Tag Archives: King of Winter Carnival ’51

Tops Among Teens

Posted on June 17, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Today is Father’s Day. Many people will be writing blog posts about their fathers. I’ve written about my father before and I will probably write about him again; this blog veers off into the ditch of Memory Lane from time … Continue reading →

Posted in Today We Rest | Tagged Father's Day, King of Winter Carnival '51, popularity, royalty, saddle shoes | 2 Comments

Herman’s Hammer

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

A few years ago, a country AND western singer recorded a song called “The House That Built Me” and sometimes I would hear it and be all “boo hoo; that is a sad song.” (Why are country AND western songs … Continue reading →

Posted in Just Writing | Tagged grateful, hammers, heart of flesh, heart of stone, Honor your father, King of Winter Carnival '51 | 4 Comments

If The Shoe Fits

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

If you’re about my age, it’s possible you watched a CBS Television production of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s “Cinderella.” It was first broadcast in 1957; it was remade by CBS in 1965 and broadcast 8 times through 1974. I watched the … Continue reading →

Posted in Home | Tagged Cinderella, dreams, Jim Baumer, King of Winter Carnival '51, Moxie, Rodgers and Hammerstein | 2 Comments

Margaret Makes Toast of the Jinx

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

A few weeks ago, Uncle Bob accused me of jinxing the Red Sox, our neighbor Margaret was upset about it, and I had to crawl into a rain barrel. One detail I left out was the fact that on Sunday … Continue reading →

Posted in Home | Tagged Bobby Valentine, good neighbors, home, Jared Saltalamacchia, King of Winter Carnival '51, Red Sox, Uncle Bob | Comments Off

Peace Trellis

Posted on April 29, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I have never grown peas; I ate some delicious pea tendrils this spring and decided I would try to grow some. I found instructions for making a “pea trellis” out of an old window and if you can believe it, … Continue reading →

Posted in Today We Rest | Tagged grateful, King of Winter Carnival '51, Pea trellis, peace, peas, thank you, Uncle Bob | Comments Off

The Sentimental Memory Collector

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I’m sentimental and I like to collect memories. When I worked on the Junior League of Boston’s 2006 Decorator Show House, my co-chairwoman, Audra, gave me a brown sequined hair tie. It was such a little thing and since that … Continue reading →

Posted in Home | Tagged grateful, King of Winter Carnival '51, Robert Frost, thank you | Comments Off

Friday Pillow Talk – Shreds

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Thursdays are strange days at the office. There is a certain stressful energy that builds up during the week and by Thursday, everyone is running pretty fast, throwing a lot of plates in the air and trying to keep them … Continue reading →

Posted in Friday Pillow Talk | Tagged dreams, home, King of Winter Carnival '51, turkeys, Vitamin D | 3 Comments

Age of Aquarion

Posted on February 25, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

It’s been raining a bit, the kind of rain that helps soften the ground and encourages a different kind of sprout. We’re so lucky here in New England; we have lots of water. We also have running water at the … Continue reading →

Posted in Water | Tagged grateful, King of Winter Carnival '51, self-sufficiency, sprouts, Uncle Bob, water | Comments Off

Friday Pillow Talk – Kale-afornia Dreaming

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Dreams are so crazy. If they’re sweet and dreamy, they might not be memorable. On the rare occasion when I’ve had a sweet dream, I could only remember a shadowy image of the events or people involved. My father, King … Continue reading →

Posted in Friday Pillow Talk | Tagged books, dreams, kale, King of Winter Carnival '51, thank you | Comments Off