Category Archives: Today We Rest

New Words for Happiness

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

In the month of May, new and sometimes fragrant words for happiness bloom everywhere. Tulips, forsythia, lilacs, apple blossoms, and bleeding hearts are just a few. Find new words for happiness today.

Posted in Today We Rest | Tagged a little song in my heart, apple blossoms, beauty is everywhere, bleeding hearts, forsythia, lilacs, the month of May, tulips | 1 Comment

A Rainy Interlude

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Rainy nights are good nights to walk and cry. The rain comes down along with the tears and there’s a solemn satisfaction in knowing emotions have trickled out. No one gets hurt; no one even has to know. The people … Continue reading →

Posted in Today We Rest | Tagged Anna Jarvis, commercialism, Exodus 20:12, I'm not changing my Facebook profile picture, I'm sensitive, Mother's Day, unintended consequences | 3 Comments

Beautiful Things

Posted on May 5, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I’m in Lisbon Falls this weekend and I’ve been collecting beautiful stories. I love this work; I think it was what I was put here to do. It’s tiring, though. I fell asleep talking on the phone last night and … Continue reading →

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In a Little Corner on Pleasant Street

Posted on April 28, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

My garden chair was within easy reach in the shed. It’s in spring training for lawn chair season.

Posted in Today We Rest | Tagged gardens, lawn chairs, spring weather | 2 Comments

Nature’s Clock

Posted on April 21, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I never tire of watching O’Pa’s rhubarb plants grow. Every year, they arrive and grow according to nature’s clock. No one would want to create a sit-com or a reality Tee Vee show on that time system. Uncle Bob is … Continue reading →

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Gin, Herring, and Cheese

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Prior to the first known speculative bubble in 1636, the bulb of the elegant tulip flower was the fourth leading export of the Netherlands, after gin, herring, and cheese. Prior to 2008, I had never heard of “tulip mania” or … Continue reading →

Posted in Today We Rest | Tagged Allen Sterling & Lothrop, Hebrews 11:1, Tulip Mania | 4 Comments

The Old YDB

Posted on April 7, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I went on a mission yesterday, searching for a certain sign of spring. They’re everywhere, those little things that signal its arrival. I looked for a sign telling me when the York Dairy Bar might open but there was nothing. … Continue reading →

Posted in Today We Rest | Tagged fresh air, Long Sands Road, soft serve ice cream, sunshine, The York Dairy Bar, walking, York | 1 Comment

Old Faithful

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

The crocuses at Motel Four survived the weather. I knew they would. They’re old but faithful and it’s warm against the foundation of The Motel.

Posted in Today We Rest | Tagged Easter, Spring flowers | 1 Comment

We’re Not Planting Peas Today

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I wonder where I got the notion that people planted peas on Palm Sunday? Carlin peas are eaten on the Sunday prior to Palm Sunday in parts of Northern England, but I can find no reference to planting peas at … Continue reading →

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I’m Not Irish

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Julie-Ann Baumer

As some of my readers may know, I’m not Irish. In a tip of the flat cap to the Irish, I picked up a “shake” at a giant hamburger chain; sadly, the minty beverage has been bastardized into a sorry … Continue reading →

Posted in Today We Rest | Tagged Ireland, Shamrock Shakes, tomatoes | 1 Comment