Category Archives: COMMUNITY

WHAT CAN’T BE REPLACED

Posted on March 14, 2012 by snowbirdredux

When Kristen Daum, the Fargo Forum reporter, came to Aunt Lil’s in Hickson, North Dakota last week, we didn’t know what to expect.  My cousins – Debbie, Ross and Curt were there, along with Aunt Lil. Kristen  had surprised us … Continue reading →

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ENVIRONS

Posted on March 3, 2012 by snowbirdredux

  Okay –  Kevin, Steven, Tony and Jenny, Sheila – and all our California friends who now stand poised to marvel, exclaim and covet the following: In the center of Fergus Falls, Minnesota, sits Lake Alice, ringed by a panorama … Continue reading →

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SOMEPLACE SAFE

Posted on February 26, 2012 by snowbirdredux

  Yesterday I attended a Ladies Tea. Above all it was a visual delight, each table a riot of someone’s fantasy. Thirty five themes. Cacophonous, gorgeous, silly, whimsical, enchanting.  You name it. Not to mention fun. And yummy. Best of … Continue reading →

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RIGHT MAKES MIGHT

Posted on February 20, 2012 by snowbirdredux

Ever since we moved to Minnesota last spring, there has been a looming, ironic, unfortunate happening in the wings. In January I wrote about it in an entry entitled “The Irony of it All.”  To recap – the Army Corps … Continue reading →

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41 BAGS FULL!

Posted on January 31, 2012 by snowbirdredux

Now and then one has a day, start to finish, which is replete and chock-full of the following descriptions:  excitation, novelty, apprenticeship, endeavor, jollity, friendship, enlightenment, insightfulness, and full-filling-fun.   Not very often, but this was mine.  So it was that … Continue reading →

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CURLEY’S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE

Posted on January 22, 2012 by snowbirdredux

Ever since Christmas Eve, 2011, the headlines of the Fergus Falls Daily Journal have loudly proclaimed and excitedly followed the daily drama and progress of one black angora goat whose adventure kept the whole community on the edge of their … Continue reading →

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THE IRONY OF IT ALL

Posted on January 18, 2012 by snowbirdredux

  If you have been following this saga of the snowbirds in reverse (as we call ourselves) you would be aware that our journey from California to Minnesota began with a dream to retire back where my ancestors arrived when … Continue reading →

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SHEEP, A PIG, AND A CIRCLE OF WOMEN

Posted on January 8, 2012 by snowbirdredux

  I deliberately sat beside my friend, Katy, at a solstice party recently because she was cozingly ensconced at the end of a sofa – knitting.  It’s been, most likely, two years since I knitted and just hearing the click … Continue reading →

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THE INHERITORS

Posted on December 16, 2011 by snowbirdredux

Last weekend my cousin Debbie and I got a lefsa lesson from Aunt Lil.  It may be hard to fathom for those not of Norwegian descent, but lefsa is highly prized and desirable as part of the Scandinavian cuisine.  It’s … Continue reading →

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ADAPTABILITY

Posted on December 14, 2011 by snowbirdredux

“Ozzie McBeth was born in Southern California.  For most of his teenage lifespan he was a geek and a computer nerd.  For all we know, he still is.  Ozzie currently lives in Sonora, California where he is raised by his … Continue reading →

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