Monthly Archives: February 2015

MAY DAY

Posted on February 25, 2015 by snowbirdredux

“Now is the winter of our discontent,” began Richard III in Shakespeare’s soliloquy. I might say the same. In our four years in Minnesota we have experienced the light winter, the normal winter, the winter of enormous snowdrifts, and now … Continue reading →

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SPOILER ALERT

Posted on February 15, 2015 by snowbirdredux

How did you feel when you first learned there wasn’t a Santa Claus? I can remember the time as clearly as anything in my childhood. A neighbor girl who was a year older than me blurted it out one day … Continue reading →

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SAINTS ALIVE!

Posted on February 8, 2015 by snowbirdredux

Before there was a Disneyland my mother established a touring agenda for out of state friends and relatives who visited our southern California home. We lived in Long Beach, which is south of the greater, spreading metropolis of Los Angeles. … Continue reading →

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