Author Archives: Julie-Ann Baumer

Suspended in Aspic

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Last week, I went to a book talk by author Kate Christensen.  She’s written a new book called How to Cook a Moose and she chatted about it at the Prince Memorial Library in Cumberland.  This book, a “culinary memoir,” … Continue reading →

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A Peek into Lady Alone’s Boudoir

Posted on November 13, 2015 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Over the weekend, a friend sent me an article from The New York Times called “The Case for Melancholy.”  You can read it here. I’ve read it twice now, once as a reader and once as a writer.  I tried … Continue reading →

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Thursday’s Buffet

Posted on November 12, 2015 by Julie-Ann Baumer

We thought a trip to a local Japanese-Chinese food buffet would cure us of our autumn ennui. Not quite, but the fortunes were fitting.  Guess which one was Handy’s.

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Sunday Baroque

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I haven’t talked about the weather much lately but we’ve had warmer than normal November days with temperatures hovering in the mid-fifties.  This week of warming, following the end of October’s freezing temperatures caused the leaves to shower to the … Continue reading →

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Flush It!

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I’ve thought long and hard on what to call today’s blog post.  So hard, I’ve practically run out of energy for the today’s story content. The first working title was “Kalling Kohler.” Then I toyed with “When Towns Had Toilets,” … Continue reading →

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Along the River Again

Posted on November 5, 2015 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I haven’t gotten far this week and I’ve traveled to most places on foot. I guess that would be the “Chuck Taylor Travel Tales” instead of “The Lady Alone Traveler.”

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The Smashing Pumpkin Alien Zombie Moose

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I had a beautiful blog post half-crafted this morning.  I forgot the Helen-istic maxim “haste makes waste” and I was typing so fast I accidentally deleted all my content.  I wanted to cry, but I didn’t.  I couldn’t spend another … Continue reading →

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Putting My Mind to It

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Julie-Ann Baumer

When my brother and I were growing up, our mother often used different teaching maxims to shape our young minds. “Haste makes waste.” “Too much togetherness breeds contempt.” “Cleanliness is next to godliness.” “Herman, you BLEEP!” Oh, wait… One of … Continue reading →

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The “B” Holder

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Julie-Ann Baumer

In carving pumpkins, my skills are limited.  I have a tendency towards self-absorption, too, carving a “B” for “Baumer” into a pumpkin. Unless of course, the “B” stands for “beauty” and then it just means I am always searching for … Continue reading →

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Garlic Music

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Julie-Ann Baumer

If you click on the beautiful image of “Music Garlic” below, courtesy of Whatley Farm in Topsham, you can read everything I’ve written about garlic on this blog. Today is the first day back to work from my two-week vacation … Continue reading →

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