By Esther C. Baird/Tri-Town Transcript columnist First Published in the Tri-Town Transcript December 20, 2013 So we have this piano. It came with our house. Technically, we asked if it could stay, and in a back-saving move, the owner said yes. I’d wanted a piano so that our two daughters could learn to play and…
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Meet Me at the Bonfire
By Esther C. Baird/Tri-Town Transcript columnist First Published in the Tri-Town Transcript December 6, 2013 I’ll admit I’m the queen of early Christmas crazy, but even I have lines drawn in the decorative cotton snow that I will not cross. Sending out Christmas cards before Thanksgiving is one of them. I think we can all…
Just Keep Creeping My Way
By Esther C. Baird/Tri-Town Transcript columnist First Published in the Tri-Town Transcript November 20, 2013 November. I’m not a fan. You know what I am a fan of? The so called ‘holiday creep’ that has occurred. The media likes to make a big fuss about retailers and their early sales or their crazy decorations, but…
Let the Heating Wars Begin
By Esther C. Baird/tritown@wickedlocal.com. First Published in the Tri-Town Transcript October 24, 2013 Boxford Topsfield Middleton — Oh, New England. You plague me so. Just when things get lovely, just when I think there is no place this beautiful, just when walking Blue Ears becomes magical and not full body combat against bugs . ….
The Good, the Bad and the Tasty
By Esther C. Baird/Tri-Town Transcript columnist First Published in the Tri-Town Transcript October 21, 2013 Well, it’s Fair week here in Tri-Town land. And at Casa Baird we are creatures of habit. We always park in Lot E because there is generally less traffic, and we always begin our visit by getting the worst part…
Failing at Grocery Store 101
By Esther C. Baird/Tri-Town Columist First Published in the Tri-Town Transcript September 12, 2013 I’m a Stop-N-Shop girl. I know every aisle and shelf of our local Danvers store. I know the clerks and they know me. I’ve considered having my mail forwarded there — I’d get it faster. In fact, I know the store…
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….
The Tooth Fairy Goes FroYo
By Esther Baird/Tri-Town Transcript First Published in the Tri-Town Transcript August 22, 2013 I guess I never realized, pre-children, how hard it is to be the tooth fairy. I mean every child, ever born, loses not one but like a zillion (or 20) teeth in their life. It makes Santa look downright lazy with his…
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…