Author Archives: Julie-Ann Baumer

Thursday on Wednesday

This would be a good picture to use when I’m unable to get a full length blog post up. Time Warner is coming today to install some super dooper business class Internet service. We’ll see how that goes. Until then… … Continue reading

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Dinner Plate Dahlias

My mother and I took a trip up to the Aubuchon this weekend; we were looking for a spring rod so I could hang a curtain.  We got some fine service while we were there, too.  I don’t think there … Continue reading

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Peace Somewhere

It’s peaceful in the woods at dusk. It’s a good place to stop and rest.

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Caffé with Reggie

(Today’s post is a guest post by Reggie Black.  Thanks, Reggie, for helping me keep the blog going during “moving week” and teaching readers a few things about America’s drug of choice.  Enjoy reading this with a morning cuppa cawfee.  … Continue reading

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The Coop Redux

The Coop sale was imminent; I was preparing for the new owners. Mary and Dave, who I like to refer to as “M&D,” might not want to call their new home a “chicken coop-sized condo.” It was all fun and … Continue reading

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Throwback Moving Tips

One of my least-favorite concepts is “multi-tasking.” I’ll leave discourse about the brain’s ability to walk and chew gum at the same time to Reggie Black; I don’t think it’s possible to do more than one thing at once. Sure, … Continue reading

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Helen-istic

My mother is practically perfect.  If I read this blog post to her, she’ll laugh and then she’ll say “don’t write that.  People in town will think it’s true.”  It is true; she’s almost perfect.  I’m convinced that the key … Continue reading

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Such Sweet Sorrow

Let’s see. A long post about the accumulation of stuff or a farewell to a favorite summer place? Today is the last day of The Dairy Maid for the season. Sweetness and sorrow.

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Taken in by Sham

It’s the final push of moving here at the condominium.  My good friend Jaxon will come tonight to help me move ten big pieces into a U-Haul.  I’ll strip the sheets and blankets off my bed this morning and fold … Continue reading

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Half-a-Burger

Sometimes, even plastic hamburgers look good. Half a burger is better than none, as long as it’s grass-fed.

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