Category Archives: domestic life

At Rise: Nothing is Sacred

Posted on 2018/12/02 by circuskitchen

Sunday, December 2nd 2018   AT RISE:  Mom, exhausted, has stepped into a Sunday morning shower, alone at last.  The hot water whooshes down enveloping her as droplets tinkle in the drain.  She closes her eyes in gratitude that she … Continue reading →

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Fire Cider: Mom How Could You?

Posted on 2018/11/26 by circuskitchen

Monday, November 26th 2018 Once the Fire Cider is prepared it must marinate for a month during which it is to be turned over once each day.  Making coffee this morning I, ahem, turned it over. After school I encountered … Continue reading →

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Mom & ClaraJane’s Fire Cider 2018

Posted on 2018/11/23 by circuskitchen

Friday, November 23rd 2018   Alas, ClaraJane and I found the time for the annual Making of the Fire Cider! This year we used: red onion yellow onion two bulbs of garlic (one diced, one mashed) fresh grated ginger fresh … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving 2018

Posted on 2018/11/22 by circuskitchen

Thursday, November 23rd 2018 2018-11-23 CircusKitchen Thanksgiving [1:04]:             Everything was fun and smooth and the clean up was somehow really pretty painless.  It’s a wonder we don’t do it more often. ♥

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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