Category Archives: COMMUNITY

WASTE NOT WANT NOT

Posted on November 6, 2012 by snowbirdredux

  This month, more likely than not, you will find me here at my computer putting every spare minute into completing the daunting task of writing a 50,000 page novel before the end of November. I am now at Day … Continue reading →

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SCRIPTERS

Posted on October 7, 2012 by snowbirdredux

Somewhere between Nimble Thimble and Slide Rule, you will find the group photo of the Wilson High School club called Scripters in the 1956 yearbook. I do not appear because I was out sick the day they took the pictures, … Continue reading →

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CIRCLE OF FIBER

Posted on October 3, 2012 by snowbirdredux

  I returned last week to Northcroft, the sheep farm owned by Joanie and Dave Ellison just outside of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota. I was last there on a wintry February day to witness and help (for what it was worth) … Continue reading →

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MINNESOTA LIFE SCIENCE 101

Posted on September 14, 2012 by snowbirdredux

You can bet you’re in Minnesota when the annual edition of the Adult Education Class schedule begins with the following first choice under the Food Category – “Follow the Bone – Deer Cutting.” Furthermore, it promises the basic skills of … Continue reading →

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THE “CITIES”

Posted on September 11, 2012 by snowbirdredux

This past weekend we went to my cousin Marlene son’s wedding in Bloomington, just south of Minneapolis/St. Paul.               Congratulations Ann and Cort! I sat next to Ellie, the Flower Girl – – A wonderful party! A trek to the … Continue reading →

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GROUP HUG

Posted on August 14, 2012 by snowbirdredux

  When I was growing up in Long Beach, California one of the landmark buildings was the Pacific Coast Club which resembled a medieval castle, high on a bluff overlooking the ocean. Built as a private club with dining and … Continue reading →

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BOSSY PANTS

Posted on August 8, 2012 by snowbirdredux

  What is up with these Minnesotans? Oh, there’s “Minnesota Nice” – and that particular nomenclature couldn’t be closer to the truth. Hospitality and courtesy abounds in this state. The artistic life is not only alive and well, but exceptional. … Continue reading →

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HELP, I’M MELTING!

Posted on July 5, 2012 by snowbirdredux

  In one hour we’re picking up our daughter, Sheila at the Fargo airport. This will be her first trip to Minnesota and we’re hoping to entice her and pull out all the stops. Most likely it’s too much to … Continue reading →

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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

Posted on June 2, 2012 by snowbirdredux

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! Belated!  I missed it! I intended to write about our first year and celebrate the occasion, but somehow, we thought it was May 29th and it was actually May 22nd. I looked at my old year’s calendar and … Continue reading →

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CITIZENSHIP APPLICATION

Posted on May 26, 2012 by snowbirdredux

It has been over one year since I started this blog about the trials and foibles and delights of moving from California to Minnesota. Of one thing I’m now certain – there really, truly are differences between the two “lands” … Continue reading →

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