Homesteading on a Blackberry Hilltop
September 20, 2026 On August 29, with rain expected later in the week, Bruce decided to clear the drainpipe under the patio. He spent some time trying to clear the pipe with me providing suggestions. After getting tired of watching the struggle, I went inside. About 45 minutes later, Bruce was triumphant. The drainpipe was […]
Read More Just Trying to Get Over a Cold and Not Feeling Like Doing AnythingSeptember 7, 2026 On August 28, 2026, in the morning Bruce headed back to the courthouse for the jury selection process. The jury pool was told the jury selection was almost finished. Bruce was a little bit jaded since he had heard this a few times. Bruce did appreciate the judge apologizing for the process […]
Read More Bruce Does Not Have to Serve on the JurySeptember 4, 2026 On August 26, Bruce headed to the courthouse for consideration for jury duty. He was expecting to either be picked or be released since the two-day time frame had been exceeded. I walked around the back field to see if any of the trees or bushes needed anything. I noticed this spicebush […]
Read More Bruce Still Being Considered for Jury Duty and a Cucumber TornadoSeptember 2, 2026 On August 25, Bruce headed out for jury selection consideration. I spent some time catching the evil leaf-legged bugs attacking my tomatoes and dropping them in soapy water. I mixed up my post for August 23 with today for watering. We’ve had a dry spell, and the pepper bucket brigade was drooping, […]
Read More Bruce Still Being Considered for Jury Duty and Watering the GardensAugust 31, 2026 August 24, Bruce had to go in for jury duty. He had received the notice four weeks ago. They had called up 400 people to pick the jury from. The court only planned to take two days to select the jury. It took them 5 days. Bruce was not allowed to talk […]
Read More Bruce Called Up for Jury DutyAugust 30, 2026 On August 20, I got up early and saw the sunrise. While that was common when Nox was with us, now that she is gone, I don’t get up at sunrise very often anymore. I went outside in the relatively cool part of the day and did some weeding in the garden […]
Read More Tractor and Pig Feeder Play Nice with Each Other, Butterflies Abound, and Hummingbird VisitAugust 29, 2026 On August 18, I felt well enough to walk around Blackberry Homestead. Bruce had been talking about frog eggs and then tadpoles in the blue half-barrel. Once the tadpoles hatched, Bruce mentioned the green layer on the half barrel was gone. The tadpoles had eaten it. In the picture, you can see […]
Read More Tadpoles, Chainsawing, and ButterfliesAugust 16, 2026 On August 12, I got up early and took a look at the vegetable garden. I noticed two butterflies in the garden. This butterfly was on a pepper plant. I often see it flitting about. It seems to be the only one right now. I know butterflies can stay in the same […]
Read More Finally Finished Weeding the Blueberry RingAugust 14, 2026 Updated on August 15, 2026 On August 10, I got up and put the collapsed cardboard boxes into the wagon. I put a knife in my pocket to cut the cardboard. It was the start of mulching time. I cut and put the cardboard around the newly planted pawpaw and around the […]
Read More Mulching Made Easier Using TractorAugust 12, 2026 On August 8, it was back to chores in the morning to avoid the heat. I weeded the blueberry ring while Bruce continued with the pigpen clean up. I didn’t take pictures. I just wanted to get out of the heat. This American Snout butterfly rode on my hat into the house. […]
Read More Continuing to Weed the Blueberry Ring
