The Old Hutch

The Old Hutch

May 26th 2023, It didn’t look like much sitting underneath a bunch of other items at a local estate auction Dudley’s Auction was hosting in downtown Floral City. But something spoke to me and told me to buy it. It sure wasn’t Matt, he thought I was crazy. It also wasn’t our…

The Cabin on Trails End

The Cabin on Trails End

My obsession with cabins started when I was 19 years old. I was living in a one stoplight town named Smiths Station in South Central Alabama. At the time I was living in a single wide trailer in the back…

Remembering the Sweet Tea Side of My Sleepy Hollow

Remembering the Sweet Tea Side of My Sleepy Hollow

Over the weekend I went to visit the place where I grew up in Tampa, the Sleepy Hollow Mobile Home Park. I have visited this place many times since moving away when I was 13, but I have never had…

The lady I call Mom – An Amy Speaks Blog 

The lady I call Mom – An Amy Speaks Blog 

I was 15 years old the day I met the lady that I call my mom today. My ex-husband, her son, introduced me to her as, “this is my new girlfriend Amy, she doesn’t really have a mom, her mom…

The day my pen ran out of ink

The day my pen ran out of ink

Amy Amdahl shares a time when her pen ran out of ink and the conversation that made her reflect and get back on the saddle!