WordPress Anniversary

October 9, 2024 It’s hard to believe it has been five years since I signed up with WordPress, but I got a notification that it has been five years.

Blackberry Homestead

October 3, 2024 Bruce wanted to give our property a name. Frog Hall was his suggestion, due to the tadpoles he discovered in a water bucket. Blackberry Hill was mine, since there are so many wild blackberries on our hill. Bruce liked the Blackberry part of the name, but wanted something else besides Hill. I […]

Back from My Mom’s Funeral

September 29, 2024 Friday, September 27, Bruce drove us down to my parents’ farm. It took six hours plus some to get there. We were put up in the “cabin” my dad built. It is a three bedroom, two bath house in the woods. It has a very nice kitchen, a dining area and a […]

Goodbye to my Mom

September 21, 2024 My sisters called to let me know our mother passed away at 4:00 AM this morning. She had been suffering from Alzheimer’s for many years. Mom didn’t want any extreme measures taken to keep her alive. For the last few years, she was mostly unable to talk or walk. The image of […]

Notice from WordPress

September 14, 2024 This popped up when I opened Jetpack. Thanks to everyone who has been following my blog.

House Buying – Moving Items from RV to House

September 13, 2024 Yesterday, I spent over an hour and a half on the phone with the insurance company. After I got home owner’s insurance, I got a new policy for the motorcycle and a new Alabama policy for the truck and RV. After that, we loaded up the truck with items from the RV […]

House Buying – Walk Through

September 11, 2024 Yesterday (September 10), we did our walk through of the house. The seller had removed some of his equipment from the garage, but left his riding mower. It would be really nice if he left the riding mower for us, but that isn’t going to happen. Everything else looked the same. I […]

House Buying – Closing Moving Ahead

September 11, 2024 We got the settlement statement from the lawyer yesterday. Bruce has gone to get the cashiers check. The closest branch of our Southern bank is in Madison, AL, an hour and a half away.

House Buying – Septic System Inspected Today

September 4, 2024 We hired a plumber to do a scope inspection of the septic system at the house. Today, the plumber did a scope of the septic system at the house. The septic system is in great shape, as well as the line to the septic tank. He found two problems. The newly installed […]

Current News – Big News – Our Offer on a House Was Accepted

August 31, 2024 Between touring the Shoals area quad cities (Tuscumbia, Sheffield, Muscle Shoals and Florence), we found a buyer’s agent (Donna Brown) to show us houses. We wanted some land with the house, with 5 acres being the minimum. This had been our dream before being bitten by the RV bug. Donna was great […]