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Author Archives: Julie-Ann Baumer
Blog Dark
My sleep has been out of whack since we “changed the time.” It’s not the earlier darkness; it’s something in the morning that discourages me from getting up. It’s warm under the covers. Today is no different, but I’ll start … Continue reading
Posted in Just Writing
Tagged French-Canadians, Lewiston, Madeleine Perron, no man knows the hour, Stephen Crane
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King Solomon’s Beef
This weekend, Uncle Bob and I were talking about the prices of different meats. I was trying to explain the many benefits of buying local, grass-fed meats versus Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) raised meats. Uncle Bob could only see … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking and Food, Farmers
Tagged CAFO, grass-fed beef, Joel Salatin, King Solomon, local food, the true cost of food
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It Tolls for Thee
I went to a funeral yesterday and they tolled the church bell as we got in our cars to go to the cemetery. A death in the family and the full moon reminded me of an older post I wrote … Continue reading
The Past is a Different Country
For the last few years, I’ve been writing about the past as I remember it. Generally, I’ve woven “feel good” happy endings and old-fashioned lessons into stories about my family, both living and dead. If someone were to read my … Continue reading
Not Quite a Painting
Andrew Wyeth probably never walked on the power lines. Still, a pleasant walk.
Winter Gardening
Just this morning on Facebook, one of my friends wrote a post about how he had collected a bunch of plastic children’s toys, cleaned them up to donate to a charity, and the charity had suddenly folded. Now he’s stuck … Continue reading
Hooyah
Today is “Veterans Day” here in the United States. November 11 was initially called “Armistice Day” to mark the end of World War I, while England and other Commonwealth countries call it “Remembrance Day.” Reggie Black is a veteran; I … Continue reading
Throw Off Those Warm Blankets!
Isn’t it lovely how a pile of heavy blankets can have a narcotic effect on the body? On a brisk November morning, they make getting out of bed a challenge. Sundays are good days for other things, too, like writing … Continue reading
Posted in Today We Rest
Tagged happiness is a warm blanket, letter writing, sleeping late
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Last Night I Dreamed I Went To…
Mitford? Yes, Mitford, and it’s consumed my free time for the last fourteen nights. Jan Karon’s Mitford series of books was popular reading in the 1990’s. While everyone else was surfing this trend wave, I was reading about the Mitford … Continue reading
Almost Soup Weather
Soon it will be soup weather. Simmer down! I said “almost.”
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