Author Archives: Julie-Ann Baumer

Friday Pillow Talk – Shreds

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Thursdays are strange days at the office.  There is a certain stressful energy that builds up during the week and by Thursday, everyone is running pretty fast, throwing a lot of plates in the air and trying to keep them … Continue reading →

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Beware The Chives Of March

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer
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Now The Troubles Begin – For The Love Of Lago’s

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I could tell you a long story today, but I’m just not sure you want to hear it.  Maybe someday.  Essentially, it’s a story about working RHEE-LEE hard at something, to the point of exhaustion.  And this went on for … Continue reading →

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Red (turtle) Neck

Posted on March 13, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

For the past two weeks, I’ve noticed three deer grazing on the lawn outside my office after dark.  It looks like a doe and two calves, one calf smaller than the other but neither having those white Bambi spots.  None … Continue reading →

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Six Degrees Of AYUH

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

A friend from home and I went to the Portland Flower Show in Portland, Maine yesterday.  (Thanks, friend!)  Even though it was the first day of Sommerzeit, it was the last day of the show, so I managed to arrive … Continue reading →

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Dear Father Time

Posted on March 11, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I talked to Ike and Mamie.  We’re going to loan you an hour of time. But we want it back. Did you make your loan to the time bank today?

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Friday Pillow Talk – King Corn Candy Land

Posted on March 9, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Fortunately, I’m a pretty healthy person, so I didn’t understand why I was having a headache behind my “T-Zone” and just a little bit of positional vertigo.  Through the magic of the internet, I self-diagnosed myself with a “sinus issue” … Continue reading →

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Send In The Clowns

Posted on March 8, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Today’s “Minimalist” post is a digital smile and a wave to anyone who is struggling under some kind of burden.  Last summer, I was just working in Uncle Bob’s garden and these crazy Kora clowns stopped by and posed for … Continue reading →

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Dear Aunt Tomato

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

The information I provide to you is editorial and helpful in nature and cannot be construed as perfect truth.  Some of the information I am providing is based on anecdotal evidence and personal experience.  The benefit claimed has not been … Continue reading →

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Good Neighbor

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I’m not a very good condo neighbor.  I’m not a very bad condo neighbor, but no one is ever going to write a book about my stellar neighborliness.  I try to be a good neighbor, mainly by staying out of … Continue reading →

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