by Leisa A. Hammett | Oct 3, 2010 | Art, Travel
Perhaps one of Nashville's best kept secrets is our airport's Arts at the Airport program. Last February, I featured local artist Lisa Ernst here. If you're flying through BNA from now until December 5, or traveled ...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Sep 26, 2010 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, H2H, Our Book, Motherhood, Nature, Travel
At last, the Nashville theater premiere of "The Horse Boy" occurs Tuesday, Sept. 28, 6:30, Sarratt Cinema at Vanderbilt University. John Shouse and I will be on a panel following to discuss the impact of autism on families. The initial debut was cancelled...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Sep 22, 2010 | All The Rest of Life, Art, Nature, Technology/Blogging
They were medium in size. Their color odd. Burnt orange? (Husband 2.0, who helped craft this post, swears almost purplish plum.) By their oddity in hue, I knew them to be heirloom. Two of them Husband 2.0 brought in and placed upon our kitchen counter....
by Leisa A. Hammett | Sep 19, 2010 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, H2H, Our Book
Seventy-five percent of special needs families who would attend a faith community do not because they've been asked to leave, lack physical access, have been scorned…the list goes on. Fortunately, more faith communities have realized that one in 100...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Sep 16, 2010 | Art, Autism/Disability
Another talented Nashville singer/songwriter, Karen Taylor-Good. This time she's written a song inspired by a friend who described her life with a special needs child.
by Leisa A. Hammett | Sep 14, 2010 | All The Rest of Life, Art
Wrapping up the annual Americana Music Festival in Nashville last week, Husband 2.0 and I attended an early evening "Songwriters in the Round" at the famed Bluebird Cafe. Rising Americana star, Angela Easterling, my cousin, performed with some of the best...
