Author Archives: Julie-Ann Baumer

The Last of the Glads

Posted on September 19, 2016 by Julie-Ann Baumer

What’s your favorite procrastination technique? Surely, you’re not one of those people who never indulge in the dreaded habit?  Congratulations if you are.  Me, I’ll do any other productive thing to avoid something daunting.  I’ll balance my checkbook to the … Continue reading →

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The Wedgwood Weave

Posted on September 15, 2016 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Did I ever write about the time I passed out at work?  No, I don’t think so.  It was a long time ago, either 2006 or 2007.  One morning, I was standing outside a counterpart’s cubicle and she was talking … Continue reading →

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The Order of Things

Posted on September 12, 2016 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Like most Americans, I remember where I was on September 11, 2001.  I remember the drive to work, the clear blue skies, and the order of things.  I had just finished facilitating a conference call and one of the participants … Continue reading →

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This is How the Story Ended

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Julie-Ann Baumer

As some blog readers might recall, I started some moonflowers from seed in April.  I tried to grow them last year but they didn’t amount to anything. Interestingly enough, I grew them one summer, in pots on my chicken coop-sized … Continue reading →

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Heavenly Blue

Posted on September 5, 2016 by Julie-Ann Baumer

This spring, along the back wall of my fenced-in garden, I planted sunflowers, scarlet runner beans, and morning glories.  I didn’t read the “Heavenly Blue” package closely and watched the dense green foliage cover the fence with nary the sight … Continue reading →

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The Vines are Heavy

Posted on September 1, 2016 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Early yesterday morning, before the newspaper arrived, a woman in a pickup truck drove up the hill beeping her horn and shouting out her window.  Although I couldn’t comprehend exactly what she was saying the syncopation and the syllable count … Continue reading →

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Pleasant Books

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Julie-Ann Baumer

It’s a drag to finish a pleasant book.  Then there are the books that are not delightful but once begun, must be finished. There are always interruptions.  File this under “reading more than I thought I would this year.”

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Wednesday Like No Other

Posted on August 25, 2016 by Julie-Ann Baumer

It’s hard to imagine a world without fork-split English muffins, isn’t it?  The toasted tasty flat pieces of bread with “nooks and crannies” full of butter and jam are a staple of modern morning life.  Samuel Bath Thomas made them … Continue reading →

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How About Wednesday?

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Dear Friend, This will be the first week I have not hand-written my weekly letter to you.  I fell asleep with the twelfth Mitfod book on my chest and too many pillows under my neck.  Around midnight, the rain tapped … Continue reading →

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The Beehive of Truth

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I’ve cast a disdainful eye on television in the years I’ve been blogging.  I’ve referred to it as “Tee Vee” and taken a position that it’s like a termite chewing through the gray matter of the nation’s collective brain.  Regardless … Continue reading →

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