by Leisa A. Hammett | Aug 2, 2012 | Autism/Disability, Motherhood, Nature, Travel
Diagnosis: End-of-Summer Malaise. Late last week I returned from the most relaxing vacay I've had in four years. And then I remained in that mode via a "staycay" for the next nearly four days. Ahhhh. (I'll be starting a show-and-tell series from all...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jul 12, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Nature, Travel
Photo: ©LeisaHammett.com, Orcas Island, WA.; view from Mt. Constitution, 2010 Stealthily. Much. Too. Slow. It. Creeps. Seeping. Up from my toes. Dark. Somewhat somber. A blanket of stillness. It crushes my chest. Sits on my heart. Masks my voice. Wanted: this...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jul 6, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Grief & Loss, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Spirituality, Travel
Funny….Time, when in the midst of it, seems an eternity. Long gone, it is a fleeting memory. Summers past. Precious days. Years-on at a camp inclusion. Then: aged out. Now, 18. We have little such possibility. At the start of our journey, two...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jul 1, 2012 | Nashville!, Nature, Travel
On my birthday weekend, I managed to do everything that I wanted to do: dine out, walk in the park, visit the Franklin Farmers Market, catch a flick, visit The Loveless, drive a bit of the Natchez Trace Parkway, visit Leiper's Fork, browse a bookstore and play...
by Leisa A. Hammett | Jun 20, 2012 | Nature, Travel
Hello, Summer. Welcome, old friend. I have a love-hate relationship with you. Summer, I realize I need you. I need you to remind me to slow down. You issued your luxurious reminder to me with gleefulness the first Monday after my daughter returned from her annual...
by Leisa A. Hammett | May 11, 2012 | Art, Autism/Disability, Midlife and Beyond, Motherhood, Nashville!, Travel
Grand tally: About 2,500 miles, nearly 40 hours driving and $700 worth of fossil fuels were logged, totaled and consumed by yours truly with a sidekick or two, sometimes including Grace, during April. How that went down: the last day of March, I hung GraceArt: Grace...
