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Author Archives: Julie-Ann Baumer
Friday Pillow Talk – The Clarity Quest Dreams
In 2001, before September 11, someone at the old big corporation a few miles north of the current Big Corporation suggested a book called “Clarity Quest” by Pamela Ammondson. The subtitle of the book was “How to Take a Sabbatical … Continue reading
Posted in Friday Pillow Talk
Tagged Clarity Quest, Deer Isle, Kneisel Hall, Pamela Ammondson, Sal & Lou Cooper, The Red House Bed & Bath
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Stepping Out
It’s hard living without ice cream in the summer. I’m devoted to Webber’s, but it’s a long distance relationship. I decided to try another local ice cream stand here on the Seacoast. I won’t give you any names. Let’s just … Continue reading
Your Daily Kale
Although I don’t have a Tee Vee, I do know that kale has “arrived.” I am reminded of kale’s super food status by an automobile commercial during Red Sox games which says “kale is the new Brussels sprout.” Just plug … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking and Food
Tagged Carla Emery, Encyclopedia of Country Living, kale, Lacinato kale, Red Russian Kale, Super foods
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A Visit from Big Boy
Back in March, I got my big blogging “break” by interviewing Serena Thompson, one of the two original “Farm Chicks.” Remember? I still visit Serena’s blog almost every day because it’s a good place to rest and recharge my battery. … Continue reading
Posted in Experiments and Challenges
Tagged a little bit about love, Big Boy, preparing for visitors, serena thompson, the farm chicks
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Harvesting Cuke-a-Melons
We’ve passed the midpoint of August and things are going by in the garden. Uncle Bob pulled out his last two rows of beans and cucumbers last week. I was a little sad when I saw the empty rows next … Continue reading
Posted in Abundance, Cooking and Food, Farmers
Tagged Beans, Cucumbers, Dosakai cucumbers, end of summer, Uncle Bob
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Some Things Take Time
There was an article in a local Maine paper today; it was about Hydrangea. Some people don’t like it when their Hydrangea flop. I love Hydrangea. This one is probably a “PeeGee.” I’m not a good judge of plant age … Continue reading
Posted in Today We Rest
Tagged Eternal rest, PeeGee Hydrangea, The Farm
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Talk of the Toile – The Bones of It All
The Junior League of Boston orchestrated their last decorator show house in the spring of 2006; since that time, stylish folk and design voyeurs in the greater Boston area have had to satisfy themselves with the lovely little show houses … Continue reading
Posted in Talk of The Toile
Tagged Decorator Show, Elizabeth Tyminski, Junior League of Boston, Newton, Potter Estate
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A Little Fiction
She walked west toward the secret garden, the one she didn’t like much. Were the sunflowers finally blooming? She couldn’t tell until she opened the gate. Like a sunflower, she turned her face toward the sky and smiled thankfully, a … Continue reading
They Follow the Sun
My sunflowers have started blooming and as I look at them, I realize I didn’t put much thought into planting them. I made random decisions about the type of sunflower seeds I planted and as a result, I have a … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Chic
Tagged False sunflowers, heliotropism, Johnny Cash, Mexican sunflowers, Ring of Fire, sunflowers, Van Gogh
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A Junior League of Her Own
Today is the birthday of a person who may not want to be written about on this blog. Some people don’t want their lives microscopically analyzed in public. I can understand that; I’ll try to stick to the facts that … Continue reading
Posted in Home
Tagged Faye Brown, Lisbon Falls, The Green Thumb Gang, The Junior League of Boston, voluntary action
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