Homesteading on a Blackberry Hilltop
February 10, 2025 On Saturday (February 8), the weather was warm, but it was threatening rain. Bruce decided we could drop off his motorcycle at Longshore Cycle Center in Florence, AL. Bruce had ordered new motorcycle tires and they arrived just before he had to take care of his dad. We geared up and rode […]
Read More Dropping Off the Motorcycle for Service and a Tour of Pope’s TavernNovember 7, 2024 Yesterday, early afternoon, Bruce arrived at Jekyll Island, Georgia. I checked on Bruce with Life360 as he rode from Bushnell, Florida to Jekyll Island, Georgia. When Bruce stopped for gas, I would get an alert letting me know he had completed a trip and how many miles. I would watch as he […]
Read More Bruce Made It Safely to Jekyll Island, GeorgiaDecember 15, 2023 A few days ago (December 9), we got a new neighbor for a few days. He pulled into site 1. Bruce and I admired his RV, a converted school bus aka schoolie, while walking Nox. Bruce was removing the burned out headlights bulb on the motorcycle later in the day. It was […]
Read More The Big Blue Bus Next DoorDecember 12, 2023 This morning, at the grocery store, on the way back to the RV from the Webster Farmers Market, Bruce noticed the motorcycle headlight was out. He turned on high beams and it worked, but low beams weren’t working. It is time for a new headlight bulb in the 14 year old motorcycle. […]
Read More Regular Living Task – Replacing Motorcycle Headlight BulbMarch 16, 2023 Yesterday, Bruce drove Cliff the Big Red Truck to the motorcycle shop. While he was paying, I was looking at the jackets. Bruce’s winter jacket’s armor failed with no good way to replace it. He had been looking for a jacket online. I found a nice jacket I thought would work for […]
Read More Motorcycle Is Back after ServiceMarch 8, 2023 Today, I drove Cliff the Big Red Truck to the Motorsports Freaks motorcycle shop. Bruce rode the motorcycle to the shop. We took different routes and he beat me to the shop. The motorcycle needs the front tire replaced and the oil changed. Bruce was filling out the work order when I […]
Read More Regular Living Tasks, Oil Change and Tire ReplacementFebruary 26, 2023 On Tuesday, Bruce wanted to see if he could figure out why the motorcycle wouldn’t start on Sunday. My guess was the battery, but Bruce was afraid it was more than that. I am going to post what happened in Bruce’s Facebook post. “After a bit of testing, we decided the battery […]
Read More Getting the Motorcycle RunningFebruary 19, 2023 Our time at Blythe Island Regional Park in Georgia came to an end on Sunday, February 12. Saturday, it rained all day, so we couldn’t do our normal outside preparations. I did as much as possible inside to be prepared to leave on Sunday. We wanted to leave early on Sunday to […]
Read More What a Moving Day!December 16, 2022 We’ve had several days of rain, so it was a wonderful when it stopped raining yesterday. After one o’clock, we headed over to Flat Rock State Park in Columbus, Georgia. We decided to see some different trails. Bruce parked the motorcycle next to a trail. The trail is also a service road. […]
Read More A Sunny Day after Much RainNovember 7, 2022 This morning, we rode the motorcycle to Pop’s Place. It is a cafeteria style restaurant with good home style Southern cooking. After eating, Bruce asked me if I wanted to do anything. I said, “Let me check the attractions in this area.” Nothing came up, so I agreed to just go home. […]
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