Category Archives: friendship

THERE AND BACK AGAIN

Posted on November 4, 2011 by snowbirdredux

Returning to California this past week was like flipping, helter-skelter, through the pages of an old and favorite book, bits and pieces jumbled and flashing all the way up the Pacific Coast Highway.  It was a quick trip to take … Continue reading →

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VELCOMMEN

Posted on October 26, 2011 by snowbirdredux

These past five months here at Mt. Faith, we have repeatedly proclaimed to neighbors, relatives, new friends and acquaintances alike – “Open Door Policy!”  No Need to Stand on Formalities!  If the Car is in the Driveway – We’re Home! … Continue reading →

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THE HOUSE CAR

Posted on September 17, 2011 by snowbirdredux

Our friends Budd and Marguerite Andrews were the hit of the Dalton Minnesota, Pioneer Thresherman’s Show and Fair last weekend and they didn’t just exhibit their 1922 House Car, they brought it to life with tales of it’s past and … Continue reading →

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JOHAN’S PEONIES

Posted on June 14, 2011 by snowbirdredux

In an earlier post last March I wrote of Johan’s Journey, the story of my maternal grandfather who came to this country as a little boy from the island of Skarvik on the far north Salangen Fjord of Norway.  He … Continue reading →

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GIFTS

Posted on June 11, 2011 by snowbirdredux

It is unusual for me to get a delivery from UPS, but TWO IN ONE DAY!  I feel blessed today. After the squirrels destroyed my hammock at Castenada Lane, I decided that I needed to gift myself for Mr. Faith.  … Continue reading →

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MOUNTAINS AND MALLS

Posted on May 12, 2011 by snowbirdredux

I’ve been googling route suggestions from the Crater of the Moon in Idaho (Susan) to the Painted Dessert in Arizona (Maryanne) and points in between.  My friend Mickey suggested, and you might not know if he was being “tongue in … Continue reading →

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