Homesteading on a Blackberry Hilltop
April 13, 2025 My previous post focused on the stunning fabric art on display; this post focuses on the ceramics, pottery and cloisonné on display. The anagama kiln fired pottery appealed to me. I loved the browns, creams and blues. I loved the white globe ceramic vase with the blue orchid.
Read More Kazari: Decorative Arts of Japan in the Tennessee Valley Art Museum, Part 2April 11, 2025 On Friday (April 10), in the morning Bruce chainsawed more logs from the pine tree while I worked on our taxes. Bruce came in exhausted from the chainsaw work. I was exhausted from dealing with taxes. We decided to head into Muscle Shoals to print out the tax form at the library […]
Read More Kazari: Decorative Arts of Japan in the Tennessee Valley Art Museum, Part 1February 28, 2025 We left Colorado on Tuesday morning (February 25). We took our fully charged walkie talkies and used them to communicate as I followed the U-Haul in Cliff the Big Red Truck. We stopped at a truck stop in Colorado so Bruce and I could take a bio break. As we were heading […]
Read More Sweet Home Alabama, Where All Our Stuff Is TooFebruary 21, 2025 On February 19 (Wednesday), we left the house covered with snow and bare rooms. Through snow and ice, with winter weather advisories and warnings, Cliff the Big Red Truck rolled to Junction City, Kansas. In Junction City, Kansas, Bruce fueled up at Sapp Bros while I found a nearby Motel 6 that […]
Read More Arrived Safely in Golden, ColoradoFebruary 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. […]
Read More Valentine’s Day, Blackberry Homestead StyleFebruary 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 […]
Read More Buying Dirt and Registering RV in AlabamaFebruary 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, GeorgiaOctober 26, 2024 When I was picking up rocks out of the yard, I noticed most of the rocks were limestone. I was delighted to notice fossils in some of the rocks. The mussel fossils are pretty and easy to recognize. Based on my limited research of using Google Glass, this appears to be several […]
Read More Limestone Shell FossilsOctober 2, 2024 Today, I added Tennessee to our maps since we spent a couple of nights in Nashville, Tennessee.
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