Category Archives: Experiments and Challenges

The Show Must Go On

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

What is it about Sunday afternoons?  Is it the dreaded glance at a pile of untouched papers on the table corner that provokes anxiety?  Or is it the realization that in less than twelve hours, it will be Monday morning … Continue reading →

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Someone Was Chasing Me Last Night

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Tuesday evening, I spent some time sorting saved marigold seeds.  I had a jar full of dried “dead heads” and it was time to pull out the seeds.  A few New England garden writers have suggested “it’s seed starting time” … Continue reading →

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Forty Dollar Carrots

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

During one of my strolls through the Seacoast Eat Local Winter Farmers Market, I overheard a woman say to her husband “Can you believe they want five dollars for a dozen eggs?  I can get the same eggs at Wal*Mart … Continue reading →

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I Couldn’t Be Happier!

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Here at The Coop, a lot of news and information comes over the transom at all hours of the day and night.  I process most things efficiently, filing them into the appropriate mental compartments.  Bernard Saint’s birthday was filed in … Continue reading →

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Masquerading as My Mother

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I got caught the other day. I went home on a Tuesday for a Moxie Festival Committee meeting and stayed at my parents’ house overnight.  After dinner, I pulled out my mother’s high school yearbook and started looking at the … Continue reading →

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The Letter “P”

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

On Sunday night, while the rest of the world was watching Super Bowl XLVII, I was roasting sweet potatoes and turnips and listening to Peggy Lee on a crackly AM radio station from Newburyport, Massachusetts.  WNBP simulcasts on FM, too, … Continue reading →

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No Writing Errors Found

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

There are two automated reminders I love to see when I’m working on my blog.  One sometimes pops up after I’ve run my content through the WordPress spell check; it says “No Writing Errors Found.” The other is a little … Continue reading →

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Winning One for the Farmer

Posted on January 15, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

My father, Herman the German, loves football.  He likes the NFL, college football, and once in a while, he’ll even go to a high school football game.  A football letterman himself, he enjoys monopolizing the Tee Vee in the winter, … Continue reading →

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What’s Your Number?

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Once upon a time, human beings had very few numbers to memorize.  Sure, there was an occasional census, like when Quirinius was governor of Syria; Mary and Joseph made the trip to Bethlehem to be counted.  From my reading of … Continue reading →

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Maiden Voyage

Posted on January 7, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Several weeks ago, I took a car trip through the Berkshires to upstate New York.  In an earlier career, I spent some time in this part of the world; my goal had always been to get there as fast as … Continue reading →

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