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About circuskitchen

performing artist, mom, wife, daughter, sister, aunt, niece... just a regular extraordinary person

Father’s Day 2016

Posted on 2016/06/19 by circuskitchen

Sunday, June 19th 2016   For Father’s Day, Paul gifted us with a day full gloriously unstructured possibility. First Up:  Hanging About   After the best darn Breakfast-He-Didn’t-Cook-Himself-Today, mom & kids swirling around the home and a lot of bicycle … Continue reading →

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Political Revolution – Fair Elections

Posted on 2016/06/17 by circuskitchen

Friday, June 17th 2016   To Bernie Sanders’ lawyer, Brad Deutsch (bdeutsch@gsblaw.com), FWIW: Dear Mr. Deutsch: At the behest of a MoveOn.org petitioner Stephen Fox, I am writing you to urge support in your work responding to the election fraud … Continue reading →

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Drumlin Farm Field Trip with ClaraJane

Posted on 2016/06/16 by circuskitchen

Thursday,  June 16th 2016     As we careen wildly toward the  looming End-of-School-Year, today I got to chaperone with a shit ton of these little Children’s House Montessori students.  Happily, my charges were primarily ClaraJane and Victor who together … Continue reading →

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ClaraJane’s (Almost 5th) Birthday Walk

Posted on 2016/06/13 by circuskitchen

Monday, June 13th 2016   School will be out when she turns five so we celebrated a month early in class today. Paul and I are invited into the Montessori classroom to participate in morning announcements, followed by some mindfulness breathing … Continue reading →

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How Do You Spell “Now?”

Posted on 2016/06/11 by circuskitchen

June 11th 2016     Just one of those arresting moments you want to climb inside and just be.  That’s all. 2016-06-11 CJ’s ABC’s [40 seconds]:   ♥♥♥  

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A Future to Believe In Song

Posted on 2016/06/07 by circuskitchen

June 7th 2016   While they’re duking it out in polls in CALIFORNIA, Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota and North Dakota… some of us are duking it out on social media and let me tell you it is … Continue reading →

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If 70’s Moms Had Blogs

Posted on 2016/06/07 by circuskitchen

June 2016 Ran across this spoof blog post set in the 70’s , which opens like this: “This morning I got up and Jennifer and Kimberly were eating Pop Rocks in front of the TV set watching Captain Kangaroo while Matt … Continue reading →

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I Support Sanders

Posted on 2016/06/07 by circuskitchen

  Filmmakers for Sanders [1:24]:     

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Sanjay’s Super Team

Posted on 2016/06/06 by circuskitchen

Found this Pixar short, watched with the kids and we all loved it (enough to want to save it here). Sanjay’s Super Team [7:07]: https://vimeo.com/159036517

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Kitten Becomes a Cat

Posted on 2016/06/02 by circuskitchen

June 2nd 2016 “Good morning children. Time to wake up. We get to take Kitten to school today!” I say. “Oh yeah,” goes ClaraJane from a dead sleep to a stretch, “Cuz he’s getting his balls neutered.” Something like that. … Continue reading →

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