Homesteading on a Blackberry Hilltop
March 17, 2026 Happy birthday to my sister-in-law! She arrived on Saint Patrick’s Day! Enjoy Saint Patrick’s Day! I am going to try and stay warm today. Before the cold arrived (March 12, Thursday), Bruce spent some time mowing. I took pictures of flowers in the front flower garden. I weeded the front flower gardens. […]
Read More Happy Saint Patrick’s DayDecember 12, 2024 On Monday (December 9), we got the Florida titles in the mail. In Tuesday (December 10), after the new hood was installed, we headed to Florence, AL so I could see a dermatologist. I was diagnosed with lipodermatosclerosis. I received three shots of steroids in the quarter sized red spot on my […]
Read More Cliff the Big Red Truck Is Now an Alabama TruckOctober 18, 2024 This morning Bruce called the dealership and got their answering machine. He left a message. Not too long afterwards, Bruce got a call back. The truck was ready to go! It just needed new batteries. He texted me from the Uber while he was on the way to the dealership. He wanted […]
Read More The Truck Was Ready to Go This MorningOctober 17, 2024 I spent a good bit of the day at the RV doing laundry. I also went through my kitchen drawers and cabinets to decide what else I should bring to the house. Around 4:00 PM, I headed to Blackberry Homestead. Once here, I took Nox inside, then got her bed along with […]
Read More When You Want To Sleep in Your New House But Don’t Have Bedroom Curtains, a Trashy SolutionOctober 16, 2024 With the truck loaded with property from the storage units, Bruce started home yesterday morning. He had a couple of problems yesterday. The DEF light came on but the DEF tank didn’t want to take any DEF. After some careful trying, Bruce was able to fill the DEF tank. On he continued. […]
Read More Update on Bruce’s Trip HomeAugust 14, 2024 On Sunday (August 11), before we headed out, I noticed just how dirty Cliff the Big Red Truck had gotten. It had been so clean and gleaming, just a short time ago. In the dust, I noticed cat footprints on the hood of the truck. I looked on the roof of the […]
Read More Cat Footprints on Hood of TruckAugust 12, 2024 It is too hot for me to ride on the motorcycle in full gear and I won’t ride any other way. Bruce needed a white dress shirt to go with his black suit so he can attend the funeral of his aunt. We decided to look at Bealls first. Since Bealls is […]
Read More Current News – Hit and Run in Walmart Parking LotAugust 2, 2024 Since we couldn’t get a good look at the truck last night, we wanted to get a good look today in the bright daylight. This morning, Bruce drove the truck to a nearby parking lot so we could get a good look at it. In the dark, the inside of the truck […]
Read More Current News – Promised Pictures of the TruckAugust 1, 2024 Today, Bruce called the body shop at about 3:30 PM to find out if the truck would be ready. Bruce was told how much work it was getting the truck put back together. Apparently, everything overlaps in the cab, so taking a roof off and putting it back on means removing the […]
Read More Current News – We Picked Up the TruckJuly 31, 2024 This morning, Bruce was able to reach the body shop. They promised the truck would be ready tomorrow evening. Since this is what they said last week, we are expecting it will really be ready this week. Based on this promise, we decided try and extend our stay one more day, just […]
Read More Current News – Truck to Be Ready Tomorrow
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