New Birdbath Bowl

November 3, 2025 On Wednesday (November 3), my new birdbath bowl arrived. I wasn’t able the replace the bowl with a similar one. I really liked the fish. I found this sunflower bowl that is pretty to me. I liked the crushed glass; it looks like water drops. I haven’t put water in it yet […]

Juneau Now Has a Complete Face

November 29, 2025 Yesterday (Friday, November 28), we just had leftovers from Thanksgiving dinner. Bruce managed to eat all the leftover dressing. I was not amused. I spent some time working on my drawing, “Juneau in Wild Sunflowers”. It was peaceful and meditative after the long marathon in the kitchen on Thanksgiving. Here’s the first […]

Minor Tasks on Blackberry Homestead

November 20, 2025 On Monday (November 17), I unboxed the art we had used in the RV. I started putting it up. I’ll take pictures once it is all up. I hung up the crystal we bought at the Waterford Glass factory in the south-facing window so it would glitter in the sun. I love […]

Nox and the Cows

November 18, 2025 On Sunday (November 16), by the afternoon I was feeling better. In the morning, I suffered from the aftereffects of the migraine. I felt exhausted and almost like I had a hangover. In the morning, Bruce climbed on the roof and blew the leaves from the gutters. Since I was feeling better […]

Moving the Furniture from the U-Haul Truck and Getting It Set Up

November 16, 2025 On Tuesday (November 11), it was bitter cold in the morning. By the afternoon, it had warmed up to just cold. Bruce decided to get the U-Haul truck in position for the movers. We put Nox inside her crate so she wouldn’t get hurt. Bruce drove the truck around back, opened it […]

What Did I Do While Bruce Was Gone?

November 14, 2025 While Bruce was gone from November 8 to November 10, I was very busy. We had an Arctic blast heading our way, so I wanted to protect my plants as much as possible. On November 8 (Saturday), when I got back from dropping Bruce off at the airport, I came in to […]

Leaving on a Jet Plane and Arriving in a U-Haul Truck

Trip to get the last of the furniture from storage and closing out the storage unit.

Good News and Harvesting Some of the Basil

November 10, 2025 On November 6 (Thursday), Bruce and I waited for news of his dad’s latest procedure. There was good news, there was no more debridement needed on the wound. After we got the news, we ran errands. It was surprising how much of the day that used. The weather forecast for the past […]

Ladybugs Swarming the House

Ladybugs are swarming the house in early November to find shelter from the cold weather.

Walks Around Blackberry Homestead

November 5, 2025 Friday (October 31), was a beautiful clear day. The song “Sweet Home Alabama” said it well: “Sweet home Alabama, where the skies are so blue.” The leaves are changing to their fall colors. On Saturday (November 1), I got up at sunrise since Nox needed to go out. The clouds were back […]