Planting More Fruit Plants oon Blackberry Homestead

March 21, 2026 Here’s the list of plants I received from Raintree Nursery. I planted the following Raintree Plants on March 14. The weather warmed up on Thursday (March 19) and no cold weather was predicted. I placed the glass bird bath bowl onto the stand. I planted these plants on March 19. I put […]

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day

March 17, 2026 Happy birthday to my sister-in-law! She arrived on Saint Patrick’s Day! Enjoy Saint Patrick’s Day! I am going to try and stay warm today. Before the cold arrived (March 12, Thursday), Bruce spent some time mowing. I took pictures of flowers in the front flower garden. I weeded the front flower gardens. […]

Cold Weather Heading Our Way

March 12, 2026 We’ve been having lovely days. The temperatures have been getting into the high 70s and just brushing 80F. The days have been mostly sunny with rain sometimes. Perfect weather to enjoy gardening. The cold is coming. I am going to wait until tomorrow to plant radishes. I had hoped we were done […]

Planting an Asparagus Bed for Blackberry Homestead

March 11, 2026 On March 8 (Sunday), Bruce and I walked around Blackberry Homestead to see how things were growing. I took pictures of the work Bruce did with his chainsaw. He cut up more of the tree trunks than I realized. The peaches and blueberries are blooming. March 9 (Monday), I went to see […]

Planting Peas

March 8, 2026 On March 5 (Thursday), we ran some errands. Bruce dropped me off at the hairdresser’s and went to Walmart to pick up prescriptions. We had decided the divide and conquer worked. The timing worked out great. I finished getting my haircut right after he arrived. An aside note, I like my new […]

Garage Progress and Tomato Planted in the Seed Starter Tray

March 4, 2026 On Tuesday (March 3), we decided to take advantage of the beautiful weather. After we got home from our motorcycle ride, we did some work on the garden. Physical activity was needed to keep our minds off our loss. Bruce added the three bags the Lowe’s top soil to each of beds […]

Historical Marker in Leighton, Alabama

March 5, 2026 After getting home from our donation trip, we rested a bit. I read while Bruce watched YouTube comics. It helps him cope. Reading helps me cope. We had planned to deposit a a check and get the motorcycle insurance card printed out at the library. After donating Nox’s things, we just wanted […]

Update on Blackberry Homestead

March 3, 2026 Between Nox’s and my health problems, I didn’t get as much done as I had hoped on Blackberry Homestead. Some of you may remember the post I did on the purple magnolia in front of the house last year. We only got a few blooms due to a bitter freeze. This year […]

Pantry Finished and Filled Up

February 18, 2026 We finished out the IKEA pantry today. After all the drawers and shelves were in, I started lining them Then I moved most of the food into the pantry. This opened up kitchen cabinets, which allowed me to organize the kitchen better. Once the food was out of the kitchen cabinets, I […]

Mostly Just Lazy

February 15, 2026 After my scare earlier in the week, I have been tired. I have been napping a lot. Thursday, the weather was a perfect day, not too cold and not too hot. Bruce convinced me it would be nice to take a walk around Blackberry Homestead. He was right. I felt happy to […]