Category Archives: mental health

At Rise: AARP

Posted on 2025/03/12 by circuskitchen

Wednesday, March 12th 2025 (I know it’s been forever since I’ve posted anything here. We are all as fine and well as could be imagined, especially in the face of the devastation that’s happening on a national and international level. … Continue reading →

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Dropping the Kids Off at The Pool

Posted on 2023/07/30 by circuskitchen

Sunday, July 30th 2023 Ugh! How I love these annoying Rug Rats! Aren’t they enormous? I’ve hardly blogged any family stuff since pandemic and starting the band last year, but here we are at a slightly sentimental juncture, wherein they … Continue reading →

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Gavin’s 14th Birthday

Posted on 2022/05/01 by circuskitchen

May 1st 2022 . 2022-05-01 Gavin’s 14th Birthday [2:53]: . . . 🤗🎂💕

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CJ’s Class Video Newsletter – December 2021

Posted on 2021/12/22 by circuskitchen

December 2021 . I adore this clever video newsletter from my child’s 4th & 5th grade class because its so well written and produced, their voice is so crystal clear, and their spirit just leaps right out at you. . … Continue reading →

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Razon de Vivir

Posted on 2021/12/22 by circuskitchen

December 2021 . Un poco de musica para estos dias. . Plena y Bomba con Susana Baca: . . . Kumbala: . . . Razon de Vivir con Mercedes Sosa: . . . Razon de Vivir con Victor Heredia: . … Continue reading →

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My Open Jam Debut in Revere

Posted on 2021/12/16 by circuskitchen

Wednesday, December 15th 2021 . . At the behest of my absolutely wonderful friend Lucho, I find my way to this real-life Roadhouse-style dive bar north of Boston for a weekly “Open Jam Session” north of Boston. I arrive to … Continue reading →

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Don’t Mean to Blog, But…

Posted on 2021/10/08 by circuskitchen

October 5-8th 2021 . The very fact that I’ve barely blogged at all for the past six months is indicative of how inundated I’ve been. To be clear, I am not complaining. I understand my life to be a rich … Continue reading →

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Apple Picking 2🍎22

Posted on 2021/10/03 by circuskitchen

October 3rd 2022 . Sakes alive we went apple picking. I had no gigs because I didn’t make it to Amsterdam. Been here before but this year my peeps are looking unusually tall, even for them: And I was even … Continue reading →

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Back to School 2021: Gavin 8th & CJ 5th

Posted on 2021/09/09 by circuskitchen

Thursday, September 9th 2021 It’s finally happened! Our first “Back to School” day in TWO YEARS. . . And in the next town over my sister’s got TRIPLE Back-to-School action going on: . Now… to recover from that whirlwind Summer. … Continue reading →

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Class Pet: Pascal

Posted on 2021/08/06 by circuskitchen

Thursday, August 5th 2021 . So it’s my daughter’s turn to host the classroom pet until summer’s end. Pascal the Gecko promised to be low maintenance and we love animals, so it was a no brainer to agree. Some things … Continue reading →

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