by Leisa A. Hammett | Feb 11, 2011 | Art, Nashville!
Passion is universal humanity.Without it religion, history, romance and art would be useless. –Honore de Balzac What Nashville artist's palatte best illustrates St. Valentine's colors of passion? Andee Rudloff. She's not just a favorite...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Feb 7, 2011 | Autism/Disability, Nashville!, Obama/Politics, Spirituality
On the first Friday of February, a night of deep-black sky and a rude, coat-clutching chill, my heart was bathed in warm, joy-infused love as I attended my first commitment ceremony. photo: cancunlover15 This is Nashville. Never. Ever. Ever. Short on musical talent....
by Leisa A. Hammett | Feb 4, 2011 | Art, Nashville!, Technology/Blogging
Wow!…Have you ever witnessed a work of art–a performance, a painting, a book–and were taken aback with awe? Have you ever witnessed a work of art by a friend and felt that sense of awe intensified? That's how I felt when I closed the hardback...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jan 31, 2011 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Motherhood, Nashville!, Nature
It's the end of January and this morning I crashed. Except for a driving compulsion to sit next to windows when I entered dark restaurants, I was never aware of seasonal affect disorder until my daughter was diagnosed with autism. Then, I became acutely aware of...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jan 21, 2011 | Art, Autism/Disability, Nashville!
In the country of music, an independent film about a Florida Goodwill Industries employee band garnered the Best Music Documentary at Nashville Film Festival last spring. The film is an endearing collection of stories within a story, including how a volunteer band...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jan 19, 2011 | Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Nashville Flood, Nashville!
"Oh. No. Is that Rain? Or…" Quickly, I rushed to the front door. Opened it….No rain. That meant my fears were correct and the sound of water was coming from our garage/basement. It began on an otherwise peaceful Saturday night. Husband 2.0 and I...
