Category Archives: Minimalist

Love Was Made for Me and You

Posted on February 14, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

If Mr. Right ever shows up, I hope he brings me a heart-shaped pizza. Happy Valentine’s Day!

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When it’s Thursday on Wednesday

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Midweek Moxie Festival meetings can throw my blogging schedule upside down. Like a can tossed from a speeding interstate automobile, I’m going to rock and roll with it.

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Who Owns You?

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

These things are harder to figure out every day. Who owns your time, your energy, and your talents?  You’ve got nothing to lose by contemplating this question. Think about it today.

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In a Granite State

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

A friend from home suggested that walking in the deep, dark January freeze might be beautiful.  No stranger to challenges, I bundled up and trudged south a few miles. Sometimes, I feel like her, looking out towards something I can’t … Continue reading →

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Snow Day for the Chic Boutique

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

It snowed yesterday.  I spent the day working in Portland, Maine and it was slushy and messy.  Two farmers showed up in Longfellow Square and I bought some grass fed beef. I left the office around 4:00 p.m. and headed … Continue reading →

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Still Pleasant

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

In the fall of 2011, I put a political sign out on The Farm.  It stayed there until very recently; I don’t know if Uncle Bob took it down or if someone else did. There’s nothing controversial about this sign. … Continue reading →

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The Rosemary

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

For new blog visitors, Thursday is my “Mimimalist” post.  One definition of “minimalist” is the adjective use, meaning “being or offering no more than what is required or essential.” This rosemary sprig came from a bush in the now-cold and … Continue reading →

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What Day Is It?

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Not only is everyone in a post-Christmas food coma, but a winter storm is barreling towards us Yankees here in New England, promising to dump a little white matter everywhere. I think we’re only going to get rain and wind … Continue reading →

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Thanks, Mike!

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Prior to taking a car trip, I brought my Jeep to the local dealership for an oil change and diagnosis of a “clicking” noise.  Mike, the service manager, paid close attention to the problem and it was fixed quickly. 780 … Continue reading →

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Not in My Coop

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Maybe I was tired or maybe I was homesick; when I heard Nat King Cole singing “The Christmas Song” at a weekend antique show and I looked at this ugly decoration, tears welled up in my eyes.  Then one slid … Continue reading →

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