Monthly Archives: November 2013

The Past is a Different Country

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

For the last few years, I’ve been writing about the past as I remember it. Generally, I’ve woven “feel good” happy endings and old-fashioned lessons into stories about my family, both living and dead. If someone were to read my … Continue reading →

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Not Quite a Painting

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Andrew Wyeth probably never walked on the power lines. Still, a pleasant walk.

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Winter Gardening

Posted on November 13, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Just this morning on Facebook, one of my friends wrote a post about how he had collected a bunch of plastic children’s toys, cleaned them up to donate to a charity, and the charity had suddenly folded.  Now he’s stuck … Continue reading →

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Hooyah

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Today is “Veterans Day” here in the United States.  November 11 was initially called “Armistice Day” to mark the end of World War I, while England and other Commonwealth countries call it “Remembrance Day.” Reggie Black is a veteran; I … Continue reading →

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Throw Off Those Warm Blankets!

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Isn’t it lovely how a pile of heavy blankets can have a narcotic effect on the body? On a brisk November morning, they make getting out of bed a challenge. Sundays are good days for other things, too, like writing … Continue reading →

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Last Night I Dreamed I Went To…

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Mitford? Yes, Mitford, and it’s consumed my free time for the last fourteen nights. Jan Karon’s Mitford series of books was popular reading in the 1990’s.  While everyone else was surfing this trend wave, I was reading about the Mitford … Continue reading →

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Almost Soup Weather

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Soon it will be soup weather. Simmer down!  I said “almost.”

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The Johnny Cash Approach

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I wonder what made 2004 “The Year of the Last Will and Testament” for me. I met with a lawyer and made a will. It seemed prudent; I owned a home. A will can be easily created using a form … Continue reading →

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Floating Boxes

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

A news story broke a few days ago.  There’s a barge at a Cianbro-owned wharf in Casco Bay that reporters have discovered belongs to Google.  Made of shipping containers, its purpose and ultimate destination are unknown.  Google has not responded … Continue reading →

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They Were Curious

Posted on November 3, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I’m always happy about the time change in the fall. This is what a small herd of goats looks like when they learn they have retrieved an hour of the time that was stolen from them. Goat stampede time.

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