Category Archives: Minimalist

Screaming Around the Corner

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I was behind an antique car the other day, tailing it closely.  Flashback. That Chevette could still scream around corners.

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Gone Before You Know It

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Ah, tulips… Must plant more next year…

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Shop and Drop

Posted on April 30, 2015 by Julie-Ann Baumer

The local “shop ’til you drop” is different in my corner of Maine. I shopped, the seller dropped…the compost bin at my house, that is.

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Staring at the Ceiling

Posted on April 23, 2015 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I was in a meeting the other day, staring at the ceiling. Ain’t plastic great?

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A Change in the Landscape

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I think the last frozen flake of snow is gone. Finally.

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The Ice is Out

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Ice floes on the Androscoggin River, Easter Sunday 2015. Spring’s slow arrival.

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Martha Fools

Posted on April 2, 2015 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Yesterday was April Fools’ Day–not a big holiday here.  It was one of those days of world-weariness that required beauty, though, and I figured Martha Stewart might have some elaborately upholstered side chairs or forced forsythia under glass to gaze … Continue reading →

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The Fabric of My Life

Posted on March 26, 2015 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I finally ordered some drapery fabric. Draperies won’t solve any of the world’s problems, I know.  That requires a whole different kind of “interior design.”

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Let Your Flag Fly

Posted on March 19, 2015 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Loud and proud for Quebec! It’s a busy Thursday, cake pans are coming out.  I’m starting the flour dust-up here in the kitchen.  Tomorrow, over cake and coffee, I’ll tell you about the documentary film I saw last night.

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Missing Things

Posted on March 12, 2015 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Yes, yes, it’s been quite a winter.  Snow on Thanksgiving, rain on Christmas, and then snow.  Shovel.  Snow.  Snow.  Snow.  Snow.  That doesn’t mean I won’t miss winter things when they’re gone. Hunting lodge?  No, a Maine hair salon. Tomorrow, … Continue reading →

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