Monthly Archives: January 2014

Broken Dreams and Bad Glasses

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

The last week has been strange.  A confluence of data and information arrived and it resulted in a frightening dream last night.  I hardly know where to begin.  The week?  The dream?  The outcome?  The resultant resolutions? My first instinct … Continue reading →

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Timeless Tea Towels

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I know most people don’t care about tea towels on Thursdays.  My feelings aren’t hurt. The first time my mother and I visited Patricia Porrell’s store, Timeless Cottage, I spied this tea towel.  I wanted to buy it, but I … Continue reading →

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Move Along, Move Along

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I went to a meeting in the “big city” yesterday; it required spinning around on Satan’s Highway, aka Route 128 in Massachusetts.  I got home after dark. My driveway is big and it has an entrance and an exit, used … Continue reading →

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The Canon of Home

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

The “canon” of literature is littered with characters leaving home for one reason or another.  Epic stories and poems have been written about taking leave and similarly, the complicated journey of returning home.  One of the oldest of these stories … Continue reading →

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The King Calls

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

It was Elvis Presley’s birthday this past Wednesday; many have mourned Elvis since the day he died.  I’m sure Elvis was a perfectly lovely person. A musician I admired, Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy fame, wrote a song about Elvis, … Continue reading →

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Reggie, May I?

Posted on January 10, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

(A note from the blog hostess:  today’s blog is a “guest post” by Reggie Black…who’s sorry now?) It’s easier to beg forgiveness than to ask permission. How did you hear that?  Some people hear things differently than others do. Sailors … Continue reading →

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The View from Kew

Posted on January 9, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Reggie forgot my blogging schedule this week.  On Tuesday, he was alarmed that I hadn’t posted anything and I had to remind him that I only post thoughtful, word-filled posts on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.  Perhaps he thinks I’m a … Continue reading →

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The Marigold Movement

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

In 2009, a Florida woman was short-changed at a McDonald’s restaurant.  She ordered a 10-piece McNugget meal, paid for it, and then found out the restaurant was out of McNuggets.  Indignant, the woman called 911 three times to report the … Continue reading →

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The Thirteenth Day of Christmas

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

In the days since Christmas, I’ve made a conscious decision to enjoy the decorations and lights of the season here at my house.  Every day at 4:00 p.m. I’ve plugged in the “candles” in the windows; this year, I used … Continue reading →

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The Borrowed Snowshoes

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I took my first steps on snowshoes yesterday. It didn’t feel like fourteen degrees at all. I might just go back and perfect my heart today; after all, it’s Sunday.

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