Category Archives: Gardening

ROCKS IN MY BED

Posted on April 6, 2012 by snowbirdredux

  There is one garden chore I have been itching to do ever since we moved to Mt. Faith. It’s a massive undertaking and requires a much better and younger body than either of us have at this point in … Continue reading →

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WEATHERWISE

Posted on March 26, 2012 by snowbirdredux

Who is that crazy lady running about her yard, shrieking for her husband to quick, come outside and look, snapping pictures at the sky, north, west, south and east? Oh yes, that’s me. I guess I’m a weather freak now.  … Continue reading →

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SNEAK PREVIEW

Posted on March 22, 2012 by snowbirdredux

  I have been scanning the yard for true signs of Spring after my Robin Redbreast discovery. The grass is greening more each day and a true “leafing out” of trees and shrubs, it seems, would seal the promise for … Continue reading →

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WORDPRESS FIREWORKS!

Posted on January 3, 2012 by snowbirdredux

WordPress is the “host” for Snowbird. Goodness knows how they do it.  I’m practically computer illiterate.  My friend, John, helped me do all the voodoo and set up the site last spring.  That’s all I know.  Except that I have … Continue reading →

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PRELUDE

Posted on November 11, 2011 by snowbirdredux

  I was all set to pour a glass of before-dinner-Chardonnay and plump down in my chair with the new issue of Vanity Fair last evening when I remembered Sven.  He was my housewarming present from my cousin Maryanne, a … Continue reading →

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OBSTACLE COURSE

Posted on October 4, 2011 by snowbirdredux

  When  I first contemplated the bounty of compost now accumulating on the lawn, I was thrilled.  No more raiding neighboring yards for debris to add to my plastic rotating device that gobbled up the table scraps.  But like Mickey … Continue reading →

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NJORD – GOD OF THE WIND

Posted on September 29, 2011 by snowbirdredux

Today is my first taste of a Minnesotan Fall.  And it looks like a lot of work to me.  In the summer I snitched fallen branches from other people’s yards in order to provide the necessary leaves (ratio: 4 to … Continue reading →

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FROZEN STORM!

Posted on September 14, 2011 by snowbirdredux

  I’ve just this week been really reaping my tomato harvest at last.  The bushes are loaded and every day I bring in heaping bowls of Big Beef, Golden Jubilee and especially that good little trouper, Juliet.  Finally!  We even … Continue reading →

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CONCERT IN THE PARK

Posted on August 13, 2011 by snowbirdredux

It’s a sure sign that summer is winding down when I realize that there are only two more evening concerts in the park here in Fergus Falls. Most every Thursday evening we’ve hauled our fold-up chairs the few blocks to … Continue reading →

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HOLE IN THE WALL

Posted on August 9, 2011 by snowbirdredux

Our friend Trudy liked to say – “If you can’t fix it,  feature it!”  And that is how my latest gardening adventure came about.  Because of a hole in the wall.  It all began when T.M. decided to replace the … Continue reading →

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