Author Archives: circuskitchen

Unknown's avatar

About circuskitchen

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

P.O.O.P Style Friendsgiving 2018

Posted on 2018/11/21 by circuskitchen

Wednesday, November 21st 2018 Man, TWO thanksgivings in one year.  We had the blessing of spending Thanksgiving Eve with friends.  The kids’ BEST friends no less.  Together they are magic as ever. 2018-11-21 Pingitore Friendsgiving [0:26]:   Zaida & ClaraJane … Continue reading →

Posted in art, comedy, cousins, domestic life, evidence they get along, faith, family, food, Friendship, health, love, making art, mental health, music, parenthood, patience, siblings, ukulele, work-life balance | Leave a comment

At Rise: Pound Cake So Good

Posted on 2018/11/21 by circuskitchen

Wednesday, November 21st 2018 AT RISE:  The kids have returned from their afternoon adventures with Bubble Wow wherein ClaraJane baked pound cake with grandma and brought half of it home for Mamma to try.  Mom is in the kitchen trying … Continue reading →

Posted in childhood, comedy, domestic life, family, food, grandparenthood, health, learning, love, parenthood | 1 Comment

Clowns Without Borders: No Laughing Matter

Posted on 2018/11/20 by circuskitchen

Monday, November 19th 2018   After a year of Hospital Clowning under my belt I finally feel ready to start trying to join Clowns Without a Borders.  Here is a documentary of an example of their exploits, in Lesbos three years … Continue reading →

Posted in activism, art, border family separation, childhood, Clowns Without Borders, faith, global inequity, health, history, Hospital Clowning, learning, love, making art, mental health, money, music, parenthood, patience, Performing Life, politics, racial injustice, social justice, travel, ukulele, work, work-life balance | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments

Ode to Phubbing

Posted on 2018/11/20 by circuskitchen

Tuesday, November 20th 2018   I’m absolutely phed up and totally over goddamn phucking phubbing. And, I woke up composing this song today:          The Phubbing Phubber Song         The phubbing phubbers phub all day … Continue reading →

Posted in activism, animals, domestic life, family, fight, fighting Fascism, health, history, making art, marriage, mental health, music, patience, ukeoke, ukulele, work-life balance | Leave a comment

Blank

Posted on 2018/11/17 by circuskitchen

  Please pardon the emptiness.   ♠

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged | Leave a comment

New Tutor in the House

Posted on 2018/11/16 by circuskitchen

Friday, November 16th – evening   Daughter asks me to help her with some math homework.  I say yes but demur because of course I’m furiously trying to finish a blog post because obviously I am insane have a problem.  … Continue reading →

Posted in childhood, domestic life, education, evidence they get along, faith, family, Friendship, health, learning, love, mental health, parenthood, patience, school, siblings, work, work-life balance | 1 Comment

ClaraJane’s Hairstyle Event

Posted on 2018/11/16 by circuskitchen

Friday, November 16th 2018   2018-11-16 ClaraJane’s Hairstyle Event [1:07]:   (I think we can agree the real hero of this story, in addition to our wonderful stylist Dawn from Franco’s Hair Studio in Cambridge, is the beautiful unscripted reaction … Continue reading →

Posted in art, childhood, comedy, domestic life, family, health, love, money, parenthood, siblings | Tagged | 2 Comments

Reading with a Pen

Posted on 2018/11/16 by circuskitchen

Friday, November 16th 2018   My daughter is reading me her fairy books with a pen so she can “Correct the punctuation.”  She says the stories are so exciting they need more underlining and exclamation points!!! It’s so cute I … Continue reading →

Posted in childhood, domestic life, education, health, love, making art, patience, school | 1 Comment

Toilet Chronicles: Oh What a Night

Posted on 2018/11/16 by circuskitchen

Somewhere between November 13-16th 2018 After taking care of my sweet son throughout a night of vomiting and diarrhea, it is apparently my turn.  “Things are not boding well for me,” I inform my husband as I clutch my cramping … Continue reading →

Posted in border family separation, childhood, comedy, domestic life, faith, family, global inequity, health, love, making art, marriage, mental health, parenthood, patience | Tagged | 2 Comments

Get to Know Your Changing Congressional Body

Posted on 2018/11/12 by circuskitchen

November 2018 Another gem by the incomparable Stephen Colbert. 2018-11-10 Get to Know Your Changing Congressional Body [1:10]:   We’ve come a long way, baby. So far yet to go. ♠ #WomanPower

Posted in activism, comedy, fight, fighting Fascism, history, learning, mental health, patience, politics, social justice, The Progressive Movement, work | 1 Comment