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Category Archives: Weather and Seasons
The Bluebirds of Happiness
Maybe you didn’t grow up Catholic (or Anglican or Lutheran), so you are not familiar with the Easter Vigil. It’s a long service, beginning at sundown. The church is dark and the priest lights a fire outside and then lights … Continue reading
Posted in Weather and Seasons
Tagged bluebirds of happiness, Easter Sunday 2020, Easter Vigil, true hope
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Palm Sunday 2020
Let us consider that Friday, March 13, 2020 was the beginning of The Apocalypse here in the United States. What were you doing on that day? Little more than three weeks ago, yet I cannot remember what I was doing. … Continue reading
Posted in Weather and Seasons
Tagged Palm Sunday, The Apocalypse, The Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul
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One of the Nicest Days of Her Life
On Sunday, November 26, 1972, Maine food writer Marjorie Standish’s column featured recipes for Ritz Cracker pizzas, broiled cheese on sesame rounds with onion salt, and Helen Robinson’s Seafood Newburg. Who was Helen Robinson? I don’t know, but I’ll find … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking and Food, Weather and Seasons
Tagged bury my heart in Baumer's Field, Marjorie Standish, Ritz Crackers, Super Bowl Sunday
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For All the Saints and Cousins
We had another Halloweenie here on Blethen Street and although the weather was not ideal for little ghouls and goblins, I enjoyed a visit from six of them. I handed out “Power Crunch” kids protein snack bars. And Moxie. It … Continue reading
Posted in Abundance, Home, Weather and Seasons
Tagged All Saints Day 2019, Halloween 2019, Hunting in Maine, Pejepscot Historical Society, The Brunswick Inn
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A Palm Sunday Rumination
I first thought of calling today’s post “Symbols of Strength” because I’ve been reading about the D-Day Invasion, or Operation Overlord. I would like to better understand the logistical details of this giant military operation. How did it go from … Continue reading
Posted in Weather and Seasons
Tagged #duchessofmoxie, #lifestyle blogger, The Green Thumb Gang, The Moxie Festival
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Go In Peace
In 2012, I wrote a blog post about St. Patrick’s Day. You can read it here. I don’t think I would change anything about this post today except to add that the band Thin Lizzy was among the small list … Continue reading
Posted in Weather and Seasons
Tagged St. Patrick's Breastplate, St. Patrick's Day 2019, Thin Lizzy, With Heart and Voice
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Because of the Russians
While sitting in my idling Jeep last week, waiting to go through the car wash, a Gordon Sumner (Sting) song came on satellite radio. “In Europe and America there’s a growing feeling of hysteria. Conditioned to respond to all the … Continue reading
Posted in Weather and Seasons, You've Got Moxie!
Tagged #moxiegoesartsy, it's because of the Russians, Moxie in Moscow
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Roll Out the Crap!
On Black Friday, I took a trip on the Amtrak Downeaster. If you live in the vicinity of this lovely train, it behooves you to buy a ticket from time to time and ride the rails anywhere south of Wells. … Continue reading
Posted in Weather and Seasons
Tagged Don't be taken in by sham, ersatz crap, what does authentic look like?
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Early Autumn
On a day like today, it would be too easy to say my two favorite words in the English language are “early autumn.” In the disquieting world of social media, this type of dramatic hyperbole abounds. Nevertheless, after a few … Continue reading
The Social Season
David Patrick Columbia, the founder and editor of the New York Social Diary, mused last Friday that September is the “transition month to autumn with New Yorkers getting out again.” He also mentioned today on his blog that his apartment … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking and Food, Weather and Seasons
Tagged David Patrick Columbia, Fiddle-icious, Flux Restaurant, Jason LaVerdiere, New York Social Diary
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Julie-Ann Baumer 