The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough. ~Rabindranath Tagore
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The Butterfly Effect
Posted by Tammy on March 29, 2011
https://agrigirl.com/2011/03/29/the-butterfly-effect/
Late Night Frivolity
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/
Rosemary’s Baby or at least her Benefits
“Oh, and it cures world hunger.” This was a sarcastic taunt from my middle son as we were reviewing the medicinal benefits of Rosmarinus officinalis.
Flickr.cc.dnak_Rosemary
Posted by Tammy on March 10, 2011
https://agrigirl.com/2011/03/10/healing-effects-rosemary-rosmarinus-officinalis/
Tammy’s Top Ten (t3 report) Reasons to Shop Locally
I don’t believe that shopping locally is the end-all to the current economic disruption. I also don’t believe it has to be branded as a new kind of protectionism. In these trying times, I believe a multi-faceted recovery approach is necessary. It starts with a strong education system. The second and third prongs are attracting new industries and supporting those businesses that are here now – especially those that contribute to placemaking – which is part of why new industries would be attracted. Here’s why I think supporting local business matters:
Flickr.cc.2.0 Homini
Posted by Tammy on March 3, 2011
https://agrigirl.com/2011/03/03/tammys-top-ten-the-t3-report-reasons-to-shop-locally/
Microgrants in the Utah Food Space
Once each year at the end of January, an amazing economic development activity erupts in Utah. Founded by actor, Robert Redford, the Sundance Film Festival is an incredible combination of art and tourism. I’ve been coming here for at least nine years to indulge in the creativity of independent screenwriters, actors, directors and producers. So far this year, I’ve seen a handful of good films, a couple that didn’t meet my expectations and my next day is planned with a few more.
- flickr.cc.2.0 lowjumpingfrog
Posted by Tammy on January 29, 2011
https://agrigirl.com/2011/01/29/microgrants-in-the-utah-food-space/
The Volunteers Seem to Thrive
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/
Close Up on a Community Garden
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/
Road Trip
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/
Beans, Books and Blogging
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 Wish for All of You
I’ve been trying to construct an appropriate holiday message. While the accepted thing is to garner a wish of Happy Holidays, it doesn’t fit my desire. I want something deeper and spiritual and more meaningful. One thing that has surprised me about readers of my blog is that you come from so many diverse backgrounds. You are Muslim, Hindu, Jewish, Christian, Bahia, Buddhist, agnostic, and more. You are from France, Romania, Finland, Pakistan, Belgium, South Africa, Australia, Switzerland, England, Ireland, India, Canada, the U.S.A. and others. I love our differences and it causes one message to resonate with me in particular.
flickr.com/photos/marissamullen
Posted by Tammy on December 24, 2010
https://agrigirl.com/2010/12/24/my-wish-for-all-of-you/
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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