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Sophie & Paddy Chapter 6

Friday, January 5th, 2007

Napoleon's balloon leaned casually against the hedgerow. Up close, Sophie and Paddy could see that it was indeed a big red and white balloon. It had broad red and white bands around it, although the red looked black until Napoleon held his lantern up to throw its light against its side. The balloon rolled ...

Sophie & Paddy. Chapter 3 (updated)

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

      Sophie turned to lift her furry companion onto the window ledge where he sat with his back to the pane, looking over his shoulder to where Sophie was now pointing, her finger pushed against the glass.  "Look, over there by the flower bed" she whispered Paddy strained his eyes in the direction Sophie's' finger ...

Sophie & Paddy Ch 1

Thursday, October 19th, 2006

Chapter One Sophies' house nestled quietly at the edge of the forest that curled past the small town of Idlesdown, that was hardly a big enough town to be called a town. One main street rose in an arc from the narrow stone bridge outside her gate, passed ...

Paddy & Sophie Ch 2

Thursday, October 19th, 2006

  It was still dark when Sophie awoke. She was still lying in the same position she had drifted of in while her daddy had been reading to her, his last sentence still hanging in her ears. She opened her eyes to see he had gone, and her book lay closed ...

Sophie & Paddy Ch 4

Thursday, October 19th, 2006

He hasn't hurt himself I trust?" Napolean inquired politely, raising his eyebrows and looking in the direction of where Paddy had been sitting. Sophie was still giggling to herself, her little shoulders raised around her ears as she looked down at Paddy who was flat on his back amongst her Barbie dolls, half ...