Category Archives: minnesota life

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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GARDEN NOTES

Posted on August 6, 2011 by snowbirdredux

  THE GOOD: Going into August, I imagined that every new horticultural treat had already popped up and I had run the gamut of gardening surprises.  Not so.  Just yesterday while in the back of the garage, digging up my … Continue reading →

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WE PASSED!

Posted on August 4, 2011 by snowbirdredux

After a lot of stalling, a little studying,  and some measure of trepidation, we took the test and now possess Minnesota Driver’s Licenses.  The whole process was delayed, however, because of the state government shutdown in July which closed not … Continue reading →

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AUGUST THE LION

Posted on August 1, 2011 by snowbirdredux

This month, which also notes our first two months in Minnesota, began with a dilly of a storm.  It began last night about eleven p.m. and raged all night, often with thunder that seemed stuck into one long  cascading vroom, … Continue reading →

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SONG BIRDS

Posted on July 27, 2011 by snowbirdredux

My friend Susan is elated because their resident wren is just now courting a lady and hoping to produce a batch of little wrens before the end of summer.  Where has he been?  No matter.  Hopefully they will move forward … Continue reading →

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DEW POINT

Posted on July 22, 2011 by snowbirdredux

Somebody loves this weather!  We’re told that this is not normal.  Yes, it can get hot and sticky with humidity in the summer, but not like this, they say.  And we have no reason to doubt.  Except that if you … Continue reading →

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COMMUNITY

Posted on July 18, 2011 by snowbirdredux

We started this past Sunday at the Unitarian Church of Underwood, part of our sampling of the local spiritual venues with a nod to something other than just Luthernism which of course abounds.  Their service this day included a discussion … Continue reading →

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A SUMMER SUNDAY

Posted on July 11, 2011 by snowbirdredux

Everyone knows that Minnesota is known as the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes, which is not totally accurate because it is purported to actually host 11,842 and that too, is not completely on the mark because that figure accounts for … Continue reading →

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