THE BIRCH BLOG

Dear Friends of Asto Wamah,

Camp is really coming alive now as the days grow longer.  On Sunday, Catherine, Chris and I were at a camp fair at REI in Blue Back Square.  We enjoyed meeting new families interested in sending their child (or children) to camp this summer and seeing so many familiar faces of campers, parents and staff who stopped by to visit.   It was [...]

Dear Asto Wamahites,
The Camp Reunion was a great success.  The crowd was a bit smaller than usual, but there was no lack of enthusiasm and excitement.  We were all amazed by the magic of Jonathan Jacques.  He is terrific.  As always, it was wonderful to reconnect with so many people from the summer and in a variety of ways reminisce about our time at Asto Wamah.  [...]

Welcome to the December CAW Blog,

Now that December has arrived you can expect to soon receive your invitation to the Camp Reunion.  As always, it will be held on the day after Christmas (Dec. 26th) at Center Church House (60 Gold St, Hartford) from 2 to 4.  Adults from camp will be out on the sidewalk from 1:45 to 2:15 and from 4:00 until 4:15 to [...]

Dear Asto Wamah Friends,

Well, I have clearly missed the first of the month deadline for this blog.  It seems as though this entire first week of November was lost to the winter snowstorm that has wreaked havoc on the entire region.  We were only without power for 3 days, but somehow that disruption of routine derailed my motivation and focus.  At this writing 200,000 are still [...]

Dear Campers, Staff and Other Asto Wamah Fans,

It is hard to believe that October is here. I don’t understand how the 8 weeks since the end of camp could have passed so quickly.

By now I imagine that most of you are well engaged in the routines of school. I hope the transition from the carefree days of summer back to the rigors of school has gone [...]