First Published in the Beverly Citizen as part of the eight part series “Local Family Down Under” December 2005 By Esther C. Baird My 18 month daughter and I often visit the Royal Botanical Gardens located in the center of Sydney. In many ways they are like the Boston Public Gardens and Commons but even…
The Baird Facts
Chutes and Ladders (Australia Part 3)
Chutes and Ladders Originally Published in the Beverly Citizen as part of an eight week series “Local Family Down Under” November 2005 Bondi Beach is one of many beaches that dot the coast along Sydney’s eastern suburbs. Like the North Shore of Boston, most towns have some sort of access to the water; unlike the…
Encounters with Wildlife (Australia Part 2)
First Published in the Beverly Citizen as part of an eight week series, “Local Family Down Under” October, 2005 By Esther C. Baird Australia is known for things that can kill you. This, of course, is in stark contrast to Beverly where virtually nothing can harm you, well, other than a heart-stopping heating bill. But…
Weighty Matters
This article was originally published in ePregnancy in October 2005, but I no longer have the final electronic version (i.e. the edited version) so this is the final version I submitted and what I believe is the closest to the final. ______ I have gained 20 pounds and I am 20 weeks pregnant. This feels…
We Go Down Under (Australia Part 1)
First Published in the Beverly Citizen as part of an eight week series “Local Family Goes Down Under” – September 2005 By Esther C. Baird “We’re going to Australia in September!” my husband announced. I let out a scream of delight and swung our 11 month old daughter around the kitchen in our Prospect Hill…
Following the Ladle Home
This was first published in the spring of 2005 in the magazine Adirondack Life, but I no longer have an electronic version so this is what I believe is a [nearly] final version before it went to print. Apologies for any mistakes/typos, they are mine not ALs. _____________ Simply fly to the “second star on…
George the First
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