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Author Archives: Julie-Ann Baumer
Early Autumn
On a day like today, it would be too easy to say my two favorite words in the English language are “early autumn.” In the disquieting world of social media, this type of dramatic hyperbole abounds. Nevertheless, after a few … Continue reading
The Social Season
David Patrick Columbia, the founder and editor of the New York Social Diary, mused last Friday that September is the “transition month to autumn with New Yorkers getting out again.” He also mentioned today on his blog that his apartment … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking and Food, Weather and Seasons
Tagged David Patrick Columbia, Fiddle-icious, Flux Restaurant, Jason LaVerdiere, New York Social Diary
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Publication Promised
If you are at all familiar with Catholic saints, their veneration and iconography, you know that St. Jude is the patron saint of lost causes. Under the influence, in part, of the Dominicans, devotion to St. Jude spread to the … Continue reading
Posted in You've Got Moxie!
Tagged 2019 Moxie Festival, intercessory prayer, Moxie Goes Artsy, St. Jude
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An Altercation on Pleasant Street
From this blog’s 2012 beginnings, I’ve used “Pleasant Street” as a metaphor for places of peace and serenity. I wove this metaphor into my personal quest to move home and live life on my own terms in this small place. … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Chic
Tagged Bob Baumer, Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Smoke on the Water
I searched in vain this morning, looking for a picture of my father and me paddling in the now-defunct “Chief Worumbo Androscoggin River Race.” The year eludes me; maybe it was 2003. Uncle Bob put our aluminum canoe in his … Continue reading
Posted in Home
Tagged Bob and Aline Strout, the old Lisbon Village School restoration project
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The Counting of Days
I’ve been calendar-focused these last few months, with many deadlines and personal red-letter days interwoven with the weather and seasons of life. Additionally, I’ve been studying last year’s calendar, confirming that it’s been a year since I got my last … Continue reading
Posted in Weather and Seasons, You've Got Moxie!
Tagged RIP Gina Crafts Mason
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Horrible, Horrible, Horrible
I’m not a mathematician, but if I were familiar with analytics and algorithms, I would research what question people ask most often. Crap, I could probably just Google it and get a reasonable answer. I’d also get a list of … Continue reading
Posted in Just Writing
Tagged apologetics, Paul Little, steadfast love
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Forget-Me-Nots
On Easter Sunday this year, April 1, Bea Strout died at her home in Lisbon Falls. She had lived there since 1955. I remembered Bea as an elderly woman who went to yard sales with her neighbor, Honey Moulton. Bea’s … Continue reading
Posted in Home
Tagged Aline Strout, Bea Strout, Bob Strout, Sherwood Strout, the old Lisbon Village School restoration project
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I Could Have Mowed All Night
One day, I am going to read (or at least skim) every blog post I have published and categorize them with better themes. On that day, I will likely discover that besides Moxie and Jeeps, mowing the lawn is a … Continue reading
Posted in Weather and Seasons
Tagged Lawn mowers, mowing the lawn
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Grandpa Ott is Everywhere
We had a magnificent thunderstorm last night, with sky-cracking lightning and crashing thunder; rain in torrents! It was a perfect ending to my birthday, which I celebrated with little fanfare. I will not bore you with the details, but only … Continue reading
Posted in Garden Chic
Tagged Garden Tour 2018, garden tours
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