Category Archives: learning

Circus Kitchen Duties

Posted on 2021/02/11 by circuskitchen

February 11th 2021 . I am celebrating our latest incarnation of Household Expectations around here. . SUPPERTIME SCHEDULE: 6pm: Go Create OFFLINE (everyone get off screens!) 6:45pm: Set Table 7pm: Supper 7:45pm: Cleanup 8:30pm: CJ Bedtime 9:30pm: GLO “Bed” Time* … Continue reading →

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Homeschool Headmistress: Banana Bread

Posted on 2021/02/09 by circuskitchen

Tuesday, February 9th 2021 . On this (first ever second presidential impeachment) day, I managed to make banana bread for my Distance Learners. . . This is about all I’m good for, in terms of proctoring L’Ecole a la Maison; … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Food: Tortellini a la CJ

Posted on 2021/02/03 by circuskitchen

Wednesday, February 3rd 2021 . Just a Unicorn Chef on Rollerskates, and the tortellini she made. . Daddy might have “helped a little bit.” Butt seriously CJ did the heavy lifting on this. . 👩‍🍳

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Adventures in Food: Sushi Saturday

Posted on 2021/01/30 by circuskitchen

Saturday, January 30th 2021 . . 2021-01-31 Sushi Saturday [0:39]: . . . And this sushi meal also came with the debut of ClaraJane’s Boredom Busting Pan Bread! .

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Condo Times: January 2021

Posted on 2021/01/28 by circuskitchen

January 28th 2021 I don’t know if it’s ever easy being a condo board member. Making this newsletter for example, was -to me- a lot of work. But it was still the easiest part of *this* day on the board! … Continue reading →

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Adventures in Food: Fresh Pasta Night

Posted on 2021/01/27 by circuskitchen

Wednesday, January 27th 2021 . . I’m at the dining room table in the afternoon, yet my eyes are glued to my daughter in the kitchen where she is quietly making fresh pasta. I don’t like cliches but I can’t … Continue reading →

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The CK Four – CircusKitchen Oberhauser Four

Posted on 2021/01/17 by circuskitchen

. I’ve been meaning for ages to make a post for collecting pix of all four of us. Y’know, cuz flamly is everything. Here comes the slowly acccumulating collection, hopefully! . . . . . . . . . . … Continue reading →

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Meal Abandoned: A Poem

Posted on 2021/01/16 by circuskitchen

Saturday, January 16th 2020 . Meal Abandoned Meal. Abandoned. Alas. And alack! I ate chew. N I ain’t comin’ back. ~Anonymous? . *

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Post-Insurrection Meditation Exercise

Posted on 2021/01/11 by circuskitchen

Monday, January 11th 2020 . Inspired by these words below here, on this day I signed up for an online meditation thing. . This person Dr. Amanda Kemp is someone whose black voice I’d like to tune to, and amplify … Continue reading →

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AT RISE: My Hair is Cold

Posted on 2021/01/09 by circuskitchen

Saturday, January 9th 2021 AT RISE: At home. BOY: My hair is cold. MOM: Put on a hat. BOY: [Pause.] No thanks. SCENE. .

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