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Christmas in the Woods…w/Ricky Raccoon & The Kids…

by | Dec 24, 2021

Christmas in the woods
By Henry Clayton Hopkins (1920)
“Ricky Raccoon” and The Kids… The Good Neighbors of Little Whale Cove…

I’ve been writing about my furry loved ones and wildlife friends for sometime now. I find such peace ‘n love with them..

“Ricky Raccoon & the Kids” live close to us. We see them the most…

Ricky got in trouble awhile back. We try to keep them cozy in their world outside. But when when the screens that keep the basement dry with fresh air get rusty, Ricky finds a way in…

When Doug, our friend, from Waldport, came for a visit to check on the screens, he replaced 14 of them. Wow!

Doug’s the best. He’s kind ‘n ❤ loving. He is just like so many of our neighbors in Lincoln County Oregon…

Thank you, Doug! Merry Christmas!

I see “Ricky Raccoon & the Kids” walking by outside. They seem happy on Christmas Eve too…

Ricky Raccoon & the Kids
Steve and Judy Sparks
Children and Families in Life After Trauma

About the author

Steve Sparks is a retired information technology sales and marketing executive with over 35 years of industry experience, including a Bachelors’ in Management from St. Mary’s College. His creative outlet is as a non-fiction author, writing about his roots as a post-WWII US Navy military child growing up in the 1950s-1960s.
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