Homesteading on a Blackberry Hilltop
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. […]
Read More Salad Greens from the GardenMay 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 […]
Read More Walking Across the Singing River Bridge Over the Tennessee RiverApril 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 […]
Read More Lunch with FriendsApril 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 […]
Read More Walking Around Blackberry HomesteadApril 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 […]
Read More Bruce Continues to Cut Up Downed Pine TreeApril 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. […]
Read More Drive Around Tuscumbia, ALApril 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.
Read More Kazari: Decorative Arts of Japan in the Tennessee Valley Art Museum, Part 3April 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 […]
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