She was specific about the punctuation. It should be singular possessive so that each family can honor their own mother. That very statement implied that it would not be a plural possessive commemorating all women in the world. And so, U.S. President Wilson used the singular possessive when he signed the law creating the official Mother’s Day holiday in 1914.
All posts in category Celebrations
Happy Day Mrs. Jarvis!
Posted by Tammy on May 11, 2013
http://agrigirl.com/2013/05/11/happy-day-mrs-jarvis/
Haiku for Dinner
We all have to make choices and frankly, offering choices is a trademark of my parenting style. So, when I told my children that they had a choice of doing a family Harlem shake or writing dinnertime haiku, each sharpened their pencil.
What Goes Best with Haiku?
Posted by Tammy on April 18, 2013
http://agrigirl.com/2013/04/18/haiku-for-dinner/
Dinner and a Poem
Beans and Rice
Posted by Tammy on April 7, 2013
http://agrigirl.com/2013/04/07/dinner-and-a-poem/
Tammy’s Top Ten (t3 report) Ways to Celebrate Poetry
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to a food and wine pairing meal. It was an exquisitely prepared 5 or 6 courses each with a special tasting of wine to accompany. As we head into April, I’d like to acknowledge another type of pairing – that of food and poetry.
Cortney Davis, the poetry editor of “Alimentum: The Literature of Food,” also acknowledges this pairing.
“The best foods are layered–we notice the hint of rosemary behind the muscular taste of tomato or the suggestion of oak that appears moments after the swallow of a fine wine. . . . Some foods taste better left-over–the second-day helping of turkey and stuffing at Thanksgiving. Poems must be multi-layered too, and they must last not only through the second serving, but through many readings, offering us . . . another revelation, another way of looking at ourselves. . . .“
Posted by Tammy on April 1, 2013
http://agrigirl.com/2013/04/01/tammys-top-ten-t3-report-ways-to-celebrate-poetry/
starving to death: the "luck" of the Irish
“The Almighty, indeed, sent the potato blight, but the English created the Famine.”
— Irish national activist, solicitor & political journalist, John Mitchel
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My family came to America from Ireland in the early 1900's so you'd think I'd have some firsthand tales to tell about the Great Hunger. But, alas, my family is not a sharer of stories, photos or heirlooms handed down from one generation to the next.
Happy St. Patrick's Day. This morning Jackie of the Auburn Meadow Farm posted regarding the event that many of us know as the Potato Famine. I find it fascinating but also chilling to learn about the reliance on mono-crops and the influence of wealthy industry in that great tragedy. Can we learn from this?
Posted by Tammy on March 17, 2013
http://agrigirl.com/2013/03/17/the-luck-of-the-irish/
Fast Pitch
Even though the appetizers were divine, I’ll stray from the food topic for this post. Earlier this week I was able to participate in a fantastic community event called Fast Pitch.
Batter Beware
Posted by Tammy on March 7, 2013
http://agrigirl.com/2013/03/07/venture-philanthropy/
Feeling Presidential
There was a time when my oldest son knew every last detail about the U.S. Presidents. He was 6 years old and knowing this trivia was his passion; their pets, their kids, their hobbies, the shortest in stature, the heaviest, the assassinated, the bachelor.
President’s Day
Posted by Tammy on February 18, 2013
http://agrigirl.com/2013/02/18/celebrating-presidents-da/
Tammy’s Top Ten (t3 report) Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s Day
I have to admit straight up that I loved the rant by Nat’s mom on why we should ignore this most commercial of days. She’s not wrong – it’s a retailer heyday but at the same time, if you are celebrating it, there are some ways that we can use the holiday to contribute to the greater good.
Love in the Desert
Posted by Tammy on February 13, 2013
http://agrigirl.com/2013/02/13/tammys-top-ten-t3-report-ways-to-celebrate-valentines-day/
Old, New, Borrowed and Blue
When I got married, I was careful to carry something from each of these categories down the aisle; a beautiful old dress, new Kenneth Cole shoes and a borrowed blue garter to fulfill the last two requirements. I don’t believe I gave it more thought than that. Had I done so, I might’ve had a glimpse into the origin of this saying as it is the ne’er stated last line that gives us our best clue.
Celebrating Weddings
Something old,
something new,
something borrowed,
something blue,
and a silver thruppence in her shoe.
Posted by Tammy on February 6, 2013
http://agrigirl.com/2013/02/06/vegan-mushroom-soup/
Outstanding in the Field
The mission is to re-connect diners to the land and the origins of their food and to honor the local farmers and food artisans who cultivate it.
Posted by Tammy on January 31, 2013
http://agrigirl.com/2013/01/31/outstanding-in-the-field/
Tammy
A wife, a mom, an executive, a certified leadership coach and a breast cancer survivor. I love food and I love to write and I'm often fascinated with the life lessons that come from my kitchen. Participating in Community Supported Agriculture is one way that I work towards creating healthier communities.
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