by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Sep 4, 2013 | Standing In The Shadows
By the numbers, we subtracted one teen on Sunday (he returns today; he visited his grandparents). We lost four wisdom teeth on Monday (the eldest teen, to be specific). We gained, in visitors, numerous teens each of these recuperation days. We added to our feats for...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Sep 10, 2013 | Standing In The Shadows
Three random things on a Wednesday that has me rushing: I mostly think I’m on Facebook for the access to adorable photos of everyone’s babies. This week, I had to expand my thinking. I believe I ‘liked’ every single first day of school photo I...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Sep 17, 2013 | Standing In The Shadows
These are not my children (I think you knew that). Both are neighbors. I took the photos a couple of weeks ago at our Not Labor Day Not Block Party, an annual event that in some form predates our moving into our house sixteen years ago. I think we attended the second...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Sep 24, 2013 | Standing In The Shadows
If I needed two words (okay, two brief phrases) to describe my week, I’d choose—“upside down” and “sweet as pie.” Obviously, pie can be sweet or savory or even sweet pies can be different levels of sweet, so, I fold nuance into my...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Oct 2, 2013 | Standing In The Shadows
There are real, important things to discuss. World affairs, politics, even local goings on, of which there are many—this week. Add in the little things that happened and some charming photos and I could be writing about and thinking about practically anything....
