Category Archives: childhood

Monday Retrospective

Posted on 2016/04/11 by circuskitchen

Monday, April 11th 2016 Alive and awake and blessed at Bom Café today, in the face of death and taxes, sickness and divorce, here is a random sampling of our recent life.   Friday Morning (April 8th) we awake to … Continue reading →

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Dinner with Pops

Posted on 2016/04/02 by circuskitchen

Saturday, April 2nd 2016 What a treat it is when Pops comes to town.   This time we tried Frank’s Steakhouse and it was fantastic.   For starters, Pops checks the menu while Zachary challenges Uncle Paul to a  Thumb … Continue reading →

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Easter 2016

Posted on 2016/03/27 by circuskitchen

Sunday, March 27th 2016 Upon realizing we were NOT going to make it to (Unitarian) Church with ANY trace of grace, dignity or punctuality, we switched gears and asked Grandma if she was available for a spontaneous Easter feast (advance … Continue reading →

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Good Friday Morning Adventure

Posted on 2016/03/25 by circuskitchen

Friday, March 25th 2016               For this “Good Friday” off from school, and because of Baby Mary’s proclivity for “adventure” in the morning times, we arranged a family get-together around that.  And though none … Continue reading →

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She’s So Fashion

Posted on 2016/03/18 by circuskitchen

March 2016   Because I cannot get enough of her and her spirit and leopard spots and stripes and bandaids and leather jacket and tutus: I never even liked houndstooth before, but for those socks. Having put on the bandaid … Continue reading →

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Supper SNAFU

Posted on 2016/03/16 by circuskitchen

Wednesday, March 16th 2016 After Gavin’s Tae Kwon Do class on Wednesdays, it’s almost kids’ bedtime but we still need to eat.  Back at home on this night, Daddy was going to feed CJ early and get her to bed, … Continue reading →

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Many Times a Million

Posted on 2016/03/15 by circuskitchen

March 11th-ish, 2016 Ya parenting is tough.  And sometimes it is so very rough:   So, things with Gavin –while typically sensationally awesome– have sometimes been stupidly rough.  I’ll spare the details but suffice it to say it has involved … Continue reading →

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Fun with Ersatz Journalism & Pie

Posted on 2016/03/14 by circuskitchen

Monday, March 14th 2016 To thine own self be true, no?  One example of scintillating adventure for me these days is sleuthing around as a self-ascribed elementary school journalist.  Here is a nibble of my most recently submitted repast for … Continue reading →

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March for Daddy

Posted on 2016/02/27 by circuskitchen

Saturday, February 27th 2016 After all the excitement of the Boston for Bernie Sanders march, ClaraJane stages her own brand of political protest: 2016-02-27 March for Daddy [40 seconds]:   She certainly sways my vote!  #votefordaddy

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Boston for #Bernie

Posted on 2016/02/27 by circuskitchen

Saturday, Feb 27th 2016 We had the pleasure and privilege of marching through downtown Boston in support of Bernie Sanders today, a first in political activism in our family (aside what I do every day all day through social media … Continue reading →

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