Getting Ready for a Trip

June 30, 2025 I had been in communication with my blog friend, Betty, from Chambers on the Road (chambersontheroad.com). She and her husband, Dan, were volunteering as camp host at the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Since they were only five hours away, I had hoped we’d be able to get together and visit in […]

Visit to Leighton, AL

June 28, 2025 On June 16 (Monday), I told Bruce I wanted to only go for a short motorcycle ride. My left shoulder and back were bothering me. I wanted to try to ride the motorcycle, but not cause my back and shoulder pain to become extremely painful. We rode down to Leighton, AL which […]

Trying a New (to Us) Restaurant, FIL Injured, Trellises Put Up

May 15, 2025 Today (Thursday, May 15), Bruce drove me to PT. While I was in PT, Bruce tried to call his dad. He got the answering machine twice. Bruce decided to hang out in the lobby while my physical therapist had me do various exercises. Afterwards, we went to lunch at Ricatoni’s Italian Grill […]

Salad Greens from the Garden

May 8, 2025 On Thursday (May 8), before I went to PT, we went to the Home Depot to buy the materials for trellises based on the plans from the “The Square Foot Gardening” book. We were getting ready to check out when I realized I needed to walk over to the physical therapist office. […]

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 […]

Walking Around Blackberry Homestead

April 23, 2025 If it isn’t raining, we spend some time every day walking around Blackberry Homestead. We are checking for problems and seeing growth on our plants. On Tuesday (April 22), I had PT starting at 10:30 AM. The PT is an hour, but my physical therapist puts electrodes on the sore/hurting muscles and […]

Bruce Continues to Cut Up Downed Pine Tree

April 14, 2025 On Saturday (April 12), Bruce continued to cut up the trunk of the pine tree and cut them limbs smaller. I pulled poison ivy up and put the plants into a contractor bag. We called it a day around 3:30 PM. While we were working, Bruce took breaks to go inside and […]

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. […]

Kazari: Decorative Arts of Japan in the Tennessee Valley Art Museum, Part 3

April 13, 2025 The previous post showcased ceramics, pottery and cloisonné. This post has pictures of the other of displays. I shared the pictures of the woodblocks prints I found most interesting. I also shared the history that was provided.