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Tales from Riverbend 29/12/2023

On the fifth day of Christmas On the fifth day of Christmas,my good friend gave to me:five golden rings,four moonshine margaritas,three cans of mixed nuts,two tattered lawn chairs (joined at the hip)and an opossum in a bare tree. © Judy Parsons 2023

Tales from Riverbend 28/12/2023

On the fourth day of Christmas… On the fourth day of Christmas, my good friend gave to me:four moonshine margaritas,three cans of mixed nuts,two tattered lawn chairs (joined at the hip)and an opossum in a bare tree. © Judy Parsons 2023

Tales from Riverbend 27/12/2023

On the third day of Christmas On the third day of Christmas, my good friend gave to me3 cans of mixed nuts,Two tattered lawn chairs (joined at the hip)and an opossum in a bare tree. © Judy Parsons 2023

Tales from Riverbend 26/12/2023

On the second day of Christmas: On the second day of Christmas,my good friend gave to me:Two tattered lawn chairs (joined at the hip)and an opossum in a bare tree. © Judy Parsons 2023

Tales from Riverbend 25/12/2023

In which Christmas takes a peculiar turn down at Sven’s mother’s place in Florida. On the First day of Christmas… On the first day of Christmas, my good friend gave to me:an opossum in a bare tree. © Judy Parsons 2023 – no possums were mistreated in the making of this post.

We See You Santa

Sadly, when you are Santa Claus there is nowhere to hide. Ah, there’s nothing like a thrift store Santa. © Judy Parsons 2023

Tales from Riverbend 21/12/2023

In which the decorating is done but Ken is left wanting. © Judy Parsons 2023

Tales from Riverbend 17/12/2023

Christmas is about to ramp up at Riverbend. Doesn’t Sven just love making rules? © Judy Parsons 2023

A Late Summer Adventure Part 4

…or A Day of Newfoundland Cabin Life in Pictures The sun came up in a blaze of glory, slowly burning off the mist and the landscape came into view like a slowly developing polaroid. It was going to be another spectacular day, I could tell. All good days start with strong hot coffee, the making […]

A Late Summer Adventure Part 3

or Into the Not So Wilds of Notre Dame Bay Still on the island of Newfoundland, the next leg of my adventure found me camping in a real tent in a small cove along the shore in Notre Dame Bay. As you can see, I don’t travel light. I’ve gotten pretty good at putting up […]