Bruce Does Not Have to Serve on the Jury

September 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 […]

Bruce Still Being Considered for Jury Duty and Chili Pepper Ristra Attempt

September 7, 2026 On August 27, Bruce had hoped the jury selection would be completed by the end of the previous day. It wasn’t, so he had to go back to the courthouse in the early morning. The number of the jury pool was smaller, but it was still a large pool. I went out […]

Cucumber Chips, Organizer for Lids, and Mason Jar Sealer

August 31, 2026 ***Updated on September 2 to remove watering. I watered later.*** On August 23, Bruce was excited to try the cucumber chips. He had a hard time not eating all of them in one sitting. I got a package from Amazon. It contained a shelf organizer for lids or plates and a Mason […]

The Pig Feeder Is Gone and Catching Leaf-legged Bugs

August 31, 2026 On August 21, we looked out the window and saw that the pig pen was still there. I had started a new morning routine, I go out to the garden in the early morning and try to catch leaf-legged bugs (true bugs). “I hates them.” They are related to stink bugs and […]

One Day’s Sunset

August 30, 2026 On August 19, I picked more cucumbers. So many cucumbers. The sunset was beautiful!

Tadpoles, Chainsawing, and Butterflies

August 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 […]

Still Recovering, Branch Down, and a Frog

August 23, 2026 From August 14 to 16, I was still having digestive trouble. I had no appetite. Bruce wanted me to try to drink some broth. Since I knew staying hydrated was important, I drank the broth. The broth zipped right through! I didn’t feel like doing anything. On August 17, I went to […]

Finally Finished Weeding the Blueberry Ring

August 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 […]

One More Section of Weeding the Blueberry Ring Completed

August 14, 2026 On August 9, we got up late. Fortunately, the weather was cooler (high 70sF to mid F)from the thunderstorm the day before. The cooler weather meant we could do more later in the day. I completed weeding one more section of the blueberry ring. A section is the area that lines up […]

Butterflies, Dragonflies, and Hummingbirds and Flower Bed Weeding Done

August 6, 2026 On August 3, I spent the cool of the morning pulling out the last of the weeds from the flower garden. The flower garden jungle is tamed. In the early afternoon, I took a walk around the garden to determine what should be done next. First task, kill the Harlequin bugs on […]