Skip to content
Snowbird of Paradise

Snowbird of Paradise

Living and Learning

  • Home
  • Welcome!

Tag: memorabilia

March 15, 2021March 16, 2021Snowbird of Paradise

Nurse Nan And Her Wardrobe

After a suitable interlude, I have resumed my memorabilia winnowing. A few months ago I sorted through and discarded about nine boxes of miscellaneous documents. Most recently, I abandoned an attempt to sort out “The Box” and my eldest son relieved me of it in its entirety. You might have thought this would have cured […]

Continue Reading "Nurse Nan And Her Wardrobe"
March 5, 2021Snowbird of Paradise

The Box Is History

It’s gone. That box that I have talked out in a couple of blog posts (here and here) and that I have been packing around for fifteen years, is finally gone. I opened it up, looked superficially at the contents, and decided there was too much to sort through. Inside the box were three big […]

Continue Reading "The Box Is History"
March 2, 2021Snowbird of Paradise

The Kettle and the Box

Question: What is the relationship between this kettle and this box? The answer: a dream. Remembering a Dream I rarely dream. In fact, when I had a dream a several weeks ago, it was a momentous occasion for me. It was the first time I had remembered a dream in many, many months. Maybe years, […]

Continue Reading "The Kettle and the Box"
September 8, 2020September 8, 2020Snowbird of Paradise

Feels So Good

This morning I had a really good clear-out. Now, a bag of trash and two bags of recyclables are waiting for the garbage trucks. In addition, I just took to the thrift store two boxes full of miscellany, a bag of clothes, a recycling bin full of pots and pans, and a George Foreman grill. […]

Continue Reading "Feels So Good"
December 12, 2011October 31, 2014Snowbird of Paradise

Momerabilia

I am slowly, hesitantly, downsizing. I’ve got a house full of furniture, decorations, plants, clothes, and boxes of miscellany. Some of the boxes contain important things like tax returns, some contain wires, cables, and remote controls for gadgetry that is long gone, and some contain my memories. Having been a mom for over thirty years, […]

Continue Reading "Momerabilia"

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Follow Snowbird of Paradise on WordPress.com

Recent Posts

  • Not What I Had In Mind
  • Red Cross Overkill
  • Wordless Wednesday 1 February 2023
  • Buttertubs Marsh, Nanaimo
  • Social Anxiety
  • Wordless Wednesday 25 January 2023
  • Cable Bay Trail
  • Why-y-y?
  • Gulls In Rows
  • Local History for Seniors

Categories

  • Dating
  • Exploring
  • Family
  • Friends
  • Humour/Humor
  • LGBTQ
  • Living and Learning
  • nature
  • Photography
  • Reading
  • Relationships
  • Retirement
  • Society
  • Street Art, Public Art, Murals
  • Technology
  • Writing

Meta

  • Register
  • Log in
  • Entries feed
  • Comments feed
  • WordPress.com
© SnowbirdofParadise.com. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to SnowbirdofParadise.com with appropriate and specific direction to the original content. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited.
A WordPress.com Website.
  • Follow Following
    • Snowbird of Paradise
    • Join 1,076 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Snowbird of Paradise
    • Customize
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar