Category Archives: education

CHAOS REIGNED

Posted on March 7, 2016 by snowbirdredux

This was my first caucus. It may be my last. In California we held primaries and I recall always thinking how patriotically engaging it must be to actively participate in the democratic process like some states do. I was raised … Continue reading →

Posted in COMMUNITY, DISILLUSION, education, minnesota life, politics, Uncategorized | 1 Comment

HOW THE PALEO DIET SAVED OUR SON

Posted on February 19, 2014 by snowbirdredux

(NOTE: When my good friend, Beth Rose, who is a writer and reflexologist living and working in Central Minnesota, shared the following story with me, I couldn’t help but think of the trauma I endured a number of years ago … Continue reading →

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IN ONES OWN HAND

Posted on November 30, 2013 by snowbirdredux

“A national fight is brewing to keep cursive writing in U.S. classrooms.” What? I had no idea it was out. But, yes. According to an Associated Press article last week – “When the new Common Core educational standards were crafted, … Continue reading →

Posted in education, favorite things, IMAGINATION, STORY TELLING, writing | 1 Comment

LIFE AND DEATH IN THE GARDEN

Posted on August 12, 2013 by snowbirdredux

  In the midst of coffee and morning paper there was a sudden, sickening WHAM against the window. We have come to know that heart-rending sound too well, having picked up limp, broken bird bodies from time to time, and … Continue reading →

Posted in bees, Birds, education, favorite things, Gardening, insecticides, minnesota life, Wild Life | 1 Comment

ULTIMATE DRIVING CHALLENGE

Posted on May 3, 2013 by snowbirdredux

  I thought I had signed up for something called “Defensive Driving Class.” Sounded a bit combative to me. Something like Martial Arts on Wheels and not at all like our Minnesota Nice, where a typical lane merging on the … Continue reading →

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READ ALL ABOUT IT!

Posted on April 10, 2013 by snowbirdredux

Some days you just hate to pick up the morning paper for all the disastrous news of the world. We have a routine at our house. I put on my boots (this time of year), button my down jacket over … Continue reading →

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BOSSY PANTS II

Posted on March 16, 2013 by snowbirdredux

When I was 7, 8 10, thereabouts, I was the one in the gang to write, cast, direct and star in the neighborhood productions. We had different venues. The Burgess yard was perfect for western dramas. Their dad, a frustrated … Continue reading →

Posted in COMMUNITY, education, favorite things, food, Gardening, HEALTH, IMAGINATION, minnesota life | 3 Comments

FOOD FIGHT

Posted on March 4, 2013 by snowbirdredux

When I was still in high school, an enormous event happened in a neighboring community. Disneyland opened. Relatives from the far northern prairies now had another grand reason to visit, other than soaking up the California sunshine, and my family … Continue reading →

Posted in education, favorite things, food, Gardening, HEALTH, Master Gardeners, minnesota life | 1 Comment

“NEXT ONE PLEASE”

Posted on February 24, 2013 by snowbirdredux

I am not alone in decrying the dumbing down of language through tweets and twitters. There is something disconcerting about imagining an entire generation ensconced in robot-speak, – “R U OK, LOL” – and then getting lazy in life and … Continue reading →

Posted in education, introspection, STORY TELLING, techno-geeks | 1 Comment

THANKS FOR CARING

Posted on January 30, 2013 by snowbirdredux

QUESTION: “Find a vine with attractive fall color that attracts wildlife, grows in full sun, tolerates urban conditions and has a fast growth rate. Then describe how that vine grows upward – with twining stems, with thorns, with twining petioles, … Continue reading →

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