by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Jan 31, 2012 | Standing In The Shadows
There are all kinds of ways to turn four. For parents, the question really centers around how to celebrate (and of course, how did this happen? The baby has left the premises). Do you go big? Do you keep it small? We happen to have a very lovely crew of kids in our...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Feb 2, 2012 | Standing In The Shadows
We had a sick day around these parts. The little girl, who turns four on Sunday, was at home. The evening before we’d had the families of some very close buds (we call Arella and her sister Emily the cousins because the families really operate like family) to...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Feb 4, 2012 | Standing In The Shadows
Amongst the things I’ve talked to people about recently for work or written about: green burials, the future of Holyoke, a doll, a writer’s career, the amazing ceramicist and designer Molly Hatch, the college application process and desks. Note: for most...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Feb 7, 2012 | Standing In The Shadows
As a breed, toddlers and preschoolers have some… interesting ideas about fashion. A la Portlandia, rather than “put a bird on it,” think, wear rain boots with it or put a construction hat on it or put fairy wings on it. Outrageousness, thy name is...
by Sarah Werthan Buttenwieser | Feb 14, 2012 | Standing In The Shadows
In all the do-si-do’s this past week or so in the dance we might call Contraception, the Catholic Church and the Obama Administration, there are many sideline opinions (American Idol, American politics, take your pick). I found myself in a tussle with someone on...
