Homesteading on a Blackberry Hilltop
October 10, 2024 While Bruce was out mowing on the new lawn mower, the FedEx truck arrived. Bruce thought it was our bed frame, but it was my computer desk. Bruce spoke with the FedEx driver to find out if the bed frame was in the truck. The driver explained that a new contractor has […]
Read More My Computer Desk Arrived TodayOctober 9, 2024 It’s hard to believe it has been five years since I signed up with WordPress, but I got a notification that it has been five years.
Read More WordPress AnniversaryOctober 3, 2024 Bruce wanted to give our property a name. Frog Hall was his suggestion, due to the tadpoles he discovered in a water bucket. Blackberry Hill was mine, since there are so many wild blackberries on our hill. Bruce liked the Blackberry part of the name, but wanted something else besides Hill. I […]
Read More Blackberry HomesteadSeptember 29, 2024 Friday, September 27, Bruce drove us down to my parents’ farm. It took six hours plus some to get there. We were put up in the “cabin” my dad built. It is a three bedroom, two bath house in the woods. It has a very nice kitchen, a dining area and a […]
Read More Back from My Mom’s FuneralSeptember 14, 2024 This popped up when I opened Jetpack. Thanks to everyone who has been following my blog.
Read More Notice from WordPressSeptember 4, 2024 We hired a plumber to do a scope inspection of the septic system at the house. Today, the plumber did a scope of the septic system at the house. The septic system is in great shape, as well as the line to the septic tank. He found two problems. The newly installed […]
Read More House Buying – Septic System Inspected TodayAugust 31, 2024 Between touring the Shoals area quad cities (Tuscumbia, Sheffield, Muscle Shoals and Florence), we found a buyer’s agent (Donna Brown) to show us houses. We wanted some land with the house, with 5 acres being the minimum. This had been our dream before being bitten by the RV bug. Donna was great […]
Read More Current News – Big News – Our Offer on a House Was AcceptedAugust 30, 2024 Yesterday, my youngest sister stopped by to visit us on the way back from her vacation in Tennessee and Kentucky. While we weren’t on the direct path to their home in Mississippi, it wasn’t to far out of her way. We had a great visit. She had a great time seeing the […]
Read More My Youngest Sister Visits UsAugust 21, 2024 Many people in the RV groups recommended Good Sam’s RV Club Insurance. Good Sam’s acts as a broker to find the best underwriter for the policy. Good Sam’s mostly use National General for the underwriting. National General Insurance is an Allstate company. The agent was very helpful on the phone. The insurance […]
Read More Current News – Signed Up with Good Sam’s RV Club InsuranceAugust 20, 2024 So, today I got a text from GEICO today telling me that I needed to contact them. I called them right away. They put me on hold and said it would be 30 minutes and did I want them to call me back? I felt a call back was okay and agreed […]
Read More Current News – GEICO Drops Us
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