Ruth Thorsen - Noah's Archipelago

Et Tu, Ruth?

February 8, 2024February 7, 2024 by Pyra Draculea

Noah complains about his mother's secret-keeping to Ruth, who quickly regrets weighing in on the matter.

Noah wants to know if Ruth has secrets he doesn’t know… and maybe he doesn’t want to know, but he does.

At the Sphere

January 26, 2024November 4, 2023 by Pyra Draculea

When Bono Met the Thorsens

January 26, 2024November 3, 2023 by Pyra Draculea

Ursula Meets Cindy

January 26, 2024November 2, 2023 by Pyra Draculea

Belated Happy 4th!

February 16, 2024July 6, 2023 by Pyra Draculea

Adam’s Call of Duty

February 16, 2024June 5, 2023 by Pyra Draculea

Last Year’s Art Gallery Field Trip

February 5, 2024February 27, 2023 by Pyra Draculea

Ursula's teacher, Beryl Fardemar, and Ruth are in the teachers' lounge on their coffee break. Beryl looks anxious and says, "So our field trip to the art gallery is Friday." Ruth replies, "My condolences." Beryl continues, "I heard your husband made a fool of himself last year." Ruth answers, "Noah insists otherwise." Beryl looks confused and asks, "Didn't he do an interpretive dance?" Ruth looks off to the side and says, "It looked more like a seizure, but sure." Alarmed, Beryl mutters to herself, "Dear Lord..." while Ruth shrugs and says, "Look on the bright side: unlike last year, I won't be there, so he won't be on his worst behavior." We see Ruth's memory of part of last year's trip, in which a laughing Noah lies on his back on one of the sculpture platforms with one leg up in the air and calls out to a pregnant Ruth, "Hey Ruth! Draw me like one of your French guys!" Ruth is mortified and covers her face in her hands while Ursula asks, "Mommy, what's Daddy talking about?"

I think I got the allusion to the Titanic movie rather close. It’s a wonder the Art Gallery hasn’t banned Noah for his antics there, but then again he does help with fundraising for the gallery and the museum and is somewhat of a local D list micro-celebrity, sorta.

Ginger-boardwalk

February 7, 2024December 22, 2022 by Pyra Draculea

Noah, Ruth, and Ursula are in the kitchen/dining room making gingerbread houses... well, Ruth made a gingerbread house, Ursula made a gingerbread church, and Noah is putting the finishing frosting touches on a gingerbread Coney Island covering the entire dining table, complete with midway, Ferris wheel, carousel, and candy cane rollercoaster. Noah is licking his lips and thinking, "Almost finished my gingerbread masterpiece: Candy Cane-y Island... Now to protect it from being devoured by Ruth and the kids." Meanwhile Ruth is scowling and thinking, "Guess we're eating in the living room for a while..." and Ursula is glaring at Noah and thinking "Show off!"

Noah goes overboard with the gingerbread… why build a house when you can build Coney Island? Er, “Cane-y Island”.

Girl Viking Stuff

February 7, 2024December 16, 2022 by Pyra Draculea

After lunch, Ursula is leaning on the kitchen island, sulking and Noah tells her, "Alright, little Viking: your mom's gonna teach you important girl Viking stuff." Wary, Ursula asks, "Like what?" Noah replies, "Dunno. Go find out." Ursula finds Ruth in her craft room, standing in front of a vertical loom. Ruth asks Ursula, "Did you get all the way to England yet?" Ursula replies, "Nope! I hate rowing." Ruth smiles and says, "Well, Ursula, in Viking times, girls didn't go raiding, so no rowing." Furious, Ursula shakes her fists and says, "Wait, what?!? I didn't have to row? I could have been watching cartoons instead?" Ruth smiles and says, "No, there were no cartoons then. You'd do chores instead: cooking, cleaning, tending to animals, gathering firewood... and in your spare time, spinning and weaving." Ursula groans and Ruth says, "Isn't Viking homeschool fun?"

Ruth gets in on the homeschooling, despite her earlier hesitations. PS: I’ve been told that actually women did raid in Viking times. On the other hand, I’ve seen talks from experts saying that women stayed home during the raids and wouldn’t come til settlements were being established. Still other sources said women participated in … Read moreGirl Viking Stuff

360 Miles

February 7, 2024December 10, 2022 by Pyra Draculea

Noah and Ruth are in bed and Ruth is furious, snarling at Noah, "I can't believe you told Ursula you'd homeschool her!" Noah smiles and tells Ruth, "No, I said we'd do a trial run over Christmas." Ruth yells, "Noah!" Nonplussed, Noah continues, "She wants to learn about Vikings. Did you know the rowing distance from Denmark to England is 360 miles?" Not following Noah's train of thought, Ruth snaps back, "So?" And Noah grins and tells her, "So I ordered a rowing machine. One with a real water resistance mechanism." Ruth growls, "What's that got to do with Ursula's education?" Noah replies, "Oh, there will be lessons learned."

Ruth catches wind of the homeschooling scheme, but doesn’t quite get Noah‘s plan yet. In other news, I guess that’s one way to sneak a fancy new rowing machine past your wife’s budget defences.