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@thebrokenplate

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Your friendly neighborhood plate breaker, mom, artist, home cook and Salt Box Lady.

Baltimore
Joined March 2008
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Juliet Ames
3 years
Amazing sign on the church in my hood! @itskerrii
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3 years
Lol. My kidโ€™s catholic school is allowed to eat meat on Friday as long as itโ€™s from the chick-fila truck. ๐Ÿคฃ
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4 years
I thought @chrissyteigen would like to know that sheโ€™s part of the New York Times Cooking survey.
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1 month
Met a guy with this tattoo today ๐Ÿฅน
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2 years
Which Baltimore Mood are you today?
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Juliet Ames
3 years
@BeckiJr I make lots of jewelry from pieces that break!
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1 month
Salt box season is over for me but I felt compelled to make this tribute to The Key Bridge and the six construction workers who tragically lost their life yesterday. Thank you to all of the people who work overnight keep people safe. #notasaltbox #baltimore #keybrewing
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Juliet Ames
2 years
Stay Golden. Thanks for all of the laughs, Betty White! #saltboxart #baltimoresaltbox #ripbettywhite #staygolden
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Juliet Ames
2 years
How a Forgotten Bit of Infrastructure Became a Symbol of Civic Pride
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2 years
โ€œBaltimore salt boxes went from being the most ignored city property to Banksy-bait in one single good idea,โ€ the filmmaker and city native John Waters wroteโ€ฆ My little yellow friends are in The New Yorker today. THE New Yorker. ๐Ÿคฏ
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Juliet Ames
3 months
Whoโ€™s got it better than us? John Harbaughโ€™s locker room dance is on TV Hill outside of the flagship station of the Ravens @98rock Original photo by Shawn Hubbard @shawn_hubbard #ravens #baltimore #baltimoresaltbox @johnharbaugh1
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Juliet Ames
3 years
Sometimes I hate that thereโ€™s a salt box for everything. Michael K Williams as Omar, brilliantly done by @mightypigeon_art #saltboxart #baltimoresaltbox
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Juliet Ames
1 year
@ElyKreimendahl Next youโ€™re going to tell me that exercise is helpful.
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Juliet Ames
2 years
Well, I never thought that I could achieve the level of Baltimore fame that warrants a salt box, but thanks to prolific salt box artist @gmaxart I am now emblazoned on my favorite box. I am beyond honored. #saltboxart #baltimoresaltbox #baltimore #baltimoresaltgirl
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Juliet Ames
1 year
If you havenโ€™t driven around town, drinking a cup of cream of crab like a cup of coffee, are you even from Baltimore?
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Juliet Ames
3 years
Fresh Salt Box alert ๐Ÿšจ Shorty, pull ya mask up! #pullyamaskup @MayorBMScott @shortman_9 @BmoreCityDOT #saltboxart
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Juliet Ames
2 years
Todayโ€™s salt box is for a Baltimore legend, Keith Boissiere. The Baltimore Running Man runs 20 miles a day and has done so for the last 30 years. I last saw him in this exact spot on the day that the salt boxes returned from their summer break and my Baltimore heart exploded.
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Juliet Ames
2 months
This salt box is a thank you note to @quintabrunson and the writers of @AbbottElemABC for the little nods to Baltimore through @JamesTylerWill โ€™s character Gregory. #baltimoresaltbox
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Juliet Ames
5 months
Dropped a little Mo Gaba inspiration for the @ravens today! This is the first salt box with Braille on it because Mo became the first person to announce an NFL draft pick written in Braille in 2019. ๐Ÿ“ Fleet St & Washington St Make everyday a win! #mogaba #baltimoresaltbox
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Juliet Ames
1 year
Americaโ€™s favorite Gomez, John Astin was born in and still resides in Baltimore. He was director of the Theater Arts and Studies Department and Homewood Professor of the Arts at Johns Hopkins University, his alma mater, until his retirement in 2021. #baltimoresaltbox
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Juliet Ames
7 months
Caught an epic sunset at least. Calm before the storm. #Baltimore
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Juliet Ames
3 years
Todayโ€™s salt box is dedicated to @Orioles legend, Brooks Robinson. #saltboxart #orioles #baltimore #baltimorehistory @BmoreCityDOT
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Juliet Ames
2 years
@therealjaniyah_ Weโ€™ve got the doors with windows in 21212. Fancy.
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Juliet Ames
3 years
Sprinkling a little love around town. #saltboxart @BmoreCityDOT #SaltBae
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Juliet Ames
7 months
RIP Brooks. ๐Ÿ’›
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Juliet Ames
9 months
A rare summer salt box because I couldnโ€™t resist a salt box tribute to Paul Reubens. Thanks to him I grew up to be an adult that makes silly things (and occasionally talks to furniture.) @peeweeherman #peeweeherman #paulreubens #peeweesbigadventure #baltimoresaltbox
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Juliet Ames
1 month
David Rubenstein when asked how he has time to do all of things he does: โ€œI donโ€™t play golf.โ€
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Juliet Ames
2 years
Roland Avenue Ralph saw his shadowโ€ฆ6 more weeks of winter!
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Juliet Ames
3 years
Legal advocate for the injured, disabled and inconvenienced by icy sidewalks, Baltimore legend, Salty R. Glazer. #saltboxart #Baltimore #dontpissonmyleg #pleasedontsueme
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Juliet Ames
3 years
Well... it was wet so I couldnโ€™t paint it, but I did the thing. ๐Ÿ˜ฌ #baltimoresaltbox
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Juliet Ames
3 months
Roland Avenue Ralph doesnโ€™t see his shadow! Early spring patio Bohs ahead!
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Juliet Ames
2 years
Spotted in @Baltimoremag ๐Ÿฅฐ
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Juliet Ames
2 months
In memory of Jim Pollock. Mr Pollock is best known for his hubcap tree that stood tall every December on Miracle on 34th Street but he also created countless other pieces of art with discarded metal. Thanks for putting charm into Charm City. #baltimoresaltbox #miracleon34thstreet
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Juliet Ames
5 months
All the power of AI and I just have it create a steamed crab vending machine because I had a dream that it exists. #marylandisacult @OLDBAYSeasoning
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Juliet Ames
6 months
Hampden dog stick library is full! ๐Ÿ’› ๐Ÿถ
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Juliet Ames
3 years
New Salt Box Alert ๐Ÿšจ You know I had to do Boh box! This special box is so loved, it even has a little scooper inside. Well Played, Jackson St.! Happy Snow day! One more box reveal this afternoon. #saltboxart #nattyboh #orioles #baltimore @LiveBaltimore @BmoreCityDOT
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Juliet Ames
1 year
From Frazierโ€™s: Everyone can rest easy tonight, knowing that our lost soldier has made her way home. Thank you, stool thief, for making the correct choice in bringing her home. Baltimore, thank for your concern. Barโ€™s open at 11 if youโ€™d like to toast to the good news! ๐Ÿบ ๐Ÿบ ๐Ÿบ
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Juliet Ames
1 year
Which baltimore mood are you today? Iโ€™m the busted salt box.
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Juliet Ames
2 years
Speaking of Wordle. Todayโ€™s salt box is made by Robert Atkinson of @baltimore .saltbox IG fame! #wordle #baltimoresaltbox #saltboxart
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Juliet Ames
3 years
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Juliet Ames
4 years
@chrissyteigen I ate a kimchi hot dog on Martha Stewart. I could not form words so I just nodded and excitedly ate my tubed meat on tv. Then, she handed me raw steak with kimchi from her bare hands. She stole my youth that day.
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Juliet Ames
2 years
Ernestine the Telephone Operator is a character created by Lily Tomlin who originated on the sketch comedy series Laugh-In in 1969. She wishes you a gracious good morning. #baltimorepayphone #notasaltbox
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Juliet Ames
8 months
This is neat. Thereโ€™s a guy from Indiana named Nick who came to baltimore for his honeymoon and fell in love with baltimore and that salt box life. Heโ€™s been making bird houses and sending them to me to hang around town so he can be a part of the fun. He got this tattoo.
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Juliet Ames
3 years
Woke to an email letting me know that someone proposed with a salt box and she said YES! Melting my cold icy heart. #saltboxlove #baltimoresaltbox #saltboxart
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Juliet Ames
2 years
Donโ€™t worry, Iโ€™m almost done with Silliness. Obvious, Bill and Ted had to be involved. #payphoneart #baltimorepayphone #billandted #baltimore #notasaltbox
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Juliet Ames
1 year
Happy Retirement to the man, the myth, the legend Stan Stovall! Congratulations on a 50+ year broadcasting career Mr. Maryland! His last broadcast day as anchor is Wednesday. #baltimoresaltbox #stanstovall @wbaltv11
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Juliet Ames
4 months
Eeep! Itโ€™s real! Iโ€™m in the January issue of Baltimore Magazine.
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Juliet Ames
2 years
I present to you, the Phona Lisa. (Iโ€™m sorry, had to happen.) #baltimorepayphone #payphoneart #baltimore #mybmore #livebmore #notasaltbox
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Juliet Ames
3 years
Todayโ€™s salt box is brought to you by one of the wildest days of Baltimore Twitter. RIP #cowripken #neverforget #saltboxart #baltimore
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Juliet Ames
3 years
This cracked me up. ๐Ÿ’›
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3 years
Todayโ€™s salt box is dedicated to the true heroes of Winter, the snow team of @BmoreCityDOT Thanks for all you do! (And for putting up with my antics.) #saltboxart #baltimore #plowsoharduniversity
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Juliet Ames
1 year
Itโ€™s even more stunning in person. (Also peep the flying bird I captured!!)
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Juliet Ames
1 year
Someone stole a stool at Frazierโ€™s. Not having it.
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1 year
Baltimoreโ€™s newest dog stick library can be found on the back of the Hampden Salt Box at 36th and Roland. Take one, leave one, take photos of your dogs with it! Iโ€™m feeling sad that salt box season is almost over so dog photos will help. ๐Ÿ’› #baltimoresaltbox #dogsticklibrary
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Juliet Ames
4 months
Doh! Homer is disappearing into the bushes on Cold Spring Lane and Wilmslow. Homer first backed into the bushes on March 17th, 1994 in an episode called โ€œHomer Loves Flanders.โ€ It became a GIF in 2010. (Iโ€™m an idiot but it had to be made.) #baltimoresaltbox @TheSimpsonsTQ
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Juliet Ames
2 years
Iโ€ฆI got a postcard from John Waters. ๐Ÿคฏ
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2 years
Baltimore, Iโ€™m doing my best to paint you in a positive light. If you could avoid slashing my tires in the future, Iโ€™d appreciate it.
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Juliet Ames
6 months
Mr. Staniel J. Wiggles is now in the giant dog park in the sky. Now we can begin canonisation procedure to officially name him a Saint as he was the goodest boy (except on walks, he was kind of an ass on walks.)
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Juliet Ames
8 months
Todayโ€™s surprise preseason Salt Box is for Adam Jones who is retiring as an Oriole on Friday, September 15th! Thanks for the Orioles Magic @simplyaj10 @adamjonespod @orioles #baltimoresaltbox
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4 months
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Juliet Ames
3 years
This salt box is my ode to the Cone Sisters of Baltimore. Matisse is just one of the many artists that they collected and left to the @artbma . This box can be found just a block away from their Baltimore Apartments on Eutaw Place. #saltboxart #baltimore #bluenude #artbma
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Juliet Ames
2 years
Todayโ€™s salt box is for the scientists from the Space Telescope Science Institute that worked on the @NASAWebb ! Located right outside the @JohnsHopkins campus. #JWST #Webb #NASAWebb @SpaceTelescope
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Juliet Ames
3 years
One last special Salt Box for the year, my favorite @mortonsalt girl. Thanks for cheering on this silly project, maybe next Iโ€™ll start filling them with salt ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜‚ #saltboxart #baltimore #mybmore @BmoreCityDOT
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Juliet Ames
1 year
Iโ€™ve left a little gift at the Miracle on 34th Street. I hope the Grinch leaves it be. #baltimorepayphone #hampden #miracleon34thstreet #baltimore #notasaltbox Happy Parade Day!
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2 years
Hello, is it me you're looking for? @LionelRichie is on N. Charles Street. #payphoneart #baltimorepayphone #notasaltbox #lionelrichie
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Juliet Ames
1 year
Bea Gaddy was born on this day in 1933. Known as the โ€œMother Theresa of Baltimoreโ€ she was a city council member known for being a leading advocate for the poor and homeless. #beagaddycenter #beagaddythanksgivingdinner #baltimoresaltbox #baltimorehistory
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2 years
New salt box inspired by one of my favorite signs in Baltimore. This box is on Glenmore and Harford, as close to Umbertoโ€™s as I could find. #saltboxart #baltimoresaltbox #umbertos #salty #baltimore
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1 year
@RetroNewsNow Inspired my favorite salt box.
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3 months
This made my day. ๐Ÿฅฐ
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Juliet Ames
3 years
Todayโ€™s Salt Box offering is dedicated to F. Scott Fitzgerald who lived very near this box on 1307 Park Ave. #saltboxart #baltimore #mybmore @BmoreCityDOT
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Juliet Ames
3 years
Todayโ€™s Salt Box offering: The Utz Salt & Vinegar Box @UtzSnacks #hampden @BmoreCityDOT #baltimore #saltboxart
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Juliet Ames
3 years
Todayโ€™s salt box is for author @LauraMLippman . Instead of copying one of her book covers, I took some liberties and designed a logo for Keys Investigation, Inc. I imagined Tess Monaghan paid for some โ€œadopt-a-saltboxโ€ type program. #saltboxart #baltimore
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2 years
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1 year
New life goal: An episode of Abbott Elementary where Janine goes to Baltimore with Gregory and thereโ€™s a salt box reference. And, yes, I am shameless enough to tag @quintabrunson
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Juliet Ames
3 years
Happy Lunar New Year to those celebrating! Itโ€™s the year of the (salt) Ox. There is no salt in this box but I did drop a couple stickers. Across from Asia Food on York Road. #saltboxart #LunarNewYear #YearOfTheOx
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Juliet Ames
2 years
Day. Made.
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Juliet Ames
4 months
I love that every place is closing early. Weโ€™re all โ€œif nature wonโ€™t give me a snow day, Iโ€™m taking a rain day.โ€
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Juliet Ames
3 months
Itโ€™s been a week. Please enjoy a throwback box. #baltimoresaltbox
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Juliet Ames
4 months
My kid is in the midst of a Ted Lasso binge so I thought Iโ€™d make a BELIEVE box for Medfield Elementary. #baltimoresaltbox #tedlasso #believe
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Juliet Ames
3 months
Checked in on Homer. Heโ€™s holding up well! #baltimoresaltbox
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Juliet Ames
3 years
๐Ÿšจ Last Salt Box for this weekend dedicated Cab Calloway! #saltboxart #baltimore #cabcalloway #mybmore @BmoreCityDOT
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Juliet Ames
2 years
Fixed it.
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2 years
New in NYC: A cube made from $11.7 million worth of solid gold is sitting in Central Parkโ€”and has its own security detail:
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Juliet Ames
2 years
Hard to capture the magic of an Arabber walking down your street, singing, with a cart full of fruit on a summer day. Iโ€™ve been trying to work out this box for months. Couldnโ€™t find a spot near their stable so it is on York Road near Coldspring. #saltboxart #baltimoresaltbox
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Juliet Ames
3 years
Todayโ€™s spring Salt Box is brought to you by the 12 Oโ€™Clock Boys! #saltboxart #12oclockboys #baltimore
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Juliet Ames
3 years
@hive_for_life Canโ€™t wait to see what she does.
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3 years
My heart belongs to 80โ€™s and 90โ€™s hip-hop and Iโ€™ve had โ€œPush Itโ€ stuck in my head all week. Back to โ€œreal workโ€ next week, so the is my last box for a bit. @BmoreCityDOT #saltnpepa #baltimore #saltboxart
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Juliet Ames
20 days
Iโ€™m sure we are all posting the same photo but itโ€™s pretty cool. #totaleclipse2024 #baltimore
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Juliet Ames
3 years
Omg, my salt box was on the news!
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Juliet Ames
6 months
Iโ€™ve already found the costume contest winner today. #baltimoresaltbox
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2 years
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Juliet Ames
1 year
Tori Amos won a full scholarship to Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins at 5 years old, making her the youngest person admitted to the prestigious schoolโ€ฆ 1/2 #baltimoresaltbox @toriamos #toriamos #balitmore
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3 months
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8 months
She makes me happy.
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Juliet Ames
2 years
Guy at bar: โ€œWhat are you going to do after salt box season?โ€ Me: โ€œDo things that make money.โ€ G @B : โ€œWait, you donโ€™t get paid for that? Whatโ€™s in it for you?โ€ Me: โ€œIโ€™m spreading Joy M*therf*cker!โ€ 3 boxes left!
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Juliet Ames
3 years
๐Ÿšจ Last salt box drop for a little while! She was hidden behind an abandoned car so I scooted her out to where she can be admired. She could use some salt @BmoreCityDOT :) #saltboxart #baltimore @creativalliance @DivineOfficial
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Juliet Ames
2 years
I have this secret dream to retire near a firehouse so I can make casseroles for firemen when Iโ€™m old. Today I got to deliver food from Frazierโ€™s to the guys filling in for Roland Park and Hampden. Solidified my plans.
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Juliet Ames
3 years
Extremely exciting news in Salt Box land! ๐Ÿšจ Some of you may know that a goal of mine is to have a beer label inspired by my art. Well, dreams coming true over here! Iโ€™m excited to announce that @charmcitymead is releasing Salt Box Summer a refreshing mead cider mix!
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Juliet Ames
2 years
Bill & Ted posted the box ๐Ÿคฃ
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Juliet Ames
1 year
A new Natty Boh box just dropped! It was inspired by an old ad I saw online. Iโ€™ve got a bunch of new boxes in process over here. #nattyboh #baltimoresaltbox #orioles
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Juliet Ames
2 years
Morning from these two who are up to no good.
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