Category Archives: Back to School

Voyons!

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I am a woman who does not like change.  Time change, that is.  I’ve written about it several times on this blog. See here. And here. And here. And here. In spite of my internet protestations, nothing has changed.  I … Continue reading →

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Snow Forts and Grey Gardens

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I started today’s post during the Super Bowl commercials, watching them at my parents’ house.  We’d just had our annual Super Bowl pizza, half pepperoni and half ham.  When you’ve lived as long as I have without a Tee Vee, … Continue reading →

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Solo

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I don’t remember when I started haunting the Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul in Lewiston.  Maybe it was Ash Wednesday.  Or maybe it was during a “Lady Alone Traveler” trip to Lewiston.  The exact day is not clear; my … Continue reading →

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Il Fait Froid

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Sometimes I include French words and expressions in my blog writing.  For the past few months, I’ve made a commitment, albeit feeble, to “improve my French.”  My method:  sing in a French choir.  I can read the French words and … Continue reading →

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They Gave Their All

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

This spring, as I pulled weeds and thinned flowers and runaway plants with bad boundaries, I worried that the gardens at my new house would be too sparse.  Things were overgrown; the prior owner’s health had prevented her from keeping … Continue reading →

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Another Labor Day

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

It’s slow going here this morning. It’s been slow going all weekend, but a few things got done among the disappointments.  It’s not important to catalogue them; Facebook is the place to find full bucket lists. On Sunday, I went … Continue reading →

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Welcome Back, Baumer

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I survived my milestone birthday without needing any proof of my identity.  I didn’t go anywhere in my car that day, either, but I had a nagging feeling that my New Hampshire driver’s license had expired. I distinctly remembered the … Continue reading →

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Local Investing

Posted on June 26, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

One of these days, I’m going to write a long blog post about buying a house.  It was a gut-wrenching decision and I had doubts and fears.  I still do.  But my brother said something to me in one of … Continue reading →

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The Leave of Absence

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

In the last month or so, my blog has become a difficult writing experience. It has felt like a diary, narcissistic and self-absorbed. I don’t care for these qualities in others and I don’t care for them in myself. Given … Continue reading →

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Faye’s Way or the Highway

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Blog readers may remember a post I wrote in April about my troubles keeping the plywood Easter eggs hanging from the town gazebo. It all worked out, but I was glad when Easter was over and I could take those … Continue reading →

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