It’s been almost 8 years since I posted on my Summer of Tammi blog….now I feel like we’re in the midst of a Zombie Apocalypse and my best friend Deborah suggested resuming my Tammi Tuesdays, so here we are.
I started Happy Tuesdays in High School. I would bake each week, have an inspiring quote, and pass on some love and joy. It was a way for me to build community, spread joy, and feel happy myself in the process. Since I can’t bring anyone baked goods during this self isolation time we’re in (and I think I’d get more peculiar looks passing out goodies now than when I’d waltz down 9th street offering cupcakes to complete strangers) I thought I’d offer a recipe for you to make at home during these weird and crazy times.
When I was younger, we moved so frequently that I changed schools almost every year. It was such a challenge each time—I often became friends with my teachers more so than other students and would miss big chunks of learning as I bounced from one school to the next. I have been thinking a lot about my own kiddos from school and how much they are missing out on. In the past few weeks, I mentioned to my Ballet Boys that I never learned about the Gods & Goddesses. Halfway through my freshman year, I left a high school where we were just about to start learning about the Gods & Goddesses, and the school I transferred into had just finished their semester all about the same subject. So, my young 5th grade boys were tasked with teaching me a new one every class (there are a few boys who are so into this subject!). We were just about to start our project when schools closed. So, I’m now teaching myself.
I felt an appropriate Goddess to begin with is Vesta/Hestia. She is the Roman/Greek Goddess of hearth and home. While you make your recipe, put on a fire (mine will be through the TV courtesy of YouTube) and think about what has become the center of your life right now:
“The hearth fire in the home of the ancient Romans was not only essential for cooking food and heating water, but also served as the gathering place for the family and, in time, became associated with the spirit of that particular family gathered around that particular hearth. The Latin word for `hearth' is focus which, of course, is used in English to designate a center or activity of interest”.
“When you learn to love and let yourself be loved, you come home to the hearth of your own spirit. You are warm and sheltered. Your are completely at one in the house of your own longing and belonging.”-
May this Tuesday gathered around your hearth bring you all the feels of warmth, shelter, love. Put on some Schitt’s Creek, play some cheesy Pop Music, and cook!
