Monthly Archives: May 2013

Let’s Have a Party

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Lilly Pulitzer, the Palm Beach socialite who designed bright and sunny fashions, was quoted as saying “That’s what life is all about:  Let’s have a party.  Let’s have it tonight.”  Ms. Pulitzer was the daughter of an heiress to the … Continue reading →

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Beautiful Things

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I’m in Lisbon Falls this weekend and I’ve been collecting beautiful stories. I love this work; I think it was what I was put here to do. It’s tiring, though. I fell asleep talking on the phone last night and … Continue reading →

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The Club

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Former Lisbon Falls resident John Gould wrote a commentary for The Times Record on Friday, June 28, 1999 titled “Melting pot claimed Lisbon’s Germans.”  In it, he provided examples of various German families who had come to the Lisbon area … Continue reading →

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Stuck with Four Freshmen

Posted on May 2, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

There are worse things in life than having four freshmen stuck in a car CD player. With the help of The Four Freshmen, I kicked my sports talk radio addiction.  The day is not long enough to tell the whole … Continue reading →

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Oopsie!

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

When friends and blog readers think a blog writer is soon to be the Julia Child of gardening, they send the blog writer articles and anecdotes about gardening. It’s interesting and unsettling all at the same time. Since today is … Continue reading →

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