Month: December 2016

Part Ten:  After Dinner We left Phil and Frankie with Mrs.Springinton, Alice, and  Regalo in the Sprinington home, waiting for the rest of the family to arrive.  Frankie was providing music at the piano while the others  finished dinner preparations.  We rejoin them after dinner.  Most of the family are tidying up in the kitchen.   Phil  is… Continue reading Friends, Snowmen, Countrymen, Be of Good Cheer. A Tale of Christmas Time (Part10fb)

Part Nine:  Of Wolves and Chihuahuas We left Phil standing at the front door of the Springinton house.  He had expected to be greeted by Mrs. Springinton, but was surprised when a much younger woman opened the door.  Almost speechless, Phil at last managed to ask the woman, “Where did you come from?”  to which she replied: “The… Continue reading Friends, Snowmen, Countrymen, Be of Good Cheer. A Tale of Christmas Time (Part 9fb)

Part 8fr:  Rescue dogs and cats out of the bag. We left Phil and Frankie kneeling nervously beside  Mister Gordon after Phil had accidentally knocked him unconscious with a snow shovel. “You didn’t kill him, Curly.  Look, his eyelids are twitching.” “Mr. Gordon.  Mr.Gordon.  Speak to me.  Are you all right?” Mr. Gordon opened his… Continue reading Friends, Snowman, Countrymen, Be of Good Cheer. A Tale of Christmas Time (Part 8fb)

Part  Seven fb:  A heart of gold. We left Phil, Frankie, and Officer Carson in the Springinton kitchen with Mrs. Springinton and Mary Elizabeth.  The boys had just realized the confusion they had created by donning those orange jumpsuits, and were sharing a laugh with Officer Carson, while they all enjoyed some of Mrs. Springinton’s cookies and… Continue reading Friends, Snowmen, Countrymen, Be of Good Cheer. A Tale of Christmas Time (Part 7 fb rev)

Part 6: Cold hands and warm hearts. We left our friends Phil and Frankie, in the company of Officer Carson and  Mary Elizabeth.  Phil has just realized that Mary Elizabeth is the sick little girl from next door, except she isn’t sick at all, and her mother has not been in a terrible accident.  We… Continue reading Friends, Snowmen, Countrymen, Be of Good Cheer. A Tale of Christmas Time (Part 6 fb)

Part 6: Cold hands and warm hearts. We left our friends Phil and Frankie, in the company of Officer Carson and  Mary Elizabeth.  Phil has just realized that Mary Elizabeth is the sick little girl from next door, except she isn’t sick at all, and her mother has not been in a terrible accident.  We… Continue reading Friends, Snowmen, Countrymen, Be of Good Cheer. A Tale of Christmas Time (Part 6)

We left Phil and Frankie conversing with Officer Carson, who is convinced the boys have wandered away from a rest home.  He is attempting to tactfully remind them of this by asking how they got there orange jump suits, to which question Frankie replies: “We didn’t steal them, if that’s what you mean.” “Why no … Continue reading Friends, Snowmen, Countrymen, Be of Good Cheer. A Tale of Christmas Time (Part 5b)

Part Five:   A Yuletide snowball of confusion. Phil and Frankie were busily building the snowfamily in earnest, when they had an unexpected visit from a neighbor.  The boys are  afraid someone might think they have stolen the coveralls they are wearing, so Phil has decided to do the talking until they find out what the man wants.  We rejoin… Continue reading Friends, Snowmen, Countrymen, Be of Good Cheer. A Tale of Christmas Time (Part5a)