by Leisa A. Hammett | May 7, 2010 | Art, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood
Fridays here usually focus on the Arts. Mothering is an Art. And my Mother was a work of Art. And right now, I'm missing her a hell of a lot. (And no she wouldn't approve of me saying h-e-double-hockey sticks here.) I'm not missing my mother–who died...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 5, 2010 | Art, Autism/Disability, H2H, Our Book
On Friday night, we partied, as celebrated below. But come Saturday morning, the rains began. They didn't stop until Sunday night. My attempt to pre-publish Monday's post (as I did this one and Friday's) was thwarted when we lost power Sunday...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 30, 2010 | Art, Grief & Loss, Motherhood, Nature, Technology/Blogging
Writer, author, blogger, editor, Kathy Rhodes , (front,) meeting life's turbulent waters head on! Photo: First Draft.Why do I write so much about Grief? I've experienced a hefty share of it. It's given me an opportunity to learn from it. Grief has...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 28, 2010 | Art, Autism/Disability, H2H, Our Book
Apologies to subscribers, this was accidentally published on Sunday. You may be receiving this for a second time as a result. Perhaps it was listening to Kelley dish on Oprah that distracted me….Information regarding the canceled event, last graph, has been...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 26, 2010 | Art, Nature
Willow Pond – varied layers of spirit-zapping winter. Winter: reviled by many, loved by me. Winter, an opportunity to go within. Winter, a struggle of the soul…Awaited redemption arrives in the light of the coming spring. Willow Pond – an early...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 23, 2010 | Art, Autism/Disability
There's no coincidence that "The Journey with Grace" is one-third autism/disAbility and one-third arts. Few people who know me at this point in my life are aware that I graduated from an arts high school. They are unaware because I left a lifetime of...
