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.
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Cutting Up Pine Number Three
May 23, 2025 Bruce gave the downed pines numbers based on how close they are to the house. Pine number one is the leaning pine. It is closest to the house. The broken pine is pine number two. The large pine that fell over with the roots exposed is pine number three. Bruce has started […]
Read More Cutting Up Pine Number ThreeSkyline of Blackberry Homestead Changed Again
May 20, 2025 First, Bruce, Nox and I, as well as the house and outbuildings, are fine. We had a violent thunderstorm hit around 5 o’clock clock this evening. It rained so hard with strong winds that we had white out conditions from it. We were under a tornado warning. We had the closet door […]
Read More Skyline of Blackberry Homestead Changed AgainTrellis 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, […]
Read More Trellis Up, Strings for Tomatoes and Netting for Beans and CukesUpdate 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 […]
Read More Update on Bruce’s Dad, Grill Ready to GrillEstate Sales Finds, Update on FIL
May 16, 2025 This morning, after we got up and took care of Nox, we headed out to two estate sales. At the first estate sale, Bruce bought a pair of plastic sawhorses and a couple of levels. I bought a 3 quart stainless steel sauté pan with a glass lid for $12. At the […]
Read More Estate Sales Finds, Update on FILTrying 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 […]
Read More Trying a New (to Us) Restaurant, FIL Injured, Trellises Put UpStarting to Clean Out the Shed
May 15, 2025 I realized I forgot to mention that we started to clean out the shed yesterday (Wednesday, May 14). The barn is attached to the shed. I believe the shed was built around the same time as the house. The barn was clearly added on later. The shed wall sticks into the barn […]
Read More Starting to Clean Out the ShedJust 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. […]
Read More Just Around Blackberry Homestead after the RainRain 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 […]
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