Category Archives: Friendship

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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Parenting – 4 Ways to One Day

Posted on 2016/05/23 by circuskitchen

Yeah, about that. It’s hard not to love this mom’s epic rant (and especially her stroke of culinary genius at the end):   2) Speaking of which, here are 12 Ways to be the Meanest Mom in the World:   3) … Continue reading →

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School Garden Kids

Posted on 2016/04/29 by circuskitchen

April 29th 2016   Since as a mother it’s my #1 aim to cultivate the legacy of a *relationship* between my son and daughter, I collect evidence they get along like nuggets of gold.   So I enjoyed spying on them … Continue reading →

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Writer’s Block by Marie-Emanuelle Hartness

Posted on 2016/04/16 by circuskitchen

Saturday, April 16th 2016   Marie Emanuelle-Hartness is a talented film maker and I was honored to perform in her latest film, Writer’s Block, and then to finally screen it at the 2016 Boston International Film Festival.   Here is the trailer: … 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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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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AMERICA FEELS GREAT: Album Cover and Song Titles

Posted on 2016/02/24 by circuskitchen

February 2016 You’ve no doubt heard the unbelievable news that my brother and I founded a brand new fake band: AMERICA FEELS GREAT.   Well here’s the new album cover!     And here is our working list of non-working song titles: SET LIST:  … Continue reading →

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Kitchen Jam Sample Brah

Posted on 2016/02/13 by circuskitchen

Feb 13th 2016 While visiting my Dad and Anita in Oakland “up at the ‘Line,” (aka: Skyline) my brother treated us to a few tunes.  So this is a SAMPLE of my BROTHER, JAMMING a bit, in the KITCHEN. 2016-02-13 … Continue reading →

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Boston to Oakland – February 2016 – Day 1

Posted on 2016/02/11 by circuskitchen

Thursday, February 11th 2016                         More to come.  

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Darth Snowflake “Strikes” Again

Posted on 2016/02/03 by circuskitchen

Wednesday, February 3rd 2016   This time it was the cheek.  “Kitten scratched me!” she protests, after mauling the thing herself unremittingly for several minutes.  “And he also said, ‘HHHHAAAA,’” she complains, whimpering in my lap.   (Yes that means, … Continue reading →

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