A Very Rainy Memorial Day Weekend

May 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 […]

FOTD – Flower of the Day

May 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.

Skyline of Blackberry Homestead Changed Again

May 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 […]

Trellis Up, Strings for Tomatoes and Netting for Beans and Cukes

May 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, […]

We Are Okay, Blackberry Homestead With Downed Trees

April 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 […]

Other News from Yesterday

March 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 […]

Where Did Our Driveway Go? Creek Overflowed and Flooded the Front Yard

March 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 […]

Arrived Safely in Golden, Colorado

February 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 […]

Tornado Hit Downtown Tuscumbia, AL

February 18, 2025 Well, the weather service was slightly off about the location of the tornado. The F1 tornado touched down just a little to the west of Muscle Shoals in downtown Tuscumbia, AL. Muscle Shoals and Tuscumbia share a border. Sheffield shares a border with both Muscle Shoals and Tuscumbia. Fortunately, no one was […]

Tornado Watch Turned into a Tornado Warning Last Night

February 16, 2025 Like most of the South, last night we were hit with an intense thunderstorm, putting us under a Tornado Watch. Our community warning sirens went off. We couldn’t hear what the intercom was saying over the barking of the dogs. Nox was not one of the dogs barking. Our phone alerts went […]