by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Aug 20, 2011 | Standing In The Shadows
The little girl and me, we’re hanging. Sunnyside is on vacation. The papa and the boys are on vacation. I really dislike the word staycation. Besides, I defy you to tell me a long chunk of every bedtime and every wakeup and most meltdowns in between is exactly...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Aug 23, 2011 | Standing In The Shadows
On the fourth day, good things abounded: Not one but two yoga classes Holding the sweetest five-month-old for a good chunk of time (nice mama let me) Zestar apple Chats with friends Selling some books and pouring that money into cleaning the house more so the dust...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Aug 26, 2011 | Standing In The Shadows
Last night, I was trying to think about what to write on my blog beyond the very nothing-ness that seems to be our quiet little mama plus three-and-a-half year-old gal time. It’s really been stuff like a swim club trip with friends, a morning hanging with an...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Aug 28, 2011 | Standing In The Shadows
Beyond the cutest of walks between home and town—okay, you could insert Herrell’s for town on more than one occasion—and this week’s trip to a truly empty Holyoke Canoe Club, where we did not share the pool with anyone else for an hour, I guess...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Aug 30, 2011 | Standing In The Shadows
Sunday morning and it’s… raining and pouring. The air holds the tropical well, so everything feels soft and damp and oddly tender. Saskia wonders at eight in the morning when the rain will stop. I think the air calls for palm trees, maybe some sand...
