Maria Stout
@mariastout.bsky.social
Writer, mom, teacher. Life is interesting when you have dogs, ducks, and bees. She/Her
What could go wrong?!
a man is standing in front of a sign that says this is audrey
Alt: A guy is standing in front of a man eating plant and a sign that says “This is Audrey”
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June 22, 2025 at 8:18 PM
What could go wrong?!
With the rest of the stressful news/posts about [waves hands at the world around us] … I have been enjoying reading all of these Altoona posts. I’m about an hour away from there and it’s been funny to read these. 😂 Thanks for small joys like this
June 22, 2025 at 7:49 PM
With the rest of the stressful news/posts about [waves hands at the world around us] … I have been enjoying reading all of these Altoona posts. I’m about an hour away from there and it’s been funny to read these. 😂 Thanks for small joys like this
Yay! That’s awesome, friend!!
June 17, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Yay! That’s awesome, friend!!
We had a hard winter and lost all of our hives ☹️ so we ordered 4 packages of new bees. The boxes are roughly 3 lbs / 10k bees. I’m always amazed at the size of the boxes knowing how many bees are inside
June 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
We had a hard winter and lost all of our hives ☹️ so we ordered 4 packages of new bees. The boxes are roughly 3 lbs / 10k bees. I’m always amazed at the size of the boxes knowing how many bees are inside
Honey bees (about 10 thousand of them 😜)
June 10, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Honey bees (about 10 thousand of them 😜)
Ohh… I just finished that in March. Enjoyed it.
June 10, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Ohh… I just finished that in March. Enjoyed it.
We live with a river in our backyard (house thankfully out of flood zone) and kayaking is great. I love early mornings when fog is still coming off the water
May 20, 2025 at 9:31 PM
We live with a river in our backyard (house thankfully out of flood zone) and kayaking is great. I love early mornings when fog is still coming off the water
[instantly follows]
a baby penguin is standing in the snow with the word yes written below it
Alt: a baby penguin is standing in the snow with the word yes written below it
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May 16, 2025 at 9:03 PM
[instantly follows]
The way we all happily skipped to the theaters with no clue as to the life long trauma we were signing up for…
Kicker of it is, I’ll still probably go see the new one too (eventually)
Kicker of it is, I’ll still probably go see the new one too (eventually)
April 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The way we all happily skipped to the theaters with no clue as to the life long trauma we were signing up for…
Kicker of it is, I’ll still probably go see the new one too (eventually)
Kicker of it is, I’ll still probably go see the new one too (eventually)
Good fur-babies are never forgotten. ❤️ Thanks for sharing her picture
April 19, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Good fur-babies are never forgotten. ❤️ Thanks for sharing her picture
Berri looked like the perfect family member. Bright, happy eyes 😍
April 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Berri looked like the perfect family member. Bright, happy eyes 😍
Gorgeous! So jealous of your battle hair. Gawd I wish more of my grays were in the same area.
April 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Gorgeous! So jealous of your battle hair. Gawd I wish more of my grays were in the same area.
This is THE BEST!!!! I teach middle schoolers and hoo-boy do they need to hear your song.
April 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
This is THE BEST!!!! I teach middle schoolers and hoo-boy do they need to hear your song.
Right now I’m reading an award winning novel that came out when I was in jr high. The book is good, but it feels a bit slow. However, as it’s a rec from one of my fav colleagues I’m continuing bc it’s his favorite & I trust his judgement. (We almost always have similar tastes w/ books, movies, etc)
twilight sparkle from my little pony laying on a shelf looking at a book
Alt: twilight sparkle from my little pony laying on a shelf reading at a book
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April 7, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Right now I’m reading an award winning novel that came out when I was in jr high. The book is good, but it feels a bit slow. However, as it’s a rec from one of my fav colleagues I’m continuing bc it’s his favorite & I trust his judgement. (We almost always have similar tastes w/ books, movies, etc)
It’s pushed me to read some books that I may not have normally picked up but ended up loving.
There’s been such joy in getting to share with my friends what I loved about their favorite book or recent read.
There’s been such joy in getting to share with my friends what I loved about their favorite book or recent read.
a book on a wooden shelf with letters written on the wall behind it
Alt: Rapunzel from the movie Tangled grabbing 3 separate books on a wooden shelf with letters written on the wall behind it.
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April 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
It’s pushed me to read some books that I may not have normally picked up but ended up loving.
There’s been such joy in getting to share with my friends what I loved about their favorite book or recent read.
There’s been such joy in getting to share with my friends what I loved about their favorite book or recent read.
Look a bit like honey bees
April 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Look a bit like honey bees
Congrats, Ernie!! This sounds awesome.
March 31, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Congrats, Ernie!! This sounds awesome.