Category Archives: Family

MOM

Posted on May 8, 2011 by snowbirdredux

I’m going to frame the Mother’s Day card that Noelle left for me to find after she was gone last week.  I must admit to getting a bit teary, for it showed her support for the journey we are about … Continue reading →

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CELEBRATION

Posted on May 6, 2011 by snowbirdredux

CELEBRATION Noelle was here for four days and we packed everything that couldn’t wait until the last moment.  At times it seemed insurmountable. At times it threatened to bring us to our knees.  At times I couldn’t begin to see … Continue reading →

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PACKING

Posted on May 3, 2011 by snowbirdredux

Noelle and I have now packed 61 boxes and counting, and I could not, would not, have been an upright, sane, fully functioning human being without her help.  I am still suffering from overwhelm and a tiredness beyond belief, but … Continue reading →

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FAREWELL

Posted on May 1, 2011 by snowbirdredux

My daughter, Noelle is coming today to help with the packing.  It will be bittersweet for the two of us.  There will be no more opportunities to jump into the car and drive the few hours from southern to central … Continue reading →

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MOVE-MENT

Posted on April 30, 2011 by snowbirdredux

MOVE-MENT Something major about packing all one’s belongings is that you end up awash in memories.  I am unearthing the strangest things – like the list entitled “Our Plant Family” which was drawn up by my son Kevin, most likely … Continue reading →

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HAPPINESS

Posted on April 30, 2011 by snowbirdredux

In the packing, I’ve discovered a treasure trove of old pictures. Think about it. There are specific moments frozen in time when, for whatever reason, you felt such simple happiness that just the evocation of the image makes you laugh.  … Continue reading →

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THE SKATE

Posted on April 28, 2011 by snowbirdredux

On a trip back to North Dakota/Minnesota in the early 1970’s, my Uncle Earl took me up into the attic of my grandparents home in Hickson, N.D. and gave me two things.  One was a stuffed deer’s head which had … Continue reading →

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LADY ASTOR

Posted on April 26, 2011 by snowbirdredux

Mom was fond of telling the tale of how she came to California from Minnesota as a bride and “saw the palm trees and the mountains and the ocean and thought she’d died and gone to heaven.”  And then there … Continue reading →

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I MARRIED ADVENTURE

Posted on April 25, 2011 by snowbirdredux

I MARRIED ADVENTURE You can see from my falling-apart copy of Osa Johnson’s book that it was a special favorite in my youth.  What a life she led with Martin Johnson,  traversing the world at a time when Africa was … Continue reading →

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HAPPY EASTER

Posted on April 24, 2011 by snowbirdredux

This is the first year I can remember in my adult life that I didn’t go to See’s Candy and buy Bordeaux and Scotch Mallows and Pecan Buds  and chocolate marshmallow eggs and bunnies  and nestle them in baskets we … Continue reading →

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