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…
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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…
Let Me Chew On That
By Esther C. Baird First Published in the Tri-Town Transcript Boxford — I think addiction is a strong word. I mean, I have some friends who vacuum every day. I have other friends who can’t sleep unless their kitchen counter is clear of debris. One girlfriend is obsessed with the Olive Garden — that can’t…
A River Runs Nowhere
By Esther C. Baird First Published in the Tri-Town Transcript Boxford — For my birthday this past March my husband gave me a Stand Up Paddleboard (SUP). I’d been renting them the past few summers over in the Adirondacks, so I was thrilled to own one I could use here on the North Shore. SUPs…
Winning at Field Day
By Esther C. Baird First Published in the Tri-Town Transcript Boxford — When I was a kid I didn’t play sports or even understand them. My athletic abilities were honed in the woods and fields and lakes of the outdoors. This paid off exactly one day a year when my rule-following, team-playing, uniform-wearing friends simply…
Maybe the Horse Fairies Took Your Baby
By Esther C. Baird First Published in the Tri-Town Transcript Boxford Topsfield Middleton — It all began in Costa Rica. We were there two summers ago on a family vacation and spent one day with a guide navigating waterways by boat, and jungle paths by foot, in order to visit a secluded beach. Apparently though,…