Category Archives: Today We Rest

Growing Daylight

Posted on February 23, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

It’s almost 6:00 p.m. in this picture. Ten hours and fifty-one minutes of daylight.

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Foiled by Time

Posted on February 16, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I had a plan for these paper hearts and no, it wasn’t part of a “Galentines Day” scheme.  (The long, cricket-filled silence you hear is that of my fingers pausing kindly on the keyboard, refraining from an acid-bath manifesto.) I … Continue reading →

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A World Without

Posted on February 9, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Last week, some pop culture consumer good sailed over the transom, a “buy this and save the world” item like Kashi cereal bars and compact fluorescent light bulbs.  Since buying one thing will not save the world, I made a … Continue reading →

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That Day

Posted on February 2, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

It’s that day.  Not here, though. It’s only open to the public on Saturdays in July and August, from 2-4 and not on that day.

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Someone Else’s Big Day

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I’ll be going to a lot of birthday parties like this in 2014.  It’s calendar rearranging time. It’s going to be a long, exhausting year.  Calling all time management gurus…

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The White Wash

Posted on January 19, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

It rained this week; dirty and ugly all around…the ugliest time of the year. Then, voila! Fluffy, puffy, and pretty again!

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The King Calls

Posted on January 12, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

It was Elvis Presley’s birthday this past Wednesday; many have mourned Elvis since the day he died.  I’m sure Elvis was a perfectly lovely person. A musician I admired, Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy fame, wrote a song about Elvis, … Continue reading →

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The Borrowed Snowshoes

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I took my first steps on snowshoes yesterday. It didn’t feel like fourteen degrees at all. I might just go back and perfect my heart today; after all, it’s Sunday.

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Celebrity Kitchens

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

If I were so inspired, I would do some research on the number of cooking shows on Tee Vee.  I might also find out how many cook books were given as gifts; maybe I’d figure out the most popular cooking … Continue reading →

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Christmas Inflation

Posted on December 22, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

(Today’s post will be honest; not for the faint of heart.  I will try to keep my ire brief.  Please forgive me in advance for offending if you are among the offended.) There is a small, nondescript house on one … Continue reading →

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