First Published in the Tri-Town Transcript Jul 7, 2016 By Esther C. Baird Dear Regular Reader, I’m writing this flying above Africa – – certainly, one of the more unusual places I’ve written this column. We are on our way home from a two week trip to South Africa and I’m pleased to say, that…
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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…
Escape From the Month of May
First published in the Tri-Town Transcript May 19, 2016 By Esther C. Baird Ok, here’s the deal, especially to fellow parents of youth who graciously and lovingly request your round-the-clock chauffeuring services: May is the new December. December used to be the craziest month with school concerts, recitals, holiday parties and the ridiculously overwrought Christmas…
Finding the Right Guy
First Published in the Tri-Town Transcript May 5, 2016 By Esther C. Baird Regular Readers may recall from a recent column that our dishwasher broke. What I didn’t mention was that our refrigerator, in a show of solidarity, also began to die. Obviously with two appliances down, we began to shop around. And for the…
The Art of Raising a Child
First published in the Tri-Town Transcript Apr 21, 2016 By Esther C. Baird When I was a kid I had this artistic friend, she did things like doodle funny little bugs crawling up her paper margins tangled in swirling vines. Or, once in fourth grade we were asked to draw a landscape, and she drew…
Getting Back to Speed
By Esther C. Baird First Published in the Tri-Town Transcript Apr 7, 2016 It was my birthday in mid March. And if your world is anything like mine, then when you turn some unmemorable, middle-aged number, it’s a giant party for days on end. Roll out the red carpet, pop the champagne, throw on the…
Things that can eat you
First published in the Tri-Town Transcript Mar 24, 2016 By Esther C. Baird Living in the Tri-Towns I constantly worry that I’ll be eaten alive – you probably do too. Between the voracious ticks and mosquitoes that now come in multiple viral flavors, and the coy-wolves which roam in groups of more than three, (an…
Things that ‘Glo’ in the Night
First published in the Tri Town Transcript, Mar 3, 2016 By Esther C. Baird It’s been a wild few months in our youngest daughter’s fish tank, and I knew you, Regular Readers, would want to be updated on this important microcosm here in our Tri-Town.
Stick a Sock In It
First published in the Tri Town Transcript Feb 11, 2016 By Esther C. Baird Well, it’s time for another installment of Shopping with a Tween. Someday I’ll look back, like I do with my columns about diapers and potties from 10 years ago, and wonder what my deal was. Why was I so perplexed by…
Shades of Yellow
By Esther C. Baird First Published in the Tri-Town Transcript Jan 21, 2016 Well the Snow Crusher, our Mini Cooper Countryman, hasn’t been able to crush a lot of snow this season, not that there were any doubts after last winter, and not (not!!!) that I’m complaining. It continues to handle great, and it’s particularly…