Author Archives: Julie-Ann Baumer

Calling Cedric Maxwell

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I visited the TD Garden in Boston yesterday.  My occasional trips to Boston sometimes involve passing under the TD Garden, through North Station, but the last time I saw the Celtics play on the parquet was at the old Boston … Continue reading →

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Till the End of Time

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I finally did it.  I pulled up the last row of kale in my garden at Uncle Bob’s.  It is true that I planted too much kale.  If I lived near Uncle Bob, I would have eaten kale every day, … Continue reading →

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Every Little Star

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

According to Wikipedia, a shooting star is nothing more than the visible path of a meteoroid when it busts through the atmosphere and becomes a meteor.  Radio airwaves are littered with songs about shooting stars, much in the same way … Continue reading →

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In My Own Backyard

Posted on November 11, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I went to a production of “The Wizard of Oz” last night at my high school. The students did a good job; it was a production complicated by many scene changes and a large cast. My ears perked up like … Continue reading →

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Helen and the CSA

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I have written about Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) more than once on this blog.  It’s Friday; it’s been a long week and for folks with tired eyes, Community Sponsored Agriculture is a different model of food delivery with fewer hand-offs. … Continue reading →

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Au Revoir

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

The first flakes are falling today and my flower friends won’t make it.  It’s hard to believe I took this picture on Tuesday. I’ve saved a few seeds from this plant because in French it’s “au revoir” and not “good … Continue reading →

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Have you read…

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

When I was in college, one of my dorm mates had a line that would come out anytime the conversation took a turn to literary things. “Have you ever read Atlas Shrugged?” It was 1984, and it’s likely there was … Continue reading →

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Neighborly Voting

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

When I was a high school sophomore, I ran for president.  I think I made a great speech, although I don’t recall a single thing I said.  People clapped, they voted, and I was elected to serve.  It was exciting … Continue reading →

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Tulips for the Easter Parade

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I got back to New Hampshire at around 3:00 p.m. Sunday; I have been delinquent in my duties at The Hampton Victory Garden.  I hadn’t cleaned up the dead marigolds around the sign and some of my perennial flowers needed … Continue reading →

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Think for Yourself

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Time is running out to view the exhibit “The Moving Panorama of Pilgrim’s Progress.”  Since the machinations of the time tyrants have granted us one extra hour of it today, a wise Southern Maine investor might spend their surplus on … Continue reading →

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