Not Doing a Lot

June 5, 2026 Between May 20th and May 24th, I made an effort to stop pushing myself too hard. I walked around the yard a couple of times each day in between rainstorms to get my walking in. It started raining in May 21 and rained on and off until May 24. Here are some […]

Continuing to Walk Around

May 23, 2026 On May 11, I continued walking around Blackberry Homestead to help my recovery from the gallbladder removal surgery. I enjoy looking at the garden, so my walks mainly focus on the garden. Later in the day, I walked into the back pasture. Bruce had cut logs from Pine Tree Two in the […]

Walking Around the Back Field

May 13, 2026 It had been long enough that I can’t remember what I did on May 2, other than walking around the back field. I was so busy I didn’t have time to take pictures of my work to jog my memory. Some of the blueberry plants have ripening berries.

Finished Filling the New Garden Bed

May 9, 2026 On April 27, Bruce and I planted another Japanese persimmon. The blue measuring wheel is next to the stick that will become a tree, if all goes well. In the new garden bed, I finished putting the layer of Bama Dirt Pro Mix over the Lowe’s topsoil layer. Bruce stopped by and […]

Planting More Trees

May 8, 2026 Update on May 8 to correct type of tree planted On April 21, the gas company came out and marked the gas pipe. It runs on the south side of the driveway veering away from from the driveway at at the circle to connect to the meter. We talked to the gas […]

Planting More Fruit Plants oon Blackberry Homestead

March 21, 2026 Here’s the list of plants I received from Raintree Nursery. I planted the following Raintree Plants on March 14. The weather warmed up on Thursday (March 19) and no cold weather was predicted. I placed the glass bird bath bowl onto the stand. I planted these plants on March 19. I put […]

Planting Bare Root Fruit Trees

March 24, 3025 For some reason, Bruce thought we’d take it easy on Sunday (March 23) after “An Evening of Fire and Smoke” on Saturday. We did sleep in a bit. I woke Bruce up to make sure he was in time for the family Zoom call. Once Bruce was done with the Zoom call, […]