by Leisa A. Hammett | Nov 18, 2013 | Art, Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Nashville Flood, Spirituality
Our British buddies over yonder across the big pond were on to something. The ol' stiff upper lip, at least, got them through World War II. I'm referring to the British Governmental campaign "Keep Calm and Carry On" posters that had limited...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 1, 2013 | Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Nashville Flood
I'm stealing this story. Totally. It's a story of a mother and father of a child with a milder disAbility that attends a public school "blended" classroom of students, some of whom have more significant disAbilities and some who are typically...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 1, 2012 | Nashville Flood
Past "Journey with Grace" #NashvilleFlood–May 1-2, 2010–coverage featuring local professional photographers is here. And the post that reportedly started the "We Are Nashville" movement is here. Excerpt of hockey blogger Patten...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 29, 2011 | Art, Nashville Flood, Nashville!, Nature
The memories are painfully tender: One year ago Saturday and Sunday, April 30 and May 1, the heavens above Nashville flung open and remained gapingly stuck, dumping 19 inches of rain. A 1,000 year flood we had. Here are a just a couple of posts from #NashvilleFlood:...
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...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jan 7, 2011 | Art, Nashville Flood, Nashville!
This image reminded me of snow and begged to have a winter FridayArts spotlight here. The artist is Jaq Belcher and will be featured at Tinney Contemporary Gallery on Nashville's Fifth Avenue of the Arts next December. Meanwhile, this same cutting-edge...
