Fireflies in Flight

May 31, 2025 On Wednesday (May 28), Bruce and I worked in the yard. Bruce unloaded the dirt he purchased from the truck into the lawnmower cart. Using the lawnmower, Bruce pulled the cart to the garden area and the north fence. He would unload the cart, placing the bagged dirt next to the fence. […]

Harvest from the Garden

May 28, 2025 On Monday (May 26), after it stopped raining for a bit, Bruce and I dressed up in our coveralls. We headed out to clear the section on the south fence under the trees. We had a lot of branches down from the storm last week. We loaded the branches into the mower […]

A Very Rainy Memorial Day Weekend

May 26, 2025 Today is Memorial Day in the United States. It is a time to pause and remember those who died in the service of our country. Memorial Day is also the unofficial start of the summer. Public swimming pools, amusement parks and water parks open. In the United States, Memorial Day is considered […]

FOTD – Flower of the Day

May 24, 2025 It was raining this morning when we took Nox out. I stood under the eaves, on the back step admiring the day lilies that had just bloomed today.

Trellis Up, Strings for Tomatoes and Netting for Beans and Cukes

May 19, 2025 Yesterday (Sunday, May 18), Bruce l took me for a 15 minute motorcycle ride. My physical therapist said I need to see what happens when I ride. He wants me to ride every day for 15 minutes for a week. We started on Saturday. After we got back home from the ride, […]

Update on Bruce’s Dad, Grill Ready to Grill

May 18, 2025 Bruce’s dad managed to go home from the hospital yesterday (May 17, Saturday). I do mean managed. There was a lot of miscommunication happening at the hospital. The doctor (neurologist) didn’t know my FIL had been moved to a regular room!!!! Who authorized moving him out of ICU then? Several hours after […]

Trying a New (to Us) Restaurant, FIL Injured, Trellises Put Up

May 15, 2025 Today (Thursday, May 15), Bruce drove me to PT. While I was in PT, Bruce tried to call his dad. He got the answering machine twice. Bruce decided to hang out in the lobby while my physical therapist had me do various exercises. Afterwards, we went to lunch at Ricatoni’s Italian Grill […]

Just Around Blackberry Homestead after the Rain

May 14, 2025 In was raining the morning of Tuesday (May 13), when Bruce drove me to PT. We got there early, so we went to next door to Home Depot to get more trellis supplies. I kept an eye on the time and headed over to PT while Bruce finished shopping at Home Depot. […]

Rain and More Rain

May 12, 2025 It rained so much on Saturday (May 10). We weren’t able to do anything outside because of the rain. Nox even had to go outside in the rain. Bruce spent some time replacing the outside door knobs since he could do that without getting wet. He replaced the standard door knobs with […]

Started Setting Up the Trellises, Change of Plans

May 12, 2025 On Friday (May 9), we started to set up the first trellis. We decided the trellis was too short for tomatoes. We are going to move it to the other side for the peas and foot long beans. We went to Rural King, Lowe’s and Ace to find more metal electrical conduit. […]