“I say,those people will always be thirsty on those hot stakeoutswithout a water fountain in sight.”
Coordinated surveillance of a location is referred to as a stakeout. It’s generally performed covertly in order to collect data about a criminal, a celebrity, or their activity. I could wax on about my own quiet neighborhood erupting with suspicion when tight-lipped Ray-ban-clad drivers were parked on our corner for days.
Dillinger Stake Out Plan at the Biograph Theater – FBI file
Posted by Tammy on March 14, 2013
https://agrigirl.com/2013/03/14/roasted-cabbage-steaks/
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
https://agrigirl.com/2013/03/07/venture-philanthropy/
A group of people from my online writing class decided to eliminate the anonymity of the electronic blackboard and have a Saturday meet up. “Carry a copy of Bird by Bird,” was the instruction given so that we’d recognize each other. It worked and that book will always remain on my writer’s shelf. The title comes from a story eloquently told by Anne LaMott about her brother’s struggle with a homework assignment and her father’s enduring advice that he tackle the avian research report by writing about one bird at a time.
Carry a copy so that I will recognize you
Posted by Tammy on February 24, 2013
https://agrigirl.com/2013/02/24/seven-ways-to-use-up-lettuce/
Posted by Tammy on February 23, 2013
https://agrigirl.com/2013/02/23/weekend-reading-forks-over-knives-companion/
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
https://agrigirl.com/2013/02/18/celebrating-presidents-da/
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
https://agrigirl.com/2013/02/13/tammys-top-ten-t3-report-ways-to-celebrate-valentines-day/
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
https://agrigirl.com/2013/02/06/vegan-mushroom-soup/
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
https://agrigirl.com/2013/01/31/outstanding-in-the-field/
In 1971, it was -40 farenheit in Arizona, setting a record low. Over the past week or so, we haven’t come close to that high country freeze but it has been cold. Our beautiful bougainvillea are ugly and brown. Fronds are falling from the jacaranda as if it was an aspen in autumn. I’m even carrying gloves in my handbag. We rarely experience the opportunity for top coats and cocoa.
AZ Cold Snap
Posted by Tammy on January 24, 2013
https://agrigirl.com/2013/01/24/thawing-out/
Until a few weeks ago, I had never heard of Eric Klinenberg. Then, he was front stage and center of a news story that mesmerized me and now, I’m stalking him.
Dr. Klinenberg is a professor of Urban Studies, Culture and Media at New York University. In 2003, he wrote the book Heatwave, detailing the 1995 Chicago summer temperature surge and the severe distress that it created in the communities there. More than 700 lives were lost that July due to extreme heat and poor response.
Chicago Neighbors via flickr.com/photos/gnas/2546442759/
Posted by Tammy on January 19, 2013
https://agrigirl.com/2013/01/19/local-economies-save-lives/
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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