A Busy Weekend

July 13, 2025 Yesterday (Saturday, July 12), we went into town to pick up Bruce’s high blood pressure medication. When we got back, I checked the garden while Bruce headed out to mow. He finished up mowing. The pumpkin is orangier than it was yesterday. In the evening, I sprayed soapy water on the Eastern […]

Starting to Build a New Long Garden Bed

July 13, 2025 On July 7 (Monday), I was heading to the garden when I heard the ratatattat of a woodpecker. I spotted him on the power pole. I couldn’t get a good enough look at him to get a good identification. Bruce and I rode the motorcycle to the bank so it would be […]

The Bat Is Back with a Friend! Bruce Gets the Chipper Running!

July 13, 2025 On July 4 (Friday), we had a busy day around the homestead. Bruce cut many branches from pine number two and I spent a lot of time moving them. Pine number two was the largest and tallest pine that fell, plus it had two full-sized trunks. This was a good use of […]

A Tomato Hornworm Munching Away on the Peppers

July 12, 2025 ***Warning Dog Poop Picture in Post*** On July 1 (Tuesday), I discovered a tomato hornworm had been munching on three of my pepper plants. It had eaten part of some peppers and several leaves down to the stems. I caught it in the act of munching and sentenced it to death by […]

Walking Down to the Mailbox

July 11, 2025 On June 30 (Monday), we enjoyed our walk down the driveway to the mailbox. We saw several of our neighbors’ cows underneath the Bardford pear tree. Butterflies fluttered on the driveway as we walked down to the mailbox. Later in the day, I took some pictures of my bucket garden. I checked […]

Married to an Older Man Now!

July 11, 2025 On June 29 (Sunday), Bruce turned 61. I am now married to an older man until November! We had a busy day on Bruce’s birthday. In the morning, I checked on the garden. I was pleased with how well the watermelons were growing. As I looked at the zucchini plant, I noticed […]

A Walk Around Blackberry Homestead

June 28, 2025 On June 15 (Sunday), I told Bruce I needed to take it easy. I woke up with my knee aching. Fortunately, walking wasn’t a problem. Bruce decided to mow the blackberry canes around pine tree number two. He wanted to get closer to the trunks to cut the tree branches off. Pine […]

Pine Tree Number Three Down to the Trunk

June 28, 2025 On June 14 (Saturday), the storm had left Blackberry Homestead cooler. I checked the garden for potential problems and for problems. Bruce and I took advantage of the slightly cooler temperatures and sunshine to finish removing the branches from pine tree number three, Bruce used the chainsaw and the pole saw to […]

Planting More Blueberry Bushes and Back by Popular Demand, Bee Bums

June 27, 2025 On June 11 (Wednesday), we planted three more blueberry bushes. I forgot to take a picture until I was admiring the bushes the next day. We also planted an American persimmon tree, Caramel Cocktail recently. I am not sure of the exact date I planted it. On June 12 (Thursday), I took […]

Pictures of the Garden

June 27, 2025 On June 10 (Tuesday), I got up to take Nox outside. It was foggy from all the rain from yesterday. I had PT and on the way to Florence, the fog covered the Tennessee River. By the time we got back home, the fog had burned off. Bruce went off to mow […]