Author: Rick

Do you want to start at the beginning? Click here to read Ski Bums and Sagbutts- A Madcap Frolic in the Snow (Parts 1 to 4)   We left Phil and Frankie in Mr. Gordon’s cabin.  While Mr. Gordon dozed after being buried in a small avalanche, the boys  carried on a conversation that turned… Continue reading Ski bums and Sagbutts– A Madcap Frolic in the Snow (Part 5fb)

Note:  These four segments were originally published separately in a series.  They are brought together here to be read, if desired, as a single piece.   Part One:   Strange sounds in the snow. As we look across a snowy winter landscape, we see miles of hills and evergreen trees, with nary a house or other… Continue reading Ski Bums and Sagbutts- A Madcap Frolic in the Snow (Parts 1 to 4)

Part Four: Friendly or Faux?  Unravelling the Suspicious Behavior of the  Swiss Yodelers We left Phil and Frankie discussing the suspicious behavior of the  Swiss yodelers, who claimed they wanted to make sure they were not confused by Americans as being from Sweden, an occurrence, they indicated, had happened to them regularly.  After these men  departed from Mr. Gordon’s cabin,… Continue reading Ski bums and Sagbutts– A Madcap Frolic in the Snow (Part 4fb)

Part Three:  Suspicious Behavior of Swiss Yodelers (from Switzerland) We left Mr. Gordon dazed and sitting in a mound of snow outside the cabin.  You may recall that Frankie  rushed from the house and pulled the door solidly closed behind him, which action was followed instantaneously by a loud rumbling from above, much like the sound made by one… Continue reading Ski bums and Sagbutts: A Madcap Frolic in the Snow (Part 3fb)

Part One:   Strange sounds in the snow. As we look across a snowy winter landscape, we see miles of hills and evergreen trees, with nary a house or other building in sight.  The sky above is thick with grey clouds, but no snow is falling at the moment, while a bright glow shining through the… Continue reading Ski bums and sagbutts: A madcap frolic in the snow. (Part 1fb)