by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 5, 2010 | All The Rest of Life, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Obama/Politics, Spirituality
Disclaimer: My local PBS station gave my name to the following speaker's publicist, who then contacted me and asked if would interview Danusis. I was unable to but agreed to post the following as I rendered the information useful. The only compensation I am...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 4, 2010 | Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond
Photo: fataetoile It's a dream…isn't it? Growing up, Easter meant stuffy and grandiose hallelujah choruses at the Baptist church, passionate sermons by red-faced preachers, ham feasts, overstuffed pastel-colored baskets, gleeful hunts for...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Mar 22, 2010 | All The Rest of Life, Art, Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, H2H, Our Book, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality
Goodbye 2009. That's right. Long-time Goodbye. It's the end of the third month of of the second decade of the new millennium, but I'm still saying Goodbye to the last. And that's because I'm Packing. Packing to leave this place. When I took this...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Mar 11, 2010 | All The Rest of Life, Midlife and Beyond
You're Never too Old to Raise a Little Hell Do you remember Granny D? More than a decade ago, Doris "Granny D" Haddock walked through Nashville, if I recall correctly, as I had friends who joined alongside her as she came through town. At age 89,...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Feb 12, 2010 | Art, Midlife and Beyond, Nature, Travel
"Hard-Partying Nerd" is the self-appointed title "The Fiance" bestowed upon himself. Dee is a mismatched mix. Most people our age and younger do not understand his fascination with birds. He's an official birder. The man knows his tweets. But,...
