Happy 40th Anniversary, Baby

November 23, 2025 Yesterday (Saturday, November 22), was Bruce and my 40th wedding anniversary! We had a delightful day ending with a lovely meal. At the LaGrange College & Military Academy Historical site in Leighton, AL, they were hosting “Christmas in the Country.” Their brochure says, “Site Park, Pioneer Village & Antebellum Cemetery.” We decided […]

Visiting the Huntsville Botanical Garden

October 31, 2025 Happy Halloween! On Thursday (October 23), Bruce and I had a meeting in Huntsville, AL. After our meeting, we visited the Huntsville Botanical Garden. When we lived in the Huntsville area, over 30 years ago, the gardens had just started. They had big plans. It is thrilling to see how those plans […]

Visiting Tuscumbia Spring Park for the Oka Kapassa Festival

September 21, 2025 Early morning, on Saturday ( September 13), Bruce and I rode the motorcycle to Tuscumbia Spring Park in Tuscumbia, AL. We were excited to attend the Oka Kapassa Festival. https://okakapassafestival.org/2025-festival-schedule/ Once we parked, we took off our motorcycle gear. I changed out of my motorcycle boots and put on tennis shoes. While […]

Walking Down Newcastle Street in Brunswick, Georgia

September 8, 2025 On August 30 (Saturday), Bruce drove my father-in-law to church. Once we made sure he was safely inside, Bruce drove a little ways down Newcastle Street and parked. I had wanted to see some of the historic downtown of Brunswick. We walked along the wide sidewalks on Newcastle Street. Several small parks […]

Volunteering at Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve

August 10, 2025 On Friday (August 8), Bruce and I left the house around 8:15 AM to get to the Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve by 9:00 AM. We enjoyed the drive through the small mountains on winding roads to get to the preserve. The last bit of the drive was a one-lane gravel driveway […]

Walking Across the Singing River Bridge Over the Tennessee River

May 3, 2025 On Thursday (May 1), Bruce drove me to PT. After PT, he asked me if I wanted to do anything in Florence. I thought for a second or so, then said I’d like to walk across the Singing River Bridge. Bruce thought that sounded fun, so I looked up the directions to […]

Lunch with Friends

April 28, 2025 I had been texting with one of my RV friends. Mary and her husband were camping by Lake Guntersville in AL. Bruce was in communication with her husband, Rick. We were trying to decide where to get together. Decatur and Huntsville are about half way between us, so Rick suggested that we […]

Drive Around Tuscumbia, AL

April 14, 2024 After our museum visit, we headed to Tuscumbia Spring Park. The tornado damage is still very much visible. We drove home along 7th, then 6th. There were some damaged roofs and a lot of downed trees that had been cut up. After we got home, we walked around the yard with Nox. […]

Valentine’s Day, Blackberry Homestead Style

February 15, 2025 On February 14 (Friday), I woke up to flood warnings in Florence, AL from the National Weather Service. The Tennessee River was (and still is) at flood stage. I mentioned I wanted to go to the Rockpile Recreation Park along the Tennessee River to see the water pouring over the Wilson Dam. […]

Buying Dirt and Registering RV in Alabama

February 11, 2025 On Sunday (February 9), we drove to Lowe’s and bought a cubic yard of topsoil. We had it loaded into the truck bed by a Lowe’s employee. When we arrived at the house, Bruce drove the truck next to the last tall bed. We filled one tall bed with the dirt. The […]