My friend confided in me that her husband will never leave her for another woman. Rather, she might lose him to a good Osso Bucco. I’m certain that you’ve heard the old adage, that the stomach is the pathway to a man’s heart but over the last few years there is growing evidence that the true path to the heart is through one’s teeth.
Showing the Pearly Whites
Posted by Tammy on June 27, 2011
https://agrigirl.com/2011/06/27/dental-health-promotes-heart-health/
Yellow, blue, green, stinky, and with holes – while that might sound like a description of my teenager’s sock drawer, it’s much better suited to one of my greatest food weaknesses – cheese. I can honestly say that I’ve not encountered a variety that I don’t love. Eaten alone, on crackers or with fruit, cheese is something that always satisfies.
flickr.com/cc2.0/photos/ladymissmarquis
Posted by Tammy on April 16, 2011
https://agrigirl.com/2011/04/16/eating-localcheese/
Last March I wrote about the delicious evening meals enjoyed on our annual ski trip and the fellowship that endures around the table. This tradition also includes a post-dinner game night. Over the years, we’ve engaged in scavenger hunts, intense Pictionary matches, unforgettable charades and high-tech Olympics.
Red Team responding to Quiz Show
Posted by Tammy on March 22, 2011
https://agrigirl.com/2011/03/22/after-dinner-games-meal-time/
Our winter has been unseasonably cold. In the beginning, DH hustled out each evening with drop cloth to protect our beautiful plants from the frost and now, we’ve thrown in the drop cloth so to speak. We’re patiently waiting for spring warmth to see what might emerge and recover from our brown and crispy landscape. At the same time, across town I did find a group however that was quite productive when they heard the frost was near.
Using Local Ag to Build Community and Microenterprise!
Posted by Tammy on February 24, 2011
https://agrigirl.com/2011/02/24/when-the-frost-hands-you-lemons/
My husband and I were working in the area around our front patio this weekend. Over the last year, we changed out some of the plants and added some new ones. There’s a lovely new agave that we’ve planted and artfully swirled around it, a flowering vine has grown. I mentioned the vine to him, impressed that it had grown on it own. “We didn’t even plant this yellow microdot.” His comment back, “yeah, the volunteers always seem to thrive.”
In surveying our yard, I quickly decide this is a truth. Some of the things I’ve purchased at nurseries didn’t make it but many of the plants that were taken as cuttings from others or that have come up on their own – aka volunteered, are thriving.
flickr.creativecommons/photos/heraklit/169568227
Posted by Tammy on January 21, 2011
https://agrigirl.com/2011/01/21/the-volunteers-seem-to-thrive/
I was surprised to hear the words coming from his mouth only because they were so similar to words that I had used a week earlier in blogging about my community. “There is so much bad news in the world, that it’s great to have this garden – this is good.” Here I was in Miami Beach, FL seeking a good story and here was a good story and someone who feels exactly as I do telling it.
Victory Garden
Posted by Tammy on January 19, 2011
https://agrigirl.com/2011/01/19/close-up-on-a-community-garden/
I admit to being a bit of an ostrich but there are times when I’d really prefer to turn off the bad news. And, I’d rather bring about wider acknowledgement of the good. I’m fortunate in that I’m able to travel to some remarkable places each year and now, I’m going to try to focus on the amazing individuals and projects in those places.
Posted by Tammy on January 12, 2011
https://agrigirl.com/2011/01/12/road-trip-to-find-microenterpris/
Are pictures worth a thousand words? I usually only shoot for 500. And I do shoot!
Howdy Y'all and thanks for reading the Blog!
Posted by Tammy on January 4, 2011
https://agrigirl.com/2011/01/04/2010-photos-a-year-in-review/
I’m cheering for Auburn in the BCS Bowl. Auburn is in Alabama – a state I’ve never visited. I don’t even like football much but I do read a mind-stretching blog by Professor Jose Llanes, of the Education Department there and hence, I now find some affinity with this Southern school.
flickr.com/photos/lulieboo - Go Tigers!
Posted by Tammy on January 1, 2011
https://agrigirl.com/2011/01/01/beans-books-and-learning-to-blog/
My skin started to prickle as I drove into the underpass. Of course I was secure in my car even if it was dark and I was in a new neighborhood but, I was still thinking of my evening conversation. That guy on the bridge was there for seven days.
flickr.creativecommons/photos/shawnzlea
Posted by Tammy on December 11, 2010
https://agrigirl.com/2010/12/11/louisiana-9th-ward-hurricane-katrina-race-gender/
A wife, a mom, an executive, a certified leadership coach and a breast cancer survivor. I love learning and I love to write and I'm often fascinated with the life lessons that come from my kitchen. Focusing on community-based Placemaking is the way that I work towards creating a healthier planet.
