Homesteading on a Blackberry Hilltop
July 27, 2026 Jeanne, from “A Jeanne in the Kitchen” blog, was sweet enough to host us while we were in Colorado. While we were at Jeanne’s, she gave me a couple of lovely gifts. I had meant to share this picture in a previous post about staying with Jeanne. Jeanne, thank you for the […]
Read More Gifts from JeanneJuly 18, 2026 Bruce and I arrived safely at Jeanne’s (a Jeanne in the Kitchen) and Larry’s home. I thought we should get another hotel room since Jeanne was expecting us on Saturday, not Friday night. Bruce suggested I call her to see if she was willing to have us arrive a day early. Jeanne […]
Read More Just in Case You Were Wondering…July 13, 2026 As I was sitting on the back step putting on my rubber boots, I looked over at the bucket brigade of peppers. What did I see, to my horror, a very large hornworm hanging out of a half eaten bell pepper. Noooo! The hornworms are on my peppers. Bruce was also appalled […]
Read More Our Fourth of JulyJuly 12, 2026 This post is out of order. It is for today, as I haven’t caught up on posting about the garden. I am going to be gone for two weeks. I dread what will happen to the gardens. My neighbor sounded happy to harvest produce from the garden. I hope he will pick […]
Read More Oh, the State of Things to ComeJuly 12, 2026 On July 3, I took some pictures of the incredible sorry state of my front flower garden. The weeds have found the perfect place to grow! My vegetable garden was my focus while I was recovering from gallbladder surgery. I really couldn’t do much, and even then, I overdid it a few […]
Read More And…Here’s the Front GardenJuly 10, 2026 I am often amused by the new gamification for posting and commenting on WordPress. Here’s the latest achievement I received. Hmmm. I do need to get to sleep earlier!
Read More An Unexpected Achievement from WordPressJuly 9, 2026 On June 27, I did my normal morning task. “the new normal. Walking around the garden, collecting Japanese beetles, eating strawberries, picking tomatoes, looking for hornworm damage, looking for hornworms, picking beans, and squash. Bruce and I also go look at the orchard and pick blueberries.” Then, I went inside and read […]
Read More A Restful DayJuly 4, 2025 It is hard to believe just 50 years ago, Bruce and I, as children, in different parts of the U.S., experienced the 200th anniversary of the United States of America. The celebrations were huge! Now, 50 years later, we are getting to experience the 250th anniversary of the United States of America […]
Read More Happy 4th of July! The United States of America’s Independence DayMay 30, 2026 Three weeks and a day (May 28) after my gallbladder removal surgery, I had my post-op appointment with my surgeon. Normally, the post-op visit would have been two weeks and a day, but she was on vacation that week. Before meeting with the surgeon, I put together a list of all the […]
Read More Post-Op Visit with Surgeon after Gallbladder Removal SurgeryMay 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 […]
Read More Bruce Is Busy Doing More Clean Up
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