Homesteading on a Blackberry Hilltop
June 13, 2025 I’m a bit behind on my blogging. I’ve been crazy busy with the yard work. On June 3 (Tuesday), I was out doing some yard work, when my original Hip Klip broke. I felt it swing loose and hit my thigh. I have worn my Hip Klip almost everyday since August 23, […]
Read More My Hip Klip BrokeJune 6, 2025 On Sunday (June 1), Bruce and I walked around the back pasture. We looked some more at the leaning pine (pine tree number 1). It appeared to be leaning more into the pine tree it fell into. We thought it was leaning more earlier and Sunday, I was able to find a […]
Read More Just Another SundayMay 23, 2025 Bruce gave the downed pines numbers based on how close they are to the house. Pine number one is the leaning pine. It is closest to the house. The broken pine is pine number two. The large pine that fell over with the roots exposed is pine number three. Bruce has started […]
Read More Cutting Up Pine Number ThreeMay 12, 2025 On Friday (May 9), we started to set up the first trellis. We decided the trellis was too short for tomatoes. We are going to move it to the other side for the peas and foot long beans. We went to Rural King, Lowe’s and Ace to find more metal electrical conduit. […]
Read More Started Setting Up the Trellises, Change of PlansMay 5, 2025 On Thursday (May 1), after I got back from PT, I saw the fluttering white cabbage butterflies in the turnips, mustard greens, collards and Japanese mustards. My heart sank as the butterflies fluttered away as I approached. I tried to spot the butterfly eggs, but didn’t see any. What I did see […]
Read More And the Cabbage Butterflies CameApril 28, 2025 I had been texting with one of my RV friends. Mary and her husband were camping by Lake Guntersville in AL. Bruce was in communication with her husband, Rick. We were trying to decide where to get together. Decatur and Huntsville are about half way between us, so Rick suggested that we […]
Read More Lunch with FriendsApril 21, 2025 On Friday (April 18), I pulled out my food processor. I put some butter, 1/4 cup, into my large Dutch oven, put a piece of parchment paper down on my induction stove top, moved the heavy Dutch oven onto the large burner and set the temperature setting to 3 (medium low). While […]
Read More Caramelized Onions, Rice Plate, Sunset and a CardinalApril 15, 2025 On Sunday (April 13) morning, I suggested we open the two boxes with the cellular shades to make sure they weren’t damaged. Bruce decided it was a good time to put up the first shade. He cleared items from the master bathroom to make it easier to reach the window. Next, we […]
Read More Trash Bags Are Gone as New Cellular Shades Are HungSeptember 11, 2024 We’ve had some spectacular sunsets over the Tennessee River.
Read More Sunset Over the Tennessee River at McFarland RV Campground in Florence, ALSeptember 1, 2024 We were walking Nox, when we got to enjoy this beautiful sunset.
Read More What a Beautiful Sunset Over the RV Park
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