Monthly Archives: June 2011

WEATHER REPORT

Posted on June 29, 2011 by snowbirdredux

Hot and humid! Well – this IS Minnesota.  And one of the most interesting aspects so far, is how fast the weather changes from moment to moment. There hasn’t been time to become complacent or bored.  In just one day … Continue reading →

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ALPHA AND OMEGA

Posted on June 28, 2011 by snowbirdredux

This past weekend was all over the spectrum – a bitingly clear reminder that life is given and taken away, but not always in the usual order.  As a family, we memorialized the too short life of cousin Debbie’s daughter … Continue reading →

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THE GRUMPY ROOM

Posted on June 24, 2011 by snowbirdredux

FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS – ESTABLISH ONE SMALL SPACE OF COMFORT AND SERENITY. A place where we can sink into our comfy chairs and read, a place of refuge from the chaos of remodeling hell so there is at least … Continue reading →

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PAINT AND REFLECTION

Posted on June 23, 2011 by snowbirdredux

For everyone who is calling and e-mailing and asking if we’re “all right” – I am obsessively in Painting Land the past few days,  pushing ahead so that we soon have at least one room which is finished and habitable. … Continue reading →

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LONGINGS

Posted on June 18, 2011 by snowbirdredux

I would have to rate the too early death of my father as the single most influential, definitive happening of my life.  I was eight and it was just after the Great War, as they now call it, and one … Continue reading →

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FENG SHUI AND GOOD SOIL

Posted on June 17, 2011 by snowbirdredux

Is it just me, or does this NOT look like a welcoming entry?  In fact, it was weeks before I realized that there was indeed an entry stairway at all.  And I’m sure that it might never ever be used, … Continue reading →

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TWITTERPATED

Posted on June 15, 2011 by snowbirdredux

The Robins are out and about everywhere you look. I always thought of the robin as primarily a ground bird and they certainly  hop about the grass looking for tasty treats, but one very plump and twitterpated male is sitting … Continue reading →

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JOHAN’S PEONIES

Posted on June 14, 2011 by snowbirdredux

In an earlier post last March I wrote of Johan’s Journey, the story of my maternal grandfather who came to this country as a little boy from the island of Skarvik on the far north Salangen Fjord of Norway.  He … Continue reading →

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SUMMERFEST

Posted on June 12, 2011 by snowbirdredux

Turns out that Fergus Falls celebrated the start of summer yesterday and we stumbled upon it when we took a late afternoon walk.  Who knew that thousands of people had descended on the downtown streets until we got there and … Continue reading →

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GIFTS

Posted on June 11, 2011 by snowbirdredux

It is unusual for me to get a delivery from UPS, but TWO IN ONE DAY!  I feel blessed today. After the squirrels destroyed my hammock at Castenada Lane, I decided that I needed to gift myself for Mr. Faith.  … Continue reading →

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