Category Archives: minnesota life

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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PIONEER THRESHERMEN

Posted on September 13, 2011 by snowbirdredux

  This is a term you are not likely to ever hear in California.  Threshermen.  It sounds imposing and serious.  It conjures up a fraternity of like minded fellows, engaged in a pursuit of the grain. Something like the Knights … Continue reading →

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PRAIRIE WONDER

Posted on September 8, 2011 by snowbirdredux

  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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GROUP HONK

Posted on August 25, 2011 by snowbirdredux

That’s what my friend Susan’s husband calls it.  And Matt was also the one to intervene into any future embarrassment so that I would correctly refer to the Canada Geese and not the Canadian Geese.  Thank you Matt.  What’s a … Continue reading →

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BREATHE

Posted on August 23, 2011 by snowbirdredux

Along with all the good and exciting discoveries these days on Mt. Faith, we’re also going through a difficult patch due to a personal happenstance not of our making, but nevertheless hard to put to rest.  And so, out of … Continue reading →

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IN PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE

Posted on August 19, 2011 by snowbirdredux

As we remodel this old house on Mt. Faith and uncover bits of construction quality made “when quality was popular”, and also unearth traces of tacky, second-rate add-ons, it makes me think of the saying –  “Excellence is doing ordinary … Continue reading →

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THE LINEAGE

Posted on August 18, 2011 by snowbirdredux

The most difficult thing, bar none, about moving from California to Minnesota, was leaving behind five children and four grandchildren.  We’ve attempted to entice with tales of lakes and prairies, snow sledding at Roosevelt Park, hay rides at Rick and … Continue reading →

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MINNESOTA VETS

Posted on August 16, 2011 by snowbirdredux

I’m feeling patriotic today.  And I’m not talking about animal doctors.  It’s about the quality of life and what is commonly referred to here as “Minnesota Nice”.  It’s simply a way of being.  It must be built into the genetic … 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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THE SWIMMING HOLE

Posted on August 10, 2011 by snowbirdredux

Although the Otter Tail River runs along just across the street here on Mt. Faith, other houses have been constructed over the years and the trees now obstruct all but a few thumbnail views.  However, on the steamiest day yet … Continue reading →

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