the AGSPMC

my first entry of the new year is not spiritual, nor deep, nor woven with eloquent maxims for personal growth.  those are great and i'll live them out, but no, my first entry is...quirky.  a sign of things to come?  let me just say that while on a recent field trip to *bob's red mill, i saw a kitchen tool that made me laugh out loud.  i am not making this up, it's called "a golden spurtle".  further research shows that it is a scots kitchen tool dating back to the 15th century.  originally a flat, wooden spatula-like utensil, the golden spurtle evolved in shape to what it is today; a more rounded rod-like tool.  the design, with constant stirring, is used to keep porridge even while cooking.  which brings me to the AGSPMC.  which i am also not joking about:  the Annual Golden Spurtle Porridge-Making Championship.  people gather in Carrbridge to compete in porridge making in hopes of winning, yes...the coveted spurtle.  happy oats to you in 2013 and beyond.

*the field trip brought on by fond childhood memories of walking with grandma to the orginal bob's red mill which unfortunately burned in a fire.  the new location, to my adult self, is like a whole-grain disneyland!