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In a season of enormous wheel spinning, nights laying awake asking God to give me a sign (BIG please, as I always ignore the small ones), and general hand-wringing, I seem to have wandered off my path. From the time I was 16, I have earned money. Since January, I have made very little money, … Read more
I need to lose 10#. I need to do something about losing those 10#, besides walking a twelve year old dog every morning. I came across a fitness routine that I thought I could commit to on a daily basis. It consists of: 50 jumping jacks5 pushups20 situps20 mountain climbers30 second plank7 burpees Repeat two … Read more
Mallie Bee turned 17 in July. Mallie Bee should be driving by now, but because of a lack of ambition on the part of her and her parents, she is not. She wants that to change. Now. We started lessons this summer in the parking lot of a nearby church. All the Fisher kids have … Read more
The Big Daddy and I were eating at the local burger joint when I started telling him about walking the dog that morning. Oh, I’m a fascinating conversationalist, for sure. Seventeen years, I’ve walked two different dogs through the park and in the hood. I see the same people every day, and we give a … Read more
The Big Daddy starts out the day watching CNBC. Or as he calls it, CNBS. He was yelling at the t.v. more than usual on a lovely fall morning, disrupting my face time with Matt Lauer on the other t.v. After dropping multiple Eff Bombs, I asked him what had him so fired up. “I’ll … Read more
Newest assistants to A Speckled Trout. Frank & Pip……………..
Source: jjuuhhaa.deviantart.com via A Speckled Trout on Pinterest Everyone must take time to sit and watch the leaves turn. -Elizabeth Lawrence
I have read that to be a successful writer, you must pay attention to the world around you so that you can write with detail and accuracy. I have taken this advice to heart and make it a point to start my day observing nature and my neighborhood on a daily walk with the dog. … Read more
We moved to Maryland when Teacher Girl was a mere Baby Teacher Girl. The Big Daddy got a job and we moved from Illinois when our wee, little one was just a few weeks old. We were a new family, and as such, The Big Daddy thought that he and his baby girl should bond. … Read more