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....
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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...
View ArticleLightening 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...
View ArticleFor 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,...
View ArticleRing 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. I’m always surprised by the range of responses...
View ArticleShell 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...
View ArticleEnd 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...
View ArticleBack 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 And for...
View ArticleCome 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...
View ArticleSpiralizing and the Sharing Economy
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...
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