by Leisa A. Hammett | Oct 22, 2011 | Art, Spirituality
A short and sweet post–at the near-conclusion of a lovely fall break here–for a new movie release that–at two hours–is anything but short and more like bittersweet, but very worth your making a trek to the theater. Star father-son actors,...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Oct 10, 2011 | Art, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality
Disclosure: Recently, about a dozen Nashville-area bloggers and I were the guests of Hallmark's "Moments Between the Milestones" national tour. Yes, they were hawking a product line, but they do it. Oh. So. Well. I was gifted some goodies from the...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Oct 3, 2011 | Art, Divorce, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Spirituality
They're gone now, you know. Both of them. Their house was sold. Their estate has been settled. Their lovelies–furniture energy-rich with love and lore–was divided, moved and now adorns our respective homes. And now we are left to sort our inner worlds....
by Leisa A. Hammett | Sep 19, 2011 | Art, Motherhood, Nature, Obama/Politics, Spirituality, Travel
Sharing this via my amazing friend author Whitney Ferre @ CreativelyFit.com. If you're lucky enough to be in the lovely Pacific Northwest, Whitney, formerly of The Creative Fitness Center and Rumours Gallery and Wine Bars, packed her bags and moved there...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Sep 17, 2011 | Art, Nashville!, Spirituality
Not sure where I first saw Bebo Folk Art. All I know it is that it reached a critical mass in my brain because there were these primary-colored happy "critters" adorning the walls of Nashville's popular Calypso Cafe, Shimai Pottery & Gifts at the...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Sep 12, 2011 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Motherhood, Spirituality
Yesterday morning after 10 minutes of NPR, I turned off the radio and proceeded with the day. I don't do media coverage of horror. To me, it's self-inflicted emotional torture. All I need to know are the facts and see an image one time. Not watch it over and...
