Category Archives: Back to School

The Lexington of the Seas

Posted on May 31, 2017 by Julie-Ann Baumer

In an earlier blog post, I wrote about an old library book by The Maine Writers Research Club.  The book is now long overdue at the library, but the library staff are lenient with me.  I find if I put … Continue reading →

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The Limestone Borg

Posted on April 27, 2017 by Julie-Ann Baumer

A few weeks ago, I researched granite.  Did you know the Pine Tree State may very well have more of it than the Granite State of New Hampshire.  According to Steve Haynes, founder and director of the Maine Granite Industry … Continue reading →

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The Chimes of Time

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Julie-Ann Baumer

The John Marshall and Alida Carroll Brown Research Library, tucked away behind Portland’s Longfellow House, is a treasury of books, manuscripts, photographs, and ephemera. Many of the library’s visitors come to do genealogical research.  A video posted on the library’s … Continue reading →

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Boys Will Be Boys

Posted on December 8, 2016 by Julie-Ann Baumer

(I’ve never knowingly immersed myself in “gender” or “women’s studies” and so am unable to confirm through peer-reviewed literature whether the old idiom “boys will be boys” is true.  A quick internet search brings up three articles in mainstream news … Continue reading →

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Kung Pao Monday

Posted on May 16, 2016 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I hate it when Monday morning rolls around and my old computer won’t cooperate with me.  I know, I know…I have the equivalent of the NASA Apollo program in the palm of my hand, but I’m still writing blog posts … Continue reading →

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A Sweet Start

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I did not watch the 88th Annual Academy Awards last night.  I went to only one movie in the last 12 months, an independent film.  It didn’t win any awards.  I have nothing further to say about the winners and … Continue reading →

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Opalescent Fish Heads

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Last Friday, I confessed to hitting the alarm clock snooze button on Friday mornings.  I have another confession.  I hit it on Mondays, too, but it’s not with Friday’s same joyousness.  There’s no love or happiness at all; it’s full … Continue reading →

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Back to School Blueberries

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Just for a second, I thought today was September first.  Like a ringing phone pulling you from a deep sleep, it’s a little frightening.  Yikes!  I’ve got to stop scaring myself first thing in the morning.  Tomorrow is that day. … Continue reading →

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When the Big Puppet Head Shows Up

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I think I’ll change my “Lady Alone Traveler” posts to “Driving Lady Alone Traveler” because Handy kindly chauffeured me around all weekend.  It started on Friday with a trip to an art walk a few miles south of here.  We … Continue reading →

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La Semaine de la Francophonie

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Julie-Ann Baumer

My morning began with cautious optimism.  True, I tossed and turned for the better part of the night, debating blog ideas in my head.  The alarm went off and I snoozed it only twice.  I made my coffee and was … Continue reading →

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