Category Archives: Books and Reading

Like the Sun Never Sets

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Julie-Ann Baumer

In the last few weeks, I’ve been sleeping in one of my upstairs bedrooms.  The east-facing window ushers in the day, so I don’t need an alarm clock.  And I’m close to my office, making it easier to work late … Continue reading →

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It’s of No Consequence

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Julie-Ann Baumer

If you are an astute blog reader, you have noticed a change in blog content over the past six years.  In my early days of blogging, I chronicled my relocation dream.  I wanted to kick the Hampton Beach sand from … Continue reading →

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The Patriocalypse

Posted on February 7, 2018 by Julie-Ann Baumer

A few weeks ago, I heard a radio personality discuss advertising, public relations, and demographics.  Without descending into a long history of cigarette marketing dating back to Bernays, I’ll summarize in five words: After 50, you’re demographically dead. What a … Continue reading →

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Literally Cavemen

Posted on January 17, 2018 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Last year, I spent time with a bored acquaintance.  We’d have breakfast occasionally, swap text messages, and we even had lunch once or twice.  This acquaintance often lamented about mind-numbing boredom; I will not share the circumstances of her life … Continue reading →

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Letting Yourself Go

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I got a letter from a friend the other day, full of late August angst.  “August is one of those months where I feel like I’ve wasted my life,” she wrote.  “The summer is gone and I have done nothing … Continue reading →

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Deconstructing Ugly

Posted on June 28, 2017 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I was very busy last week.  I spent my free time in an old building, dusting and decluttering a collection of archival artifacts.  I went to a “farm to table” dinner and talked to more than a few foodies.  I … Continue reading →

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Echoes of Maine

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Julie-Ann Baumer

In February of 2016, I took a trip to Aroostook County.  It was a whirlwind tour and I absorbed as much of the County as I could in the 48 hours I spent in that remote part of Maine.  In … Continue reading →

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The Slate Quarry

Posted on May 4, 2017 by Julie-Ann Baumer

My research and writing about the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul in Lewiston, Maine over the last three months has covered a few topics about which I’d never given much thought.  Following a story idea and a freak April … Continue reading →

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Just Maine Folks

Posted on March 30, 2017 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Over two weeks have passed since my last biographical sketch of Lisbon writer Eloise Jordan.  In this last post, it was June, 1924 and Jordan had just graduated from Lisbon High School.  I’m a person who enjoys things in chronological … Continue reading →

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The Joy Review

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Julie-Ann Baumer

My cooking experiences with a cookbook called Joy started when I bought a used spiral bound paperback edition published by New American Library under the “Plume” moniker.  It must have been in the 1990’s.  Only one recipe is tabbed; “Ginger … Continue reading →

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