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Category Archives: Immigration
MINNESOTA DIRECTIONS
After reading James Liliks’ Sunday column in the Star Tribune, I had to chuckle because he aptly synced-in with a major observation of mine. In writing about why Minnesotans decide to leave this state, the first thing on his list … Continue reading
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HERITAGE – A TRIBUTE
My Fergus Falls Writers Group (of which I am the noted and most highly enthusiastic groupie) is for people who are writing for profit as well as passion, and the gathering serves as a combination editing, critique team/cheering section. I … Continue reading
Posted in Family, favorite things, HEALTH, Immigration, In Memorium, memories, minnesota life, Norwegian, spirituality, writing
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THE DOLDRUMS
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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CITIZENSHIP APPLICATION
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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WHAT CAN’T BE REPLACED
When Kristen Daum, the Fargo Forum reporter, came to Aunt Lil’s in Hickson, North Dakota last week, we didn’t know what to expect. My cousins – Debbie, Ross and Curt were there, along with Aunt Lil. Kristen had surprised us … Continue reading
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RIGHT MAKES MIGHT
Ever since we moved to Minnesota last spring, there has been a looming, ironic, unfortunate happening in the wings. In January I wrote about it in an entry entitled “The Irony of it All.” To recap – the Army Corps … Continue reading
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THE IRONY OF IT ALL
If you have been following this saga of the snowbirds in reverse (as we call ourselves) you would be aware that our journey from California to Minnesota began with a dream to retire back where my ancestors arrived when … Continue reading
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SNOW GOOSE REDUX
Here at a bend in the Otter Tail River, there is a surprising phenomenon at play. At least it is surprising to me, new to this clime and environment. We expected the Canada Geese to have migrated by now, down … Continue reading
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HARBINGER
When I went to fill the bird feeders mid morning, I found that the birdbath had accumulated a thick layer of ice in the night, not a thin crusty sheet, but an actual inch that required some serious chopping. And … Continue reading
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PRAIRIE WONDER
Whenever I thought about my great-and-grandparents arriving for the first time in this far northern province, I must admit that through my California filters, I remained a bit fuzzy as to the actual and factual scene. Brief vacations over … Continue reading
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