More Dirt from Bama Dirt

March 3, 2025 This morning, I got a text from Bama Dirt asking if we were ready for our second load of dirt. I texted back, “Yes”. The driver texted to ask if I wanted it in the same spot. The answer was, “Yes”. We had moved the tarp closer to the last three short […]

Bama Dirt Delivery

March 2, 2025 On Friday (February 28), Bama Dirt called and asked if we were ready for a delivery. The answer was yes! They had to mix the dirt before they could bring it, so it took a bit for them to arrive after the call. After looking at the dirt, we decided to buy […]

A Gift from Jeanne

March 1, 2025 While in Colorado, my lovely friend Jeanne from ajeanneinthekitchen.com, presented me with a beautiful vase that she made. I was thrilled and look forward to having a place to display it with some silk flowers. (Water will cause the buttons to come off.) The vase was the first item I unpacked from […]

Unloading Cliff the Big Red Truck

March 1, 2025 On Friday (February 28), we decided to go out for breakfast and then stop at Walmart to pick up my prescriptions. We had breakfast at the Box Car Cafe in Sheffield, Alabama. It was eleven miles from the house and a short distance from Walmart. They got good reviews. I had a […]

Unloading the U-Haul Truck

February 28, 2025 After we got home yesterday (February 27), we walked around the yard. It was great to stretch our legs and to see how everything was. I was so happy to see some daffodils blooming. Nox was happy to walk around doing Nox things. She enjoyed sniffing things. After we recovered from the […]

Sweet Home Alabama, Where All Our Stuff Is Too

February 28, 2025 We left Colorado on Tuesday morning (February 25). We took our fully charged walkie talkies and used them to communicate as I followed the U-Haul in Cliff the Big Red Truck. We stopped at a truck stop in Colorado so Bruce and I could take a bio break. As we were heading […]

Emptied Out One Storage Unit and Most of the Second Storage Unit

February 24, 2025 On Sunday (February 23), we filled Cliff the Big Red Truck, full of boxes and items from the unconditioned storage unit. Our pickup truck’s bed was full of boxes and the backseat was full of other items. The truck’s tonneau cover should keep the items in the bed dry. Today (February 24), […]

Arrived Safely in Golden, Colorado

February 21, 2025 On February 19 (Wednesday), we left the house covered with snow and bare rooms. Through snow and ice, with winter weather advisories and warnings, Cliff the Big Red Truck rolled to Junction City, Kansas. In Junction City, Kansas, Bruce fueled up at Sapp Bros while I found a nearby Motel 6 that […]

Tornado Hit Downtown Tuscumbia, AL

February 18, 2025 Well, the weather service was slightly off about the location of the tornado. The F1 tornado touched down just a little to the west of Muscle Shoals in downtown Tuscumbia, AL. Muscle Shoals and Tuscumbia share a border. Sheffield shares a border with both Muscle Shoals and Tuscumbia. Fortunately, no one was […]

Tornado Watch Turned into a Tornado Warning Last Night

February 16, 2025 Like most of the South, last night we were hit with an intense thunderstorm, putting us under a Tornado Watch. Our community warning sirens went off. We couldn’t hear what the intercom was saying over the barking of the dogs. Nox was not one of the dogs barking. Our phone alerts went […]