Category Archives: Family

LOVE TREASURES OF THE HEART

Posted on February 14, 2016 by snowbirdredux

I grew up with a father and a godfather who both “went to sea” – chief engineer and captain, Norwegians who broke away from the farm and sought the greater world. I was an only child and only godchild who … Continue reading →

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SURVIVING NATURE

Posted on January 23, 2016 by snowbirdredux

We have a “movie club” with friends, going as a group to chosen, anticipated films and returning to someone’s house afterwards for food, drink, comaraderie and conversation. Unfortunately in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, there are limited choices at the Westridge Mall … 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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HERITAGE – A TRIBUTE

Posted on March 5, 2014 by snowbirdredux

My Fergus Falls Writers Group (of which I am the noted and most highly enthusiastic groupie) is for people who are writing for profit as well as passion, and the gathering serves as a combination editing, critique team/cheering section. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, favorite things, HEALTH, Immigration, In Memorium, memories, minnesota life, Norwegian, spirituality, writing | 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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THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

Posted on November 3, 2013 by snowbirdredux

“Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth Than took the … Continue reading →

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WAITING AND WATCHING

Posted on October 28, 2013 by snowbirdredux

 Cosmo had a stroke last week. I look at these shocking words on the page and realize that I have been repeating this phrase over and over in my head ever since. I know he is nineteen and yes, he’s … Continue reading →

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MY SUMMER VACATION

Posted on September 26, 2013 by snowbirdredux

I’m tempted to write an essay entitled “What I did on my summer vacation” (remember those assignments) on the chance that I might then get an inkling of how it all sped by and now, in retrospect, is nearly over … Continue reading →

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GRAMMY

Posted on July 31, 2013 by snowbirdredux

I have always acknowledged that I was raised as much by Grandma Marie as by my mother. Not that they weren’t both important and significant influences, but it was Grammy who rocked me in front of the stove when I … Continue reading →

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TIME-OUT

Posted on July 7, 2013 by snowbirdredux

No excuses. In the past I have pled bronchitis. And that old devil, Writer’s Block. Both sincerely good reasons to abandon one’s brain along with the keyboard. But this long time-out from posting on Snowbirdredux is wholly related to a … Continue reading →

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