by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Aug 2, 2012 | Standing In The Shadows
If Monday afternoon seemed for longhaired Remy a personal licefest 2012, amazingly by Wednesday morning the coast of his scalp was clear. Pediculicide, groovy natural potions, alcohol, witch hazel, olive oil, vacuum cleaners, dryers, and 14 dollar nit comb later, it...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Aug 8, 2012 | Standing In The Shadows
The incredible thing about sending your child off to overnight camp for a third summer is this: you don’t have butterflies when the car pulls out of the driveway and you wave goodbye and you don’t wonder whether he’s okay. You know he’s at...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Aug 10, 2012 | Standing In The Shadows
Amongst the casualties of my busier-than-expected summer is this blog. I keep chasing my tail (well, children and deadlines to be honest) and then, poor blog. I can’t quite keep up. The Tuesday Three arrives on Wednesday morning this week—and that sums up...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Aug 12, 2012 | Standing In The Shadows
This is a letter to the editor written by Biocitizen campers at another of Remy’s camps The two weeks—well, 13 days—of Journey’s End Farm Camp are nearly complete. Tomorrow, I go get my guy. I cannot wait to hug him and his requisite layer of...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Aug 14, 2012 | Standing In The Shadows
Hayloft There’s really nothing so fine as having missed your adorable child while he was happily ensconced at camp (missive number two reads in part, “Camp is still fun.”) and then going to pick him up and receiving a massive hug. It’s like one...
