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February 22, 2023: Fall Fair Planning

March 21, 2023February 22, 2023 by Pyra Draculea
Noah and Ursula are eyeing a tray of seedlings. Noah's eyes are wide with wonder and he says, "Wowee... look at all those tomatoes!" Ursula, confused, "Um... there's no tomatoes, Daddy." Noah grins and explains, "Not yet, honey, but each of these tiny seedlings will become a mighty tomato plant yielding pounds of tomatoes!" Ursula is skeptical and asks, "And you're sure that's not just a figment of your imagination?" Speaking of imagination, Noah grins and closes his eyes, blissfully imagining himself twirling around, blue ribbons pinned all over his clothes as he tells Ursula, "Daddy's gonna win all the blue ribbons for his tomatoes at the fair this year." Ursula looks off to the side and says, "Um... OK?" Noah continues, eyes now open albeit narrowed and he looks off to the distance, saying "And all the pickles too. That nasty old Mrs. Brunswick can shove her dills where the sun don't shine!" and we see his imagined future of holding a jar of his pickes adorned with a blue ribbon as he flashes a V for victory sign at a scowling and growling Mrs. Brunswick, clutching her sad #2 red ribbon. Ursula is now deeply disturbed and asks, "Um... Daddy, are you sure you're feeling OK?"

  Usually Noah‘s a pretty easygoing guy, but every now and then we hit a nerve that brings out his fiercely competitive side. Don’t count your blue ribbons before the tomato plants have even hit an inch tall, though.

Categories Single page comicsTags Noah Thorsen, Ursula Thorsen

February 21, 2023: Power Outage

March 21, 2023February 21, 2023 by Pyra Draculea
Frank is smiling and he says, "Ah, isn't this nice... everyone gathered around the fire..." We now see that Frank is sitting on the ground facing the fireplace. Next to him sit Ursula and Noah, looking miserable. On the sofa, Ruth is sulking and holding baby Valerie and Agnes is scowling at Frank as he says, "Reminds me of being a kid on the ol' farm." Ursula then looks at Noah and says, "Daddy, I wanna watch cartoons." Noah replies, "I know, honey, but you have to wait til the power's back on." Ruth then says, "I bet it was the neighbors' tree that fell..." Agnes replies, "I knew I should have had it chopped down when they were in Arizona last year."

  Agnes‘ neighbors all have security cameras aimed at their trees when they go out of town.

Categories Single page comicsTags Agnes Burgoyne, Frank Burgoyne, Noah Thorsen, Ruth Thorsen, Ursula Thorsen, Valerie Thorsen

February 20, 2023: Ursula’s Winnings

March 21, 2023February 20, 2023 by Pyra Draculea
Ursula comes up to Ruth and demands, "Mommy, take me to buy Lego." Surprised, Ruth replies, "You already spent your allowance." Ursula grins and waves a wad of cash, saying, "Yeah, but I have Superbowl winnings." Ruth is shocked and says, "What?!? Where did you get this?" Ursula answers, "Cindy sent it from Vegas." Furious, Ruth snarls, "You're too little to gamble!!!!" Ursula is annoyed and retorts, "Then raise my allowance." Ruth continues, "Who told you it was OK to gamble?" Just then, Grandpa Frank pops in, smiling and asking, "Ursula, did your Vegas hookup send the—" then he sees Ruth glaring at him and changes the subject: "Oh... hi, Pumpkin. I thought you were at the nail salon with your mother."

  Grandpa Frank, ya gotta look around before you open your mouth… especially when it comes to things you know your wife Agnes and your daughter Ruth disapprove of.

Categories Single page comicsTags Frank Burgoyne, Ruth Thorsen, Ursula Thorsen

February 17, 2023: Ursula’s Pen Pal

March 20, 2023February 17, 2023 by Pyra Draculea
Noah is sorting through the mail, saying, "Bills, bills, bills... my latest issue of Classic Rock Mag..." He then hands Ruth a magazine, saying, "Your U2 issue of Record Collector..." and hands Ursula an envelope, saying "And you got a new letter from your pen pal Cindy." Ruth smiles and says, "I'm so glad you've got a little pen pal, Ursula!" Ursula replies, "Uh huh." Ruth continues, "You'll get to learn so much about life in a different culture like... wait, where's Cindy from?" Ursula smiles and says, "Vegas." This, of course, triggers Ruth, who scowls and snarls, "Vegas? What do you two talk about?" Ursula rolls her eyes and replies, "Oh, y'know, the usual... Lego... stupid homework... tiger attacks... how to count cards..." which is when Noah grins and pipes up: "Card counting? Mom's gonna be so proud!"

  Now, now, Noah… you know full well your mother is not a card counter. She’s just very lucky at the casinos. Blessed, even. That is all.

Categories Single page comicsTags Noah Thorsen, Ruth Thorsen, Ursula Thorsen

February 13, 2023: Valentine’s Day

February 27, 2023February 13, 2023 by Pyra Draculea
Ursula comes up to Noah and asks, "Can I stay home sick tomorrow? Valentine's sucks." Noah asks her, "Why?" and Ursula scowls and explains, "They force us to be nice and give out valentines to everybody, even if we hate them." Noah smiles and tells her, "Well, they don't want anyone to feel left out." Unimpressed, Ursula crosses her arms and snarls, "It's a stupid, shallow gesture that cheapens the very meaning of what it's supposed to champion!" Noah is irritated at Ursula's lack of Valentine's spirit and retorts, "Aren't you just quoting your big brother Adam justifying buying himself a new dirt bike instead of buying Stacey a ring?" Ursula, hands on hips, snaps back, "What is your point?"

  I hear ya, Ursula: I also hated Valentine’s Day and the mandated card-giving when I was your age. Noah, of course, loves Valentine’s Day and is probably wondering if Ursula might, in fact, be a changeling.

Categories Single page comicsTags Noah Thorsen, Ursula Thorsen

February 11, 2023: The Gummy Bear Fib

February 27, 2023February 11, 2023 by Pyra Draculea
Noah is at his iMac when Ursula comes up to him and asks, "Daddy, when do I get my gummy bears?" Noah is confused and just says, "Huh?" Ursula reminds him, "You said I could grow gummy bears a few days ago, but I don't see any in the seed tray yet." Caught in his fib, Noah squirms: "Oh... um... you have to be patient, honey." Ursula then asks, "So... like... maybe tomorrow?" Noah replies, "Maybe."

  Noah might have fibbed to Ursula about where gummy bears… just a little bit… maybe… anyway, it was for a good cause to get her involved with the garden.

Categories Single page comicsTags Noah Thorsen, Ursula Thorsen

February 7, 2023: Seed Starting

February 16, 2023February 7, 2023 by Pyra Draculea
Noah has trays of newly planted seeds for his garden on a set of shelves and he has another full tray in his hands. Adam grins and asks, "Seeds, huh? Anything interesting?" Noah raises an eyebrow and replies, "You want interesting, you grow your own seeds in your own yard." Ursula is smiling and asks, "You mean interesting like gummy bear seeds?"

  In Canada, we’re each allowed to have up to 4 “interesting” plants for personal consumption. Noah, however, isn’t particularly interested in “interesting” plants.

Categories Single panel cartoonsTags Adam Thorsen, Noah Thorsen, Ursula Thorsen

February 6, 2023: Garden Planning

February 16, 2023February 6, 2023 by Pyra Draculea
Noah is sitting at the table with a large number of seed packets spread out in front of him. Ursula comes up and asks, "Whatcha doing, Daddy?" Noah replies, "Sorting through my seeds. It's time to get started on this year's garden. I already started lettuce and radishes in the cold frame. And leeks, and garlic outside." He then smiles and asks, "What are you gonna grow this year?" Irked, Ursula retorts, "Uh... nothing. The garden is your job." Noah is annoyed and says, "No, I think it's time you participated a bit more. So... what do you want to grow?" Ursula rolls her eyes and says, "Ugh... Fine. Do gummy bears grow on trees?" Noah says, "If you want apple or cherry-flavored, then yes, pretty much."

  Apparently Ursula doesn’t know that gummy bears are just made from fruit juice, so some grow on trees, some grow on bushes, some grow on vines, and some grow on little green plants.

Categories Single page comicsTags Noah Thorsen, Ursula Thorsen

February 2, 2023: Bowhunting?

February 16, 2023February 2, 2023 by Pyra Draculea
Duke and Ursula are sitting on the sofa. Duke says, "So I hear you wanna be a bowhunter." Ursula is confused and replies, "Huh?" Duke then says, "Aren't you taking up archery?" Ursula replies, still confused, "Yeah?" Duke rolls his eyes and explains, "Well, it's either bowhunting or target archery." Ursula asks, "What's the difference?" Duke tells her, "In bowhunting, you'll also go hiking and camping and—" Ursula interrupts and makes a grossed-out face with her tongue sticking out. She says "Ewww... isn't camping just sleeping on the ground with bugs?" Duke replies, "Target archery it is, then."

  Can confirm: camping is just sleeping on the ground with bugs. Duke isn’t bothered, but Princess Ursula is certainly not into anything involving bugs.

Categories Single page comicsTags Duke Thorsen, Ursula Thorsen

February 1, 2023: The Rec Guide

January 31, 2023February 1, 2023 by Pyra Draculea
Ursula is drawing at the kitchen table. Noah comes up to her and offers her a brochure. Ursula asks, "What's this?" and Noah replies, "The rec guide. Let's choose a few activities for you." Ursula peruses the guide, grins, and says, "I'll take the animation and the Lego robotics." Noah replies, "OK. And a sport?" and Ursula says, "Nope." Noah then tells her, "Mommy wants you to find a sport." Ursula raises an eyebrow and replies, "Mommy wants a lot of things." Noah rolls his eyes and says, "Oh, c'mon... at least have a look at the sports section." Ursula scowls and says, "I don't wanna." Finally Noah resorts to bribery: "Tell you what, Ursula: You pick a sport and I promise we'll get pizza every other week after class." Ursula groans but finally budges, saying, "I guess archery is the least sport-like sport. Now, about that pizza..."

  Looks like Ursula is tired of the suction cup fake arrows.

Categories Single page comicsTags Noah Thorsen, Ursula Thorsen
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