Positive News on Bruce’s Poison Ivy Rash

October 20, 2024 Since Bruce has been putting the extra strength Benadryl cream and Calamine lotion on his horrific poison ivy rash, it is starting to heal up. He is much less itchy and he can go much longer between putting on the cream and lotion. He is no longer in pain from the rash. […]

Trying Out My New Stove and Laundry Time

October 19, 2024 Bruce came home with a couple loads of laundry from his trip to Golden, CO. Since Bruce doesn’t have a lot of clothes, I needed to do laundry today. I had thawed some sausages we picked up in Missouri, so I wanted to cook them for breakfast. After wiping the glass cooktop […]

First Night at Blackberry Homestead and a Busy Next Day

October 19, 2024 On October 17th, I watched the moon come up through the trees from the patio. It was beautiful. The picture didn’t come out that great. I got ready for bed (shower and poison ivy treatment) and let Nox join me in the new bed for a while. Bruce called and we talked […]

Bruce Made It Home!

October 18, 2024 Bruce pulled up to the house tonight around 9:30 PM. He was itching so bad from the poison ivy that his goal was to say hi to me and Nox and then to treat it. When he took off his shirt, I was horrified. The poison ivy rash is all over his […]

When You Want To Sleep in Your New House But Don’t Have Bedroom Curtains, a Trashy Solution

October 17, 2024 I spent a good bit of the day at the RV doing laundry. I also went through my kitchen drawers and cabinets to decide what else I should bring to the house. Around 4:00 PM, I headed to Blackberry Homestead. Once here, I took Nox inside, then got her bed along with […]

The Bed Frame Arrived Today!

October 16, 2024 Nectar has been great to work with. When our bed frame got lost in Dallas, TX, the company shipped us a new bed frame. It was shipped on Monday, so it was here in three days. The delivery person left it next to the garage. The box was beat up, so I […]

Cool Weather Arrives

October 15, 2024 Last night, it was windy and the wind brought cool weather. When I arrived at Blackberry Homestead this afternoon, I put frozen items into the freezer and some cold items into the refrigerator. I had these tubes of various food items. I wasn’t sure how to store them in my new fridge. […]

Movers Canceled and Deposit Refunded (Hopefully)

October 15, 2024 Bruce and I decided to cancel the movers. My blog pal Leslie, from theadventuresofbiteydog.com, had mentioned that a friend of hers had her property held hostage until she paid the movers twice as much as quoted and this was after the movers had taken a month to make a three day move. […]

Bruce Arrived in Golden, CO

October 14, 2024 Bruce made the trip to Golden, Colorado safely. He’s got a hotel room near the storage units. He’s being very industrious, already looking for the items I wanted him to bring home. (Art, crystal, stemware, china.)

Busy Day at Blackberry Homestead

October 14, 2024 As soon as I had Nox settled, I put more items in the fridge and a couple of things in the freezer. On the top shelf, you can see the clear bins I bought to help keep the fridge better organized. This morning I finished picking up sticks and rocks in the […]