Missing Your Comments on the Blog

October 14, 2024 I wasn’t ignoring you on purpose. I just discovered many comments from several of you in the Jetpack pending comments section. Why I didn’t see them in my notifications, I don’t know. I know this happens, but I forget to check the pending section as often as I should. I have approved […]

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My Computer Desk Arrived Today

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 […]

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Blackberry Homestead

October 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 […]

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Back from My Mom’s Funeral

September 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 […]

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Goodbye to my Mom

September 21, 2024 My sisters called to let me know our mother passed away at 4:00 AM this morning. She had been suffering from Alzheimer’s for many years. Mom didn’t want any extreme measures taken to keep her alive. For the last few years, she was mostly unable to talk or walk. The image of […]

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My Youngest Sister Visits Us

August 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 […]

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