Finished Clearing the Drainage Ditch

February 2, 2025 Last night, Nox decided she needed a massage. She got my attention and made it clear I should follow her. She trotted down the hall, to our bedroom. She looked up at the bed, so I picked her up and put her on the bed. I picked up the remote and asked […]

Visit to RV and Uncovering Drainage Ditch

February 1, 2025 This morning, Nox and I went to the RV. Nox was happy to be back at the RV. She hopped up onto the couch after I put her blanket down. I plugged the water hose in and kept my fingers crossed that we didn’t have any problems after the bitter cold (8 […]

Nox Had a Dental Visit Yesterday

January 29, 2025 Yesterday, I got up and got dressed. I needed to drive 20 to 25 minutes to get Nox to her dental drop off at 8:00 AM. I gave them permission to pull any teeth that needed pulling. I agreed for them to attempt to save Nox if something went wrong. Nox was […]

Gutters Installed Today

January 27, 2025 Today, a truck pulled up from ICS. They were here to install the gutters we had ordered. ICS replaced our roof. They did great work, so I was happy to have the do our seamless gutters. I went out to see if they would need anything. The lead asked for a place […]

Finished Preparing Garden Beds for Dirt

January 25, 2025 On Thursday, (January 23), Bruce called Bama Dirt to find out when we would get our order. They apologized for not reaching out to us. They are waiting for the dirt to dry out and the compost to become less hot. Yesterday (Friday, January 24), after breakfast, I decided the weather had […]

Leaving on a Jet Plane

January 24, 2025 We dragged ourselves out the door at 4:10 AM this morning. Bruce had a flight from Huntsville International Airport to Atlanta at 7:00 AM. He needed to be there 90 minutes before his flight. It takes an hour to get to Huntsville airport. Nox, seeing us heading to the door, was desperate […]

Finishing Assembly of the Tall Garden Beds

January 16, 2025 I did want to share this picture I took on Saturday night (January 11). The moon was between Jupiter and Mars. Mars is circled in red at the bottom of the picture and Jupiter is circled in red at the top of the picture. On Monday (January 13), the ground was sopping […]

Things We’ve Done Lately on Blackberry Homestead

January 12, 2025 With the snow coming and trees ordered, it was time to do some sheet mulching to get ready for the pecan trees. On Wednesday (January 8), I took two large cardboard boxes from the barn and flattened them. I carried them out to the front yard. I also brought some large rocks […]

Winter Storm Watch Warning for Friday

January 8, 2025 While we got a few flurries of snow on and off earlier this week, we didn’t get any real accumulation. This morning, I woke to an alert for a winter storm watch. The polar vortex is about to arrive. The National Weather Service is predicting snow to start at 12:00 AM on […]

A Busy Couple of Days

January 2, 2025 On New Year’s Day, Bruce noticed a couple of flickers in the backyard, fairly close to the house. We walked over to the sliding door and watched them for a while. The wind calmed down and Bruce decided to use his chainsaw to cut the branches off the fence. He also cut […]