by Leisa A. Hammett | Jan 14, 2011 | Art, Spirituality, Technology/Blogging
Guilty? Could I be guilty of cyber-stalking? "No," wrote back the gracious photoblogger whom I've grown to immensely admire. "You're just someone who is kind and generous with feedback." Or such went the email exchange with Author Karen...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jan 10, 2011 | All The Rest of Life, Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Spirituality, Technology/Blogging
Photo: retro traveler It started in college. All those touring esoteric lectures and exotic performing groups. (I went to a Baptist college, so read "exotic" as dramatic and uber artsy.) Then, my first two work places were always offering seminars and...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 27, 2010 | Art, Motherhood, Nature, Spirituality, Technology/Blogging, Travel
Copyrighted Photo: Leisa A. Hammett, Grayton Beach Struck was I by this blog post by my all-time favorite blogger, Chookooloonks, also a first-time author of a book I'm LAPPING up right now. She talks in this post about her jaundiced view (my wording) of a nearby...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Dec 1, 2010 | Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Technology/Blogging
(l-t-r: Tori Taff of Baby Bloomr, Jamie of Blonde Mom Blog, me.) We'd air kissed and said our goodbyes, but before I crossed the threshold, she grabbed me by the wrist. Her blonde locks fell forward as she leaned her head intently in my direction. Fast...
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...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Nov 15, 2010 | All The Rest of Life, Art, Technology/Blogging
Ironically, it's another sign of our digital times that I learned that Nashville proper's only remaining full-service bookstore, Davis-Kidd Booksellers, is closing–not from the print version of the Tennessean's front page but via the (social media)...