a Blackberry Hilltop
December 5, 2025 Today (Friday, December 5), we got up around 8:00 AM. After getting ready to face the day, we headed to the RV to put in the 40-gallon propane tank; the one filled at Ace yesterday. While Bruce put in the tank, I vacuumed the floors. Once he had the tank in, connected, […]
Read More Cold and Cloudy with Gifts to Brighten the DayNovember 3, 2025 On Wednesday (November 3), my new birdbath bowl arrived. I wasn’t able the replace the bowl with a similar one. I really liked the fish. I found this sunflower bowl that is pretty to me. I liked the crushed glass; it looks like water drops. I haven’t put water in it yet […]
Read More New Birdbath BowlDecember 2, 2025 Today (December 2, Tuesday) I decided it was time to update my copyright notice. While I was at it, I considered different templates before I decided not to change my current template. Since I was looking at the homepage, I felt the image of the truck and RV no longer fit our […]
Read More Updating the Homepage of My Website (Blog)December 2, 2025 Wait, how did it get to be December of 2025? This year has flown by! Earlier in the year, we decided to take a step towards making sure we didn’t miss any important decisions in retirement. I interviewed three fiduciary financial planning firms. While I really liked Creative Planning, their closest office […]
Read More Fiduciary Financial PlannerDecember 1, 2025 We had our friends over for lunch today. They have been putting up backer board in their kitchen for their new tile. Since they have been working so hard, I wanted to make a nice meal for them. Lunch on December 1, 2025 Appetizers Charcuterie Board with the following items: Goat Cheese […]
Read More Making Lunch for FriendsDecember 1, 2025 For the past few nights, it has been getting down in the low 30s and high 20s. We covered the greens and radishes with dried grass in the short bed and using a hoop and a row cover, covered the tall bed. The weather has also turned rainy. This morning when I […]
Read More Cold Weather, Here for the Rest of the Year?November 29, 2025 Before the weather got cooler (Tuesday, November 25), Bruce and I worked on putting together another tall garden bed. We have discovered it is easier to get the logs in while we assemble the beds. It means we aren’t having to heave the logs over the sides of the bed while trying […]
Read More Progress on New Tall Garden BedNovember 29, 2025 Yesterday (Friday, November 28), we just had leftovers from Thanksgiving dinner. Bruce managed to eat all the leftover dressing. I was not amused. I spent some time working on my drawing, “Juneau in Wild Sunflowers”. It was peaceful and meditative after the long marathon in the kitchen on Thanksgiving. Here’s the first […]
Read More Juneau Now Has a Complete FaceNovember 29, 2025 Since Bruce doesn’t care for turkey, we have some other bird. We’ve had chicken, duck, goose, pheasant, and Cornish hens (AKA little birds). I always have ham, since it wouldn’t feel like Thanksgiving to me without ham. I always get a very small ham, sometimes just a couple of slices. Thanksgiving Menu […]
Read More Thanksgiving DinnerNovember 29, 2025 Bruce’s dad made it home for Thanksgiving. My sister-in-law reported there was no real traffic during the four hour drive to get her dad home from the hospital. My FIL was in a lot of pain during and after the ride home. Bruce had a quick call with his dad, but his […]
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