Monthly Archives: July 2017

Somewhere in Bucksport

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Late yesterday afternoon a high school classmate stopped by my house with some money for his reunion tickets.  I hadn’t seen him in a long time and while he looked almost the same as when we graduated from high school, … Continue reading →

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On the Peninsula

Posted on July 19, 2017 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I promised my friend Jaxon I would work the word “hobo” into a blog post this week.  Yesterday morning, I woke up to the sound of ocean waves hitting the prehistoric rocks of the Schoodic peninsula and there were no … Continue reading →

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On the Cutting Room Floor

Posted on July 12, 2017 by Julie-Ann Baumer

On this year’s summer solstice, I attended a “farm-to-table dinner” at Pineland Farms in New Gloucester.  Apparently, “farm-to-table” is a “movement” that began somewhere in California in the early days of the 21st century. A June, 2015, Vanity Fair article … Continue reading →

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Fireworks and Fireflies

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Yesterday was Independence Day, or the Fourth of July.  Fireworks are legal in Maine now and there were a variety of “do it yourself” firework shows around town.  Some I could see from my porch and others I could hear.  … Continue reading →

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