Author Archives: Julie-Ann Baumer

Maraschino Moxie Minced

Posted on May 9, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

This week, I started working in earnest on the details for the Moxie Recipe Contest.  Some of my newer readers may not know this, but last year I “hosted” a cooking contest during the Moxie Festival in Lisbon Falls.  Excitement, … Continue reading →

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Finally!

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Daffodils appear in my Surprise Garden! That’s something to be happy about.

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Shirking

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

In my mid-teen years, I delivered the Maine Sunday Telegram.  65 or 70 customers made a good-sized route for a teenage girl on a bicycle.  It had been my brother’s route and following my mother’s sales techniques, he had expanded … Continue reading →

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Lady Alone Foot Traveler

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

On Saturday morning, I got an e-mail from my brother.  He wrote from Providence (the one in Rhode Island) and described a crowded Friday night commute from “The Way Life Should Be” to points south of Boston.  He ended his … Continue reading →

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Fire!

Posted on May 2, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

When Reggie sent me the following anecdote and suggested it might be a good blog post for a day when I was uninspired, I was hesitant.  Did Reggie peeing in a composter really fit into the tenor of my blog, … Continue reading →

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Gentle Might

Posted on May 1, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

One of my blog readers sent me a note the other day.  He had an uncle named Bob, too, and he shared this interesting anecdote about his uncle with me: “He once said that in his long life, almost 93 … Continue reading →

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Uncle Bob Knows

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I just took a quick peek around the internet; imagine my surprise to find the world whining about weather.  “It’s raining!”  “It’s cold.”  “It’s sprinter.” Is my coffee ready yet? The “gooverment” (as O’Pa used to call it) has collected … Continue reading →

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The Salesman

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I’ve written more than a few times about not having a Tee Vee.  Bla, bla, bla; I’ll spare my readers the “I don’t have a Tee Vee” shtick except to say that I’ve become quite sensitized to the dramatic pageantry … Continue reading →

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Geranium Brain?

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

It was overcast and rainy yesterday.  Such days are always good for kicking around local independent garden centers like Allen, Sterling & Lothrop or Skillins in Falmouth, Maine. It’s still too early for planting geraniums outside in a stone maiden … Continue reading →

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The Tour Starts Here

Posted on April 25, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

In 1935, Cole Porter wrote a song called “Begin the Beguine.”  It was not very popular, even with Josephine Baker dancing to it in the 1936 Ziegfield Follies.  Around this same time, Artie Shaw and his band were struggling along, … Continue reading →

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