Tag Archives: Uncle Bob

Juggling Experiments

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Last week, I attended the Maine Compost School in Monmouth, Maine.  I wrote about it a little bit and I am planning to write a detailed piece in the future.  Compost is more amazing than I realized and now I … Continue reading →

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Pleasant Street

Posted on May 20, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

There was a book that came out in 1990 called “14,000 things to be happy about.”  I still have it.  It was like a little Bible of interesting words and phrases, all chosen to evoke happiness.  I bought it because … Continue reading →

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Friday Pillow Talk – Running Through The Mist

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Today’s post won’t be about one of my crazy dreams.  It’s really just about the dream I enter into when I sink down into the dirt of Uncle Bob’s garden.  It feels like sacred ground.  It’s hard to write about; … Continue reading →

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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 →

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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 →

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A Pear In A Rain Barrel

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

Three years ago, we bought a rain barrel for the Hampton Victory Garden through a program sponsored by the water company.  Skyjuice New England provides the barrels to communities at a reduced price to encourage water conservation.  Since we have … Continue reading →

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The See Saw

Posted on April 23, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

It’s Monday, it’s raining, and I’m on the down swing of the see saw.  Last week, I predicted fears of a drought would dissipate with the first downpour and this may be so.  I drove home to the Coop in … Continue reading →

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Julie Jinxes The Red Sox

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

On Saturday night, I stopped over to Uncle Bob’s to give him some Dorinny corn I wanted him to plant.  It’s organic corn from way up north at Wood Prairie Farm in Bridgewater, Maine.  He seemed agreeable and he said … Continue reading →

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When Towns Had Tools

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

I managed to sneak a little gardening in this past weekend.  My two rows of garlic are coming up strong, the rhubarb looks good, and there are at least 6 rows of dirt between them that needed to be refreshed. … Continue reading →

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Friday Pillow Talk – Betsy Shags A Meatball

Posted on April 6, 2012 by Julie-Ann Baumer

April is the busiest month in New England.   Everything happens at once and it reaches a point of mania just about now.  Tulips are coming up, forsythia are blooming, the ground is thawed and ready for working, and at least … Continue reading →

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