by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 24, 2010 | Art, Autism/Disability, Spirituality
"United We Stand" by talented, engaging Nashville plein air painter and land supporter Kim Barrick, www.KimBarrick.com, featured at Auld Alliance Gallery....
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 20, 2010 | Motherhood, Obama/Politics, Spirituality
"R Ur Eyes on Jesus? Ur Nabes have their pupils aimed at him, so says the bright yellow-and-black sign in their yard. Merr-ee Xmas. You know who." I scribbled the words on a torn piece of notepaper and stuck them in the shoe box I'd placed in a brown...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 10, 2010 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Nature, Spirituality, Travel
In Hitchhiking With Larry David, author Paul Samuel Dolman spends a sultry summer in Martha's Vineyard nursing a heartbreak, which he subsequently distills and slathers onto the pages of his second book in a unique healing balm of words ripe and rich with humor,...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 6, 2010 | All The Rest of Life, Grief & Loss, Spirituality
Mother. I miss you. Seems as if I do more now that time has gone on. Two years since your exit from our world here, December 2008. It's funny how you'll come to my mind. Like last week when I grabbed your old cosmetic case to use it for Grace. When I opened...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Nov 29, 2010 | All The Rest of Life, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality
Photo: Complete Organizing Solutions, Tanna Clark Some folks just don't get it. They don't get what we're trying to do here in our household. It's not as if what we are doing is new. Once upon a time before the invention of plastic and the revolution...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Nov 24, 2010 | All The Rest of Life, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nature, Spirituality, Technology/Blogging
"Leah Dieterich's mother always told her to write thank you notes." So says the "About" column of Leah's blog, featured in my roll here. And so Leah does. Write thank you notes. One-a-day. Short ones. In her blog. Delightful little...
