Category Archives: Friday Pillow Talk

Living Like Tourists

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Last night was my third trip to the elbow of New England in less than a week.  Is Portsmouth the “elbow” of New England?  I don’t know; I just made that up.  Maybe it’s the wrist, but it’s the place … Continue reading →

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Eating Bad Yogurt

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Many years ago, I got a handwritten letter from a friend.  Wait, if I’m honest with myself and with my blog readers, it was probably a decade or two ago.  My friend glued a picture on the letter, a picture … Continue reading →

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Handy’s Home Economics

Posted on May 27, 2016 by Julie-Ann Baumer

A few weeks ago, I asked my friend if she took “Home Economics” when we were in high school.  She said she did and I asked her if she had learned how to make a weekly menu.  After spending a … Continue reading →

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Who Told You…

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Julie-Ann Baumer

The weather here in Maine this week was glorious.  Green growing grass, budding trees, and blossoms have all been swaying in a gentle warming breeze.  I mowed the lawn for the first time over the weekend and it was surprisingly … Continue reading →

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The Season of Hammer and Tongs

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Last spring, I got an e-mail from a friend requesting I plant a flower clock.  You can read about it here.  I tossed the intriguing idea around in my mind.  I had the space for it in my backyard.  Then … Continue reading →

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David Brooks’ Block Party!

Posted on May 6, 2016 by Julie-Ann Baumer

If you’re a regular visitor to this blog, you know I rarely write about politics.  That does not mean I am oblivious to the machinations of men aspiring to be President of the United States, or POTUS.  Handy’s got hundreds … Continue reading →

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Take Care

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Julie-Ann Baumer

A little over a week ago, I asked Uncle Bob to put up the pea trellis in my Pleasant Street garden.  Funny, but I didn’t hear one pea(p) out of him about trellis timing.  In the past, I planted my … Continue reading →

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Peering into Hallowell Granite

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Julie-Ann Baumer

If I had a “Jackson” for every time I’ve sighed a heavy sigh and whispered “like sands through the hourglass, so are the days of our lives” I might have enough money to quit my job for pay and write … Continue reading →

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The Pinnacle of Spring

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I’ve spent a few evenings cleaning up my “Surprise Garden.”  Someone on Maple Street is drinking a lot of vodka. I can’t even begin to understand it. If I were a drinker, I could use cotton candy vodka (or an … Continue reading →

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Solemnis

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Are you familiar with the folk tale, “Henny Penny?”  Here in the United States, the tale is sometimes called “Chicken Little.”  In short, an acorn falls on a chicken’s head and the chicken panics.  “The sky is falling!”  There are … Continue reading →

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