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. […]

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 […]

Big Bad Breakfast in Florence, Alabama

September 4, 2024 Yesterday morning (September 3), we decided to go out to breakfast after dropping off our earnest money check. We picked Big Bad Breakfast, a small chain restaurant started in Oxford, Mississippi. It is a combination of Southern and New Orleans style breakfast and lunch restaurant. The food was delicious. I ordered the […]

Walking Around Historic Downtown Florence, Alabama

August 30, 2024 On August 23 (Friday), in the evening, we rode the motorcycle into the historic downtown of Florence. We parked the motorcycle and walked through the vibrant downtown thronging with people to Jake’s Place Bistro and The Bake Shop. We picked Jake’s Place due to the excellent reviews. There was live music, a […]

Eating at Mary Lee’s Cafe in Tuscumbia, AL

August 13, 2024 On Saturday (August 10), Bruce wanted to go out to eat. He looked up restaurants in the area and Mary Lee’ Cafe stood out to him. We geared up and rode past the restaurant as Google maps gave us poor directions. We got turned around and made it to the restaurant. Mary […]

Riding Around in Sikeston, Missouri

August 10, 2024 On August 8 (Thursday), we rode to Lambert’s, Home of the Throwed Rolls and had lunch. Lambert’s is a fun place to eat. The food is Southern, with the traditional sides of turnip greens, black-eyed peas, fried okra, fried potatoes with onions, potato salad, sliced beats, cucumbers and onions and macaroni and […]

Breakfast at Grow2Gather and a Visit to Wood Hat Spirts

August 8, 2024 Yesterday, when we got up, we headed over to Grow2Gather on the other side of Wood Hat Spirts. The weather was still cloudy and 67 degrees F. I slowly walked Nox over to Grow2Gather, while Bruce went in to find out if having Nox on the patio would be okay. They said […]

Visiting Friends in the Clear Creek RV Park in Golden, CO

July 30, 2024 Yesterday, we went to the post office to pick up a package from Amazon. Dakota Ridge RV Park doesn’t take deliveries from the postal service, so if packages are sent USPS, we have to pick them up at the post office. After getting our package, we headed into downtown Golden and parked […]