by Leisa A. Hammett | Feb 10, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Motherhood
It's about about the timing, they say. My Facebook plea for help went out no less than the night of The Super Bowl. Crickets….I've been writing since I was at least 10 and professionally since 1980. But the request from the Seattle gallery, HeART of the...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Feb 8, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood
Uneven stacks of paper protruded from the cradle of my arms. I left the small, crowded exhibition room with more than I'd initially intended. I'd tried to be careful and not to pick up stapled batches of paper, flyers or brochures unless I was fairly certain I...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Feb 6, 2012 | All The Rest of Life, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nature, Spirituality
"The days are long, but the years are short." –Gretchen Rubin, The Happiness Project January 11, 2012…the date entered at the beginning of the morning's journal entry. It caused me pause….As the seasons come...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Feb 1, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Motherhood
You may have heard, read or seen the flap on the news. Parents of children on the autism spectrum and adults with high-functioning forms, such as Asperger's are. Not. Happy. Frankly, it's all so confusing and I was none to excited to write about this. But, it...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jan 30, 2012 | All The Rest of Life, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nature, Spirituality, Technology/Blogging
The hoo-la over the diagnosis of the Queen of Fat & Sugar, Culinary Marketing Guru, Paula Deen, with Type-2 diabetes has simmered down a bit in the last week. I guess. At risk of sounding self-righteous: I really don't know because I rarely flick on the boob...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jan 28, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Motherhood, Spirituality
In theaters now, two movies highlight Asperger's syndrome. Viewed last weekend, Joyful Noise, alone, didn't charm enough with it's fun, fabulous music, and tender plot to demand anything other than a blurb on Facebook. But last night's take on...
