Originally Published in the Tri-Town Transcript – Boxford, MA June 15, 2018 By Esther C. Baird As I type this I’m a mere day away from summer. I’ve sat through the programs, ceremonies, presentations, and all the pre-final, almost final, and actually for sure, final things. I’ve watched my two little kindergarten-aged girls do bizarre…
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Total Body Collapse
First published in Tri Town Transcript, June 15, 2016 By Esther C. Baird Here is the thing about June in New England:whatever else is true about the weather, or foliage, or the bug situation (ahem, Boxford!), we can be sure that school finally, finally – – ends. That means, Regular Reader, that the end is…
The Sum of a Summer’s Endless Days
By Esther C. Baird/Tri-Town Columist First Published in the Tri-Town Transcript September 9, 2013 I’ve been at this parenting thing for almost a decade now. And generally speaking I’ve found summer to be a parenting hurdle. To be sure, I greatly prefer the summer sunshine and warmth, it’s the ‘endless days’ that presented the challenge….
Fueled by Fluff and Sunshine
Fueled by Fluff and Sunshine By Esther C. Baird/tritown@wickedlocal.com First Published in the Tri-Town Transcript August 8, 2013 I recently spent two weeks over on Lake George in the Adirondacks where, Regular Readers may recall, we have a family camp. It’s rustic and falling apart in many places and often buggy in a way that…
Modern Mommying Goes to Camp
First Published in the Tri-Town Transcript Boxford Topsfield Middleton — The Baird Facts By Esther C. Baird Regular Readers may recall that last summer we allowed our then eight-year-old daughter to attend her first overnight camp. It was only four nights, and it was run by our church. Further, one of my friends was the…