Category Archives: Family

MIDSUMMER

Posted on June 19, 2013 by snowbirdredux

If it wasn’t for Midsummer, I wouldn’t be here today.  My family likes to tell the tale of Jennings who, in the early 1930’s, returned to his hometown after a voyage in the Merchant Marines. That particular year, his town … Continue reading →

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SOCIAL NETWORKING

Posted on January 6, 2013 by snowbirdredux

  I’ll admit it took me many years to come around to Facebook. Friends and relatives proclaimed it was the only way to keep tabs on what their children and grandchildren were up to. But that seemed a bit sneaky … Continue reading →

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A BLANK SLATE

Posted on December 31, 2012 by snowbirdredux

2012 was our first full year as residents of our new state and we filled it up, among other things, with wonder at hoarfrost and tornado skies and ice fishing and Minnesota Nice. I wouldn’t say we’re “old hands” now, … Continue reading →

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STICKS AND STONES

Posted on December 15, 2012 by snowbirdredux

  It’s a tricky thing to accuse kids today.  But every generation does it. We always harken back to our youth and reminisce about how much better it was in the old days.  For example – “Radio made us think … Continue reading →

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THE DOLDRUMS

Posted on November 26, 2012 by snowbirdredux

There is an inter-tropical convergent zone in our earthworld which exists between 30-35 degrees north and 30-35 degrees south, somewhere between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. It’s known as The Doldrums. “Dold” is an archaic word for stupid. When … Continue reading →

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TURNING BACK TO GO FORWARD

Posted on October 23, 2012 by snowbirdredux

“The geometric representation of forward motion which is at the same time recapitulatory is the spiral.” – John Freccero Many years ago, when I was a young mother of two and struggling through college, I became a teaching assistant for … Continue reading →

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WHAT COMES AROUND

Posted on October 15, 2012 by snowbirdredux

  Last week my daughter called to say that she had treated herself to a birthday present. She had pierced her nose. What? I ask myself why I am mildly discomforted by this news. Is it because I object to … Continue reading →

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HAPPY RETURNS

Posted on October 12, 2012 by snowbirdredux

  I’ve never made a fuss about birthdays. Most years I hoped to slip on through before anyone noticed. This year I’ve received enough attention that I might as well just fess up and celebrate. (And that’s not to say … Continue reading →

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HARRIET SYLVIA

Posted on October 4, 2012 by snowbirdredux

I was certain that Mom would make it to 100 and get the congratulatory letter from the President. She almost did. All her life she was fit and healthy. Beautiful into her nineties and always the fashionista. Just three years … Continue reading →

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HERITAGE

Posted on September 19, 2012 by snowbirdredux

I’ve been chasing after my past for as long as I can remember, hurtling ethereally backwards to catch a fleeting glimpse of what it meant to be me. All those ghosts I never knew, and a few I did, who … Continue reading →

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