Monthly Archives: March 2011

A WRINKLE IN TIME *

Posted on March 31, 2011 by snowbirdredux

A WRINKLE IN TIME * This past weekend began with the best of family gatherings in Carmel as planned, and continued the next day with another family gathering of a different sort, but also good because it was family. Here … Continue reading →

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ENTICEMENT

Posted on March 27, 2011 by snowbirdredux

What’s the hardest thing about picking up and moving far, far away? Hands down. No contest. And there’s Sean, a senior now at Sonoma State, grown ever so big and wise from that little boy I so loved, and Sam, … Continue reading →

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WHAT THEY DID OR DIDN’T TELL US

Posted on March 26, 2011 by snowbirdredux

WHAT THEY DID OR DIDN’T TELL US Yesterday, once again I found myself in the kitchen exclaiming – Mom, what did you MEAN by a “handful”? What’s a “slow” oven?  Were you cooking with wood? There have been so many … Continue reading →

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JOHAN’S JOURNEY

Posted on March 26, 2011 by snowbirdredux

JOHAN’S JOURNEY I’m home this weekend from work on the Big Sur coast because the south end of the highway, now, is covered with rocks and boulders and mud. And it all happened at just about the spot I was … Continue reading →

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PUDDING

Posted on March 25, 2011 by snowbirdredux

There is nothing better than comfort food. Our favorites are grilled cheese sandwiches and creamed chicken and peas over biscuits.  Not your typical health food, but YUM. We normally aim for healthy meals, but there is something to be said … Continue reading →

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THE HIMALAYAN MUSK

Posted on March 24, 2011 by snowbirdredux

What with the peach blossoms and the crabapples and the flowering quince, I must admit I’m getting restless for the roses. I know I’m getting ahead of Mother Nature here but it’s been on my mind and rather than continually … Continue reading →

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HOME

Posted on March 23, 2011 by snowbirdredux

When I was caught in the storm this past weekend, unable to pass through the 60 foot gap in the Big Sur highway, the Post Ranch Inn kindly gave me a room for two nights, and I use the word … Continue reading →

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SPRING INTO STORM

Posted on March 23, 2011 by snowbirdredux

It was just spring. And suddenly the radar reports for the central coast of California predicted a storm with icons and colors that screamed out “Cyclone Force, Extreme Weather, Thunder and Lightning and Tornado Conditions”!  And it was my work … Continue reading →

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HERE COMES SPRING!

Posted on March 21, 2011 by snowbirdredux

Even in California spring is exciting. I can imagine how ecstatic we will be after a Minnesota winter. The daffodils are the first to arrive. I used to order a bushel of 100 plus bulbs each year so you can … Continue reading →

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LYRA DEARA

Posted on March 20, 2011 by snowbirdredux

There will be one less addition to our journey when the time comes. And this is a bittersweet tale, one that still brings tears when least expected now. One that connects with a flash to a image just out of … Continue reading →

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