Finished the Lion Cubs

August 11, 2025 I am feeling back to normal today, except for the vaccination spots on my left arm. The area is still sore and it is warm to the touch. I can now move my arm without it hurting. While the side effects have been unpleasant, I don’t want to risk lockjaw. Our property […]

Vaccines and Price Checking What New Glasses Cost

August 10, 3025 On Friday (August 8), after volunteering most of the morning, Bruce and I decided to get lunch at Mary Lee’s since we were down that way. I didn’t realize how dirty we had gotten until we were walking into the restaurant. Fortunately, while Mary Lee’s has outstanding food, they are very casual. […]

Butterflies, Flowers, Eggs, and Progress on the Third Lion Cub

August 9, 2025 On Thursday (August 7), I worked in the garden. I killed four or five tomato hornworms and some armyworms that had been chowing down on my tomato leaves and green tomatoes. I sprayed squash bugs with soapy water and removed squash bug eggs. I got a nice harvest of cucumbers, squash, okra, […]

A Commissioned Piece of Art Arrives

August 8, 2025 While I was exchanging emails with Dawnel at DeRubeis Fine Art about repairing “Autumn Wind,” I asked if DeRubeis still took commissions. Dawnel (his wife) and office manager, said he did. He needed to have an idea of the size of the piece and what I wanted. I wanted a piece featuring […]

A Giant Comes to Visit

August 5, 2025 Yesterday (Monday, August 4), Bruce and I moved three cartloads of Bama Dirt into the new long garden bed. This finished covering the wood in the new bed. Bruce was zipping around the yard on the mower, cutting the grass at high speed. Last time he mowed, he tried something different out […]

More Mulching and Butterflies on Blackberry Homestead

August 2, 2025 On July 29 (Tuesday), I was able to finish mulching around the pecan tree I had surrounded with cardboard. We moved dirt from the Bama Dirt pile to the new garden bed and Bruce added the bagged dirt on top of the Bama Dirt. It was a hot day. For supper, I […]

Nox Waiting for Pills, Bats Flirting with the Moon

July 28, 2025 On Friday (July 25), I did my daily fight with the squash bugs. I picked off the eggs, sprayed soapy water on the nymphs, and squished any full-grown squash bug. It was cool enough in the evening to sit outside on the front porch and watch the sunset. Nox was sitting outside […]

The Driveway Project Is Complete!

July 23, 2025 Yesterday, Tuesday (July 22), barely after 7 am, the driveway work commenced! The truck at the bottom of the driveway is bringing in the first load of crusher run gravel, which the driver dropped off in front of the garage. Bruce and I watched most of the work from inside the house. […]

“Autumn Wind” Is Back!

July 15, 2025 Today, after I woke up from my nap, I saw “AutumnWind” had been delivered back to us. I was so excited, I went to get the box. I started to pick it up, then reconsidered. I was unsure how heavy the box was and I am not supposed to lift more than […]

Random Picture

June 13, 2025 I have no idea what this picture is. I found it on my phone when I was looking at the pictures to decide what to post. It looked very artistic to me, so I decided to share it. Updated June 13: Serval of you suggested turning the picture to get an early […]