In my grandmother’s kitchen there was a gadget for everything. Can’t retrieve the pickle from the bottom of the jar? Use the pickle poker. From lemon squeezers to cherry pitters to olive forks and corn handles, there was a specific use for everything and the appropriate sized baking dish to accompany it.
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Spiralizing and the Sharing Economy
Posted by Tammy on June 26, 2016
https://agrigirl.com/2016/06/26/spiralizing-and-the-sharing-economy/
Come out and Play
There’s a new term popping up in the world. It’s playborhood and you don’t have to contemplate it long to understand it’s roots. The notion is that by creating walkable urban spaces, people stay healthier. They interact with each other more often. They move. Perhaps, they are even inclined towards greater civic engagement. And yes, they are playful.
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Posted by Tammy on February 14, 2016
https://agrigirl.com/2016/02/14/come-out-and-play/
Back at It
“When a thing beckons you to explore it without telling you why or how,
this is not a red herring; it’s a map.”
― Gina Greenlee, Postcards and Pearls: Life Lessons from Solo Moments on the Road
Posted by Tammy on January 18, 2016
https://agrigirl.com/2016/01/18/my-return-to-blogging/
End of the Season
“It breaks your heart. It is designed to break your heart. The game begins in the spring, when everything else begins again, and it blossoms in the summer, filling the afternoons and evenings, and then as soon as the chill rains come, it stops and leaves you to face the fall alone. You count on it, rely on it to buffer the passage of time, to keep the memory of sunshine and high skies alive, and then just when the days are all twilight, when you need it most, it stops … And summer is gone.” – A. BARTLETT GIAMATTI
My Favorite Baseball Player
Posted by Tammy on June 7, 2015
https://agrigirl.com/2015/06/07/end-of-high-school-baseball/
Shell Game
They call it a shell game
But my Uncle Jack told me it was called Thimblerig.
Take out three shells and a pea – an old soldier’s trick.
It’s depicted as a gamble, but really, when the wager’s for money, it’s a confidence trick
used to perpetrate fraud.
flickr.com/photos/anchovypizza/ CC2.0
Posted by Tammy on April 15, 2015
https://agrigirl.com/2015/04/15/shell-game/
Ring it in, Rest, Replenish
The new year is upon us and we all know what that can mean — champagne, resolutions, bowl games, and for some the last days of a holiday season vacation.
Rest, Recover, Enjoy
Posted by Tammy on January 2, 2015
https://agrigirl.com/2015/01/02/ring-it-in-rest-replenish/
For Pete’s Sake
It ran in the family. You see, Charles Seeger was forced to resign from the music department at the University of California, Berkeley because he was an outspoken pacifist during World War I. Frankly, it’s both surprising and warming to recognize that there were war protesters in 1918.
Pete Seeger’s well known banjo. http://www.flickr.com/photos/pavdw/ Paul VanDerWerf creative commons 2.0
Posted by Tammy on January 30, 2014
https://agrigirl.com/2014/01/30/rip-pete-seeger/
Lightening Up
Do you know the feeling when you’ve just finished cleaning out the hallway closet? For me, that stack of old sweaters bound for the thrift shop is much more than a closet cleansing and it leaves me energized and feeling remarkably satisfied. I experience the same sensation at work when I hack through the items on my desk so that I can actually see the surface again.
A light dish for the New Year
Posted by Tammy on January 4, 2013
https://agrigirl.com/2013/01/04/lightening-up/
Plugging In
My sister carried three tins full of baked goods to our table on Christmas night. Our stockings were hung by the fireplace. Gifts were wrapped and finished with bows. My parents had scurried about hanging Christmas decorations and trimming the tree.
Lights shine when they’re plugged in
Posted by Tammy on December 28, 2012
https://agrigirl.com/2012/12/28/plugging-in-to-the-spirit/
Tammy’s Top Ten (t3 report) Things to Keep in the Pantry
I can make those who live spontaneously on the brink of the moment uncomfortable. I am a planner. I’m not sure if it’s a natural tendency or whether I’ve taken it on as a survival skill over the years. I’m a working mom and regardless of the help you have or the systems that are in place or how perfect your children might be, it’s a challenge.
The Larder
Posted by Tammy on September 17, 2011
https://agrigirl.com/2011/09/17/stocking-the-pantry/
Tammy
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.
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