Frog on the Terrace

“You may not know it, but I have a very important function here at this guesthouse.” He croaked in a rumbling voice. It was my first day at the Kr...
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Nara’s Quest

“What do you want me to bring back from Bali,” I asked. “A picture of a bird, a pretty bird,” Nara responded… and so started my Quest. This ...
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View from my Terrace

The view from my terrace at the Krisda Ubud Guesthouse is lush, green and embroidered with many colorful flowers. A burnt-orange Bird of Paradise here...
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Mom’s Out Playing Bingo

I can’t take this anymore. The cold, the snow, the lack of colour… It’s crazy that it takes 10 minutes and 5 layers of clothes to get out of the...
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Shipwreck on the Beach

My Wife and I love walking the beach and seeing what we can find; it’s one of the pleasures of a Caribbean vacation. I could do it every day. In Cub...
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A Judgement of Cats

We cats, Tigger by the kibble, Rusty on the far chair, Rags on the middle chair, and myself, Aslan, have dominion here. As you can see, we’re all re...
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St-Armand General Store

It’s minus twenty outside, and a white, blustery rage is rattling my windows; I am under siege by a monster: the depths of winter. Luckily, I’m tu...
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