Category Archives: favorite things

JUXTAPOSITION

Posted on July 3, 2012 by snowbirdredux

  What’s wrong with this picture? (Answer to be revealed.) I must admit that I am borderline obsessive/compulsive. When I was a working girl  and had to count money at the end of the day,  spilling out the “bank” on … Continue reading →

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THE INTERLOPERS

Posted on June 22, 2012 by snowbirdredux

Ooh! Aah! There’s the bunny! Yes. I admit it. I love to see the bunny. He nibbles and hippity-hops. He has a bunny way of chomping and chewing upon a long dandelion stalk: munch, crunch, crunch, down to the  bitter … Continue reading →

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RAINY DAY SESSION

Posted on June 20, 2012 by snowbirdredux

  Why do I find it so hard to just relax? I like nothing better than sprawling upon my hammock, letting the momentum of the tree-to-tree dynamics swing me gently back and forth. Or curling up in the coziest chair, … Continue reading →

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XO TO OUR DOT

Posted on June 15, 2012 by snowbirdredux

HAPPY 39TH AGAIN DOT! THE PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD SUGGESTS THE FIRST HALF OF A LIFE WITH LOTS OF LOVE.  AND THE BALANCING ACT IS GOING TO BE WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT.  (YOU’LL BE ROCKIN, GIRL!) WITH TONY – DOGS, CATS, RABBITS … Continue reading →

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ODE TO ODIN

Posted on June 13, 2012 by snowbirdredux

  “With the mild winter we had, everything got started earlier including the growth of the fungi,” said Keith Stafford, Fergus Falls city forester. My heart plummeted and I have been fretful all day since reading those words in the … Continue reading →

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SOCIAL BUTTERFLIES

Posted on June 13, 2012 by snowbirdredux

  I was one of many, exclaiming this past month, about the marvelous, eye-popping creatures buzzing about our local flowers here in Minnesota. What was that! In fact, I shrieked in amazement and delight one day, at my first encounter, … Continue reading →

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FAIRY FOREST?

Posted on June 10, 2012 by snowbirdredux

  This week’s report on the straw bale gardening, went from being enchanted by the first touch of mushrooms erupting like magic – –         to being slightly horrified at the preponderance of fungi which far outweighed the actual vegetables under … Continue reading →

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LIFE INTERRUPTED

Posted on June 5, 2012 by snowbirdredux

It’s all about the garden these days.                           NEW PERENNIAL BED VEGGIES POND Digging Days have been the hardest. And T.M. has conveniently been off the hook due to “knee issues” which have rendered him unable to push down hard … Continue reading →

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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!

Posted on June 2, 2012 by snowbirdredux

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! Belated!  I missed it! I intended to write about our first year and celebrate the occasion, but somehow, we thought it was May 29th and it was actually May 22nd. I looked at my old year’s calendar and … Continue reading →

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CITIZENSHIP APPLICATION

Posted on May 26, 2012 by snowbirdredux

It has been over one year since I started this blog about the trials and foibles and delights of moving from California to Minnesota. Of one thing I’m now certain – there really, truly are differences between the two “lands” … Continue reading →

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