Homesteading on a Blackberry Hilltop
July 11, 2025 On June 29 (Sunday), Bruce turned 61. I am now married to an older man until November! We had a busy day on Bruce’s birthday. In the morning, I checked on the garden. I was pleased with how well the watermelons were growing. As I looked at the zucchini plant, I noticed […]
Read More Married to an Older Man Now!June 28, 2025 On June 13 (Friday), we were outside checking the plants when we noticed a storm rolling in. In the above picture, you can see the broken pine tree number two. You can see where Bruce cut the attached trunk so the stump is now clear. I took a picture of the some […]
Read More Stormy Weather Rolls OverheadMay 26, 2025 Today is Memorial Day in the United States. It is a time to pause and remember those who died in the service of our country. Memorial Day is also the unofficial start of the summer. Public swimming pools, amusement parks and water parks open. In the United States, Memorial Day is considered […]
Read More A Very Rainy Memorial Day WeekendMay 24, 2025 It was raining this morning when we took Nox out. I stood under the eaves, on the back step admiring the day lilies that had just bloomed today.
Read More FOTD – Flower of the DayMay 20, 2025 First, Bruce, Nox and I, as well as the house and outbuildings, are fine. We had a violent thunderstorm hit around 5 o’clock clock this evening. It rained so hard with strong winds that we had white out conditions from it. We were under a tornado warning. We had the closet door […]
Read More Skyline of Blackberry Homestead Changed AgainMay 19, 2025 Yesterday (Sunday, May 18), Bruce l took me for a 15 minute motorcycle ride. My physical therapist said I need to see what happens when I ride. He wants me to ride every day for 15 minutes for a week. We started on Saturday. After we got back home from the ride, […]
Read More Trellis Up, Strings for Tomatoes and Netting for Beans and CukesApril 6, 2025 The tornado that touched down in Muscle Shoals was about 6 miles from us. We huddled in our closet part of the night when the tornado warning sirens went off and the electronic warning said a tornado had touched down. Nox really didn’t like hanging out in the closet. I believe she […]
Read More We Are Okay, Blackberry Homestead With Downed TreesMarch 16, 2025 Yesterday morning, I noticed the radishes had sprouted. The loose leaf lettuce had also sprouted. We shopped in the morning. Ollie’s Bargain Outlet had advertised quart canning jars for a great price. We saw a couple with two shopping carts loaded with boxes of canning jars leaving the store as we approached […]
Read More Other News from YesterdayMarch 15, 2025 We’ve been having some ferocious weather today: a tornado watch, severe thunderstorms with warnings of flash floods and hail, a tornado warning and another tornado warning. We got some small pea sized hail, not the ping pong ball that was suggested. After the tornado warning expired at 3:15 PM, I looked out […]
Read More Where Did Our Driveway Go? Creek Overflowed and Flooded the Front YardFebruary 21, 2025 On February 19 (Wednesday), we left the house covered with snow and bare rooms. Through snow and ice, with winter weather advisories and warnings, Cliff the Big Red Truck rolled to Junction City, Kansas. In Junction City, Kansas, Bruce fueled up at Sapp Bros while I found a nearby Motel 6 that […]
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