Category Archives: childhood

Gotta Start Somewhere – ClaraJane and Simra

Posted on 2014/12/08 by circuskitchen

Even as I sit down to type right now, my daughter is climbing out of the empty drawer slot in the living room entertaining our 1 year-old next door neighbor girl, and our son is outside the door making fabulous … Continue reading →

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Rockwellian Christmas Tree Day

Posted on 2014/12/07 by circuskitchen

Sunday, December 7th 2014 Blessed with no work on this early December Sunday, Dear Hubby and I undertook to take our kids OUT of the city and INTO the country to find ourselves a Christmas Tree.  Imagine: A drive just long … Continue reading →

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Chain Reactions

Posted on 2014/11/28 by circuskitchen

Friday, November 28th 2014 On this day Gavin and I headed over to M.I.T. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) for our first time attending the annual F.A.T. (Friday after Thanksgiving) CHAIN REACTION event. It was so cool. Teams from anywhere enter … Continue reading →

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Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

Posted on 2014/11/26 by circuskitchen

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Enjoy. Charlie Brown Thanksgiving [25mins]:

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Tobin Turkey Trot & More

Posted on 2014/11/26 by circuskitchen

Wednesday, November 26th 2014 We had the great blessing of relatives in town for Thanksgiving, including joining us at the kids’ school to cheer them on for the Tobin Turkey Trot Extravaganza.  Here we are alongside Uncle Chris, Grandma Z, and Grandpa … Continue reading →

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JoJo & Avila: Best Feature Film Winner!

Posted on 2014/11/13 by circuskitchen

It’s been nearly a week since our encounter with the Incredible Adventures of JoJo and his Annoying Sister Avila, and there are some wonderful updates: First of all, the Director Brian Schmidt wrote me a lovely note of thanks for my … Continue reading →

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All Things Incredible JoJo and Avila

Posted on 2014/11/08 by circuskitchen

Basically, I am anomalously bound by a hurt back this weekend and -amazingly- NO GIGS!  Serendipitously here comes this amazing piece of work to occupy my thoughts.  As I scratch my head wondering why and how it is the whole … Continue reading →

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The Incredible Adventure of Jojo (and His Annoying Sister Avila)

Posted on 2014/11/08 by circuskitchen

I saw the most amazing movie last night! Being frugal, we don’t generally splurge on entertainment. But when I received a message from a friend yesterday afternoon and watched this trailer, I knew I wanted to go.  When I showed … Continue reading →

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Halloween 2014

Posted on 2014/10/31 by circuskitchen

Here, in 4 minutes, is the dark, dark video tale of our Halloween 2014! Click to play [4mins, 1sec]: And here are the photos: BONUS PIX from Aunt Amanda!    

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Spooky Old-Timey Disney Cartoons

Posted on 2014/10/29 by circuskitchen

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! The Skeleton Dance – Silly Symphony’s 1929 Disney Short [5:32] Egyptian Melodies 1931 Walt Disney Silly Symphony [6:05] Hell’s Bells 1929 Walt Disney Silly Symphony [5:49] Mickey Mouse – Haunted House [6:48] Mickey Mouse – The Mad Doctor … Continue reading →

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