by Leisa A. Hammett | May 25, 2010 | Art, Autism/Disability, Divorce, Grief & Loss, H2H, Our Book, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville Flood, Spirituality, Travel
When I delivered some supplies to River Plantation, one of the hardest-hit regions of my community, I noticed these trucks. I went back to photograph them a week later. A volunteer at the site, when asked about his team's denominational affiliation, said they were...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 21, 2010 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, H2H, Our Book, Motherhood, Nature, Spirituality, Travel
A British human rights journalist and horse trainer, his American wife–a university professor of psychology–and their son with autism "do something crazy." They travel across the world and ride horseback across Mongolia seeking a shamanic...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Apr 20, 2010 | Art, Travel
For an authentic taste of true Nashville, my out-of-town company always get a convertible top-down ride down Highway 100, a cruise down the Natchez Trace and a tummy-stuffing stop at The Loveless Cafe. It's there that national Southern culinary biscuit-makin'...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Mar 1, 2010 | Art, Nature, Travel
Image & post, copyrighted: Leisa A. Hammett. My Best Shot Monday. Morning, frozen, wakes for meResistant am ISky artistry my reward****Spring is around the corner. Or so says the calendar. I have one more love affair with winter post besides this one that I'm...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Feb 22, 2010 | All The Rest of Life, Travel
Grace & Leisa, Frozen Neighborhood Creek, 2010; images, text: copyrighted. Best Shot Monday.Fond memories. Lots of them pouring in. The Trigger: the Winter Olympics. In 1986, I was fortunate to travel as a reporter three times to ga-ga-gorgeous Vancouver...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Feb 12, 2010 | Art, Midlife and Beyond, Nature, Travel
"Hard-Partying Nerd" is the self-appointed title "The Fiance" bestowed upon himself. Dee is a mismatched mix. Most people our age and younger do not understand his fascination with birds. He's an official birder. The man knows his tweets. But,...