Author Archives: snowbirdredux

BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE!

Posted on July 8, 2011 by snowbirdredux

Just when I needed another boost and retreat from the chaos of remodeling – EUREKA!  The garden comes through once again with flying colors and bless it for lifting my mood. Because I am one of those gardening geeks who … Continue reading →

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LIFE IN THE GARDEN

Posted on July 4, 2011 by snowbirdredux

The house is a mess.  The garden is the salvation. We were really reveling in the lack of mosquitos until yesterday.  Oops.  Well, what did we expect?  It IS Minnesota.  And for whatever reason we had a whole month of … Continue reading →

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FLORA AND AVIS

Posted on July 2, 2011 by snowbirdredux

Thanks to Barbara and Mary we know that this lovely old bush at Mt. Faith is a Mock Orange. And cousins Marlene and Maryanne identified the sand cherry. But now here’s my latest consternation and garden question. What a trouper.  … Continue reading →

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HELP – I’M MELTING!

Posted on July 1, 2011 by snowbirdredux

PLEASE DOROTHY. THROW A BUCKET OF WATER OVER ME TOO! I DON’T CARE OR KNOW IF THIS IS OZ OR KANSAS, BUT I KNOW I’M NOT IN CALIFORNIA ANYMORE!

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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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