An Unexpected Achievement from WordPress

July 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!

A Restful Day

July 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 […]

Happy 4th of July! The United States of America’s Independence Day

July 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 […]

Post-Op Visit with Surgeon after Gallbladder Removal Surgery

May 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 […]

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 […]

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 […]