Category Archives: IMAGINATION

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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WHAT WAS I THINKING!

Posted on October 29, 2012 by snowbirdredux

  I have a positive/negative trait that lifts me up or gets me in trouble as the case may be. I always think I can do more than possible. I am inherently enthusiastic so that I sign up for jobs, … Continue reading →

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PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

Posted on October 25, 2012 by snowbirdredux

Twice in recent days I have been queried as to what books I would consider my favorite novels. That’s a toughie. You have seen the t-shirts and bumper stickers that proclaim – “So many books, so little time.” That could … 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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SCRIPTERS

Posted on October 7, 2012 by snowbirdredux

Somewhere between Nimble Thimble and Slide Rule, you will find the group photo of the Wilson High School club called Scripters in the 1956 yearbook. I do not appear because I was out sick the day they took the pictures, … Continue reading →

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CIRCLE OF FIBER

Posted on October 3, 2012 by snowbirdredux

  I returned last week to Northcroft, the sheep farm owned by Joanie and Dave Ellison just outside of Pelican Rapids, Minnesota. I was last there on a wintry February day to witness and help (for what it was worth) … Continue reading →

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GROUP HUG

Posted on August 14, 2012 by snowbirdredux

  When I was growing up in Long Beach, California one of the landmark buildings was the Pacific Coast Club which resembled a medieval castle, high on a bluff overlooking the ocean. Built as a private club with dining and … Continue reading →

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LET’S PRETEND

Posted on July 30, 2012 by snowbirdredux

  When I was five and my friend Sandra Snelling was 6 we went in search of the City of Silver and Gold. It was a mystical quest not unlike that undertaken by the Knights Templar, except that it took … Continue reading →

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