Author Archives: Julie-Ann Baumer

Gaining Daylight

I know it’s hard to believe, but we are gaining daylight! I took a walk on Sunday afternoon and I snapped this phone picture.  It was around 4:20 p.m., coming down Addison Street and looking towards the Methodist Church and … Continue reading

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A Buffet of Things

Mondays here on the blog are often “week in review” posts.  I might tag them “weather and seasons” because so often, I report on the weather and its part in my small town life.  Last week was the week of … Continue reading

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On the Road to Lewiston

Route 196 is a busy state road that connects Brunswick and Lewiston.  Cars move along at a steady clip in daylight, ferrying folks from one town to another.  There are faded crosswalks, of course, and according to my connections in … Continue reading

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Cold Like a Splinter

Just a weather report. 9 below zero.

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Bring It!

Weather during blog vacation was bitterly cold and Sunday ended things icily with snow and sleet and freezing rain.  The weather puppets were recommending we Mainers NOT shovel our driveways for fear the pavement would turn into sheets of ice, … Continue reading

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Blog Vacation!

I will return… …on Monday, January 5, 2015!

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Your Gift to Me

Small Town, USA…the day after Christmas. It was “all good” here in Lisbon Falls yesterday.  I started out the day singing with a choir at Midnight Mass and I made it through the entire performance without any yawns. Uncle Bob … Continue reading

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The End of Advent

Advent Wreath 2014. Joyeux Noël!

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The Longest Night of the Year

Yesterday was the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year.  Last night was, therefore, the longest night of the year; a good night to pull out A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens and mull on things. Earlier in the … Continue reading

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Sandals and Spoons

(Today’s post includes some bad language and a bit of general cattiness.) It’s been a dark and rainy week here in my little corner of Maine, but a sliver of sunlight crept out from behind the clouds around 1:00 p.m. … Continue reading

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