Homesteading on a Blackberry Hilltop
July 12, 2026 This post is out of order. It is for today, as I haven’t caught up on posting about the garden. I am going to be gone for two weeks. I dread what will happen to the gardens. My neighbor sounded happy to harvest produce from the garden. I hope he will pick […]
Read More Oh, the State of Things to ComeMay 30, 2026 Three weeks and a day (May 28) after my gallbladder removal surgery, I had my post-op appointment with my surgeon. Normally, the post-op visit would have been two weeks and a day, but she was on vacation that week. Before meeting with the surgeon, I put together a list of all the […]
Read More Post-Op Visit with Surgeon after Gallbladder Removal SurgeryMay 26, 2026 On May 18, Bruce took his electric Greenworks polesaw into the back field aka back pasture to remove low-hanging branches. For Tom from Reiko’s Journey, in picture one, you can see the shed from a previous post. In picture two, you can see another shed. The spineless caper bush started blooming. The […]
Read More Bruce Is Busy Doing More Clean UpMay 24, 2026 On May 16, since I stupidly overdid the day before, I spent all day resting with only one walk outside. Bruce took advantage of the cooler temperature to finish the cleanup of Pine Tree Two. He came in and got a shower. Afterwards, Bruce wanted me to see all the work he […]
Read More Resting after Overdoing It and Big News, We Sold Cliff the Big Red TruckMay 28, 2026 On May 15, I was feeling great. My wounds from my gallbladder removal surgery didn’t hurt unless I moved wrong or had something pressed on them. Bruce headed out to use several of his toys to work on removing the trunks of Pine Tree Two. Pine Tree Two had three large trunks […]
Read More Stupidly Overdid Again, Just What Is Wrong with Me?May 22, 2026 On May 10, when I woke up, I felt better after taking it easy the day before. Last night, Bruce gave the pill bottles to me. I thought it would be more efficient for me to get the pills. In the morning, while in bed, I knocked over my water bottle while […]
Read More Back to Walking in the Yard after Gallbladder Removal SurgeryMay 12, 2026 I am in less pain from my four wounds. Yes, “wounds” is the term used in the “how-to recover and what to watch for” document from the hospital. The surgeon was great about providing a pain management strategy using medication. The rest of the document came standard from the hospital. The document […]
Read More Update on Recovering from Gallbladder Removal SurgeryMay 10, 2026 Happy Mother’s Day to all the mothers. Children, may your mothers live a long, healthy, and happy life. Cherish your mother while you have her. I lost my mother to Alzheimer’s in September of 2024. My loss is still too recent for Mother’s Day to be a good day for me. The […]
Read More Mother’s DayMay 9, 2026 My dear friend Jeanne, who blogs as ajeanneinthekitchen.com, sent me a stunning flower arrangement as a get well wish for a quick recovery. (If you are behind on reading my blog and are just picking up here, I had gallbladder removal surgery on May 6.) The flowers arrived on May 8th. The […]
Read More Stunning Get Well Flowers from a Dear FriendA summary of my surgery of having my gallbladder removed.
Read More Bitten by the Purple People Eater aka Gallbladder Removal Surgery
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