Old stomping grounds
On our way west we made a quick stop in our old town. Went and saw the house we lived in. Visited with old friends. Returning made me...
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FLY FISHING & LIFE
Our intent is to share our journey with family and friends as we continue to search for the place we want to call home. All while becoming debt free, flyfishing and teaching our children the important things in life that our society has let fall to the side. We like tradition. We like fly fishing. Most of all we love our creator and this country He so graciously built for us to enjoy and we are going to do just that.
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The Boondocks
Well between dodging hurricanes, school and hunting I haven't had much time to sit down and write to you. 2020 has been a crazy year and...
Birthday hike
The girls and I managed to get a hike in before our trek west with my niece to celebrate her 14th birthday. It was surprisingly gorgeous...
The child
A letter from Noor Bin Ladin, daughter to our country's number one terrorist not too long ago. She posted this before our election....
Slayed it.
Well, as our country decides to dismantle itself, I've been spending time out in the woods hunting for whitetail on foot with my bow. A...
Fishing alone
While spending our time in Colorado, our last week I set aside a day to fish alone. This doesn't happen often. Mainly because we love...
A road to no where
Identity politics. We've gone so deep into this idea of identity politics. We are manifesting our differences into hate for one another....
Chomping at the bit.
As I sit outside enjoying this cool morning breeze in the swamp. The temperature is around 73 and feels like a breath of fresh air. I...
The cicadas are singing.
There's a saying around here about the cicadas correlating with heat, lets just say they've been singing a lot lately. Please forgive me...
We visited with Laura.
I suppose we left the mountains a moment too soon. Shortly after arriving, we hurriedly began prepping for hurricane Laura. Water,...
Fire breathing children
As millennials, Tyler and I never really appreciated the skill of making fire without fire. I remember not too long ago we were in the...
Inked up and tatt'ed
FINALLY, I was able to finish my sleeve I started in 2018. I was originally scheduled for May to finish but due to the lovely Rona I had...
home tour
I decided to go ahead and give you guys a tour of our home. It won't be much considering its only around 250 square feet for our family...
First day of school!
Started the school year off right with the typical first-day picture, cute outfits along with the lovely attitudes of 3 little sassy...
Adios paradise.
With heavy hearts, we embark on to a new season in our life. For five months we have been chasing trout in southern Colorado. Two months...
Graczkowski cribbage history.
Not often do I beat a Wisconsinite in cribbage but when I do, I document it. Cribbage is a game I never even knew existed until I married...
The praises go up, and the blessings come down.
Pushing through the crowds of anglers I was able to snag this beauty of a fish. Without reasoning some fish just mean more and fill you...
13 miles to heaven.
I was searching on a recreational app when I came across a hiking trail with an interesting comment. "5 lb cutthroats in the lake" my...
Baby steps.
This last month we have celebrated a few victories towards financial peace. First off we set a goal to not eat out for 30 days, we passed...
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