by Leisa A. Hammett | Aug 13, 2011 | Art
A stellar cast. Extremely moving. "The Help" is an important movie. Be sure and dig out your tissues before the movie starts. You'll be dabbing throughout. Most poignant is the fact that although based on a novel, the plot is all too true. I was struck...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Aug 9, 2011 | All The Rest of Life, Art, Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Spirituality
Another gem from Nashville-based (daily MUST read) "Spirit Coach" Gregory Fisher, via his June 16, "Gregory Fisher's Treat Yourself to Your Best" This post is entitled "Fingerprint:" "I see people every day who are struggling to...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Aug 4, 2011 | Art, Nashville!, Travel
The music-literary-art scene has some notable relative newcomers; Garden & Gun magazine and "New Grass" sensation Dread Clampitt. Only problem is that this best new magazine–since the 80s–to come out of the South about the South, failed to...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jul 28, 2011 | Art, Grief & Loss
“You need to read this book!” The refrain continued for two years, each time I saw my voracious book-reading friend, holly lu. Finally, she brought me her copy. Boy, howdy, did I need to read this book! The Cracker Queen: A Memoir of a Jagged, Joyful Life by Lauretta...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jul 14, 2011 | Art, Nashville!
When was the last time you did something for yourself? When was the last time you listened to your own stories? Gave yourself time to consider the weight and dignity of your thoughts? That's exactly what you'll do if you find yourself in A Novel...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jul 5, 2011 | Art, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond
This is what happens when both your parents die. You're left with large, elaborately framed photographs of yourself that you don't want. Hand colored studio portraits of you in a starched white dress, a shiny tow-headed bob. (That brief, inexplicable period of...
