I was late dashing out for my morning walk today. That’s a bit of a problem given our summer temps and it also dictates my walking path. I choose shade.
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Made in the Shade
Posted by Tammy on July 12, 2015
https://agrigirl.com/2015/07/12/made-in-the-shade/
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/
Here Comes the Sun
Meteorological data from 1969 shows that London was bitter cold in February and March of that year. It also shows that in April, the same area set a record for 189 sunlight hours – not exceeded until 1984. This weather trivia syncs perfectly with the biography of Eric Clapton who describes Beatle, George Harrison wondering about in his garden with a guitar and composing a song. It was Here Comes the Sun.
NASA/Goddard/SDO provided via Creative Commons 2.0
Posted by Tammy on June 1, 2015
https://agrigirl.com/2015/06/01/here-comes-the-sun/
The Great Apostle of Charity
He is honored with a feast on the 27th day of September in the U.K., in France and in the U.S.. Born to peasant parents in the Kingdom of France, the family resided near the Paul river and it is believed that their surname was derived from there. Noteworthy however, young Vincent wrote his last name as Depaul to avoid any inference that he was of nobility.
Humility in the Garden
Posted by Tammy on May 17, 2015
https://agrigirl.com/2015/05/17/the-great-apostle-of-charity/
Creative Crowdfunding Models
Community Supported Agriculture, a method by which individuals prepay for a share of a farmer’s produce, has been around in the U.S. since the 1980s. It was based on the Japanese concept of teikei translated literally as putting a face on one’s food. CSA enables farmers to sell directly to consumers, ensures a certain level of food safety by allowing individuals to see and in some cases work at a farm and creates a mutually beneficial relationship where food dollars stay local and food miles are reduced. As most of you know, I could go on.
Posted by Tammy on May 10, 2015
https://agrigirl.com/2015/05/10/creative-crowdfunding-models/
Weekend Reading – The Hungry Ear and More
Posted by Tammy on April 24, 2015
https://agrigirl.com/2015/04/24/weekend-reading-the-hungry-ear-and-more/
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/
Ode to My Grocer
Eddie Basha
1937 – 2013
A Good Man and a Very Bad Boy
Two years ago, my dear friend and mentor, Eddie Basha, died just before national poetry month. I couldn’t finish this at the time but wanted to honor him. He was an Arizona Icon and a brilliant business man with a heart bigger than his head. He had a generosity of spirit and a flare for practical jokes like no one I’ll ever know. He ran for Governor once but lost because although he was a great leader, he was a poor politician. His grocery chain, Bashas, is dispersed widely across our state and is a hub in many of our rural communities. He spent many years on the Board of Regents, a warrior for education for all. I remain deeply saddened by his departure yet in his leaving, he has caused me and others to examine our words and deeds through the filter of fairness and kindness. I wrote this from my own observations and also from some of the lovely tributes paid to him in the days following his death.
Posted by Tammy on April 5, 2015
https://agrigirl.com/2015/04/05/ode-to-my-grocer/
The Pollen Path
Oh, Beauty before me, Beauty behind me, Beauty to the right of me, Beauty to the left of me, Beauty above me, Beauty below me. I’m on the pollen path.
Posted by Tammy on March 26, 2015
https://agrigirl.com/2015/03/26/the-pollen-path/
Conquering Cold Season
I said the words too quickly and too confidently, “I haven’t had a cold in years.” Thinking back, it may have been six or seven years ago and then, after a weekend that allowed too little sleep, I woke with an angry scratch in the back of my throat. I don’t want to be sick, don’t have time to be sick and frankly am a bit peeved about it. I know that my immune system is diminished without ample sleep and here I am.
Spoiled by the Abundance of Citrus
Posted by Tammy on March 15, 2015
https://agrigirl.com/2015/03/15/conquering-cold-season/
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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