“The Life That’s Chosen Me:” Please Watch
Another talented Nashville singer/songwriter, Karen Taylor-Good. This time she's written a song inspired by a friend who described her life with a special needs child.
Co-Dependent No More
Wrapping up the annual Americana Music Festival in Nashville last week, Husband 2.0 and I attended an early evening "Songwriters in the Round" at the famed Bluebird Cafe. Rising Americana star, Angela Easterling, my cousin, performed with some of the best...
Golden Age of Couture Leaves Nashville Sunday
Photo: Frist Center for the Visual Arts, The Golden Age of Couture, Cristobal Balenciaga, silk taffeta, 1953-54, copyright; V&A Images/Victoria and Albert Museum, [courtesy, Frist Center]. Nashville's Labor Day Weekend weather was the kind that once...
Of Victory & Right to Bare Toes
copyright: Leisa A. Hammett Today my 16-year-old declared victory. Her mother (that would be me) caved and finally said "Yes," to her daughter's insistence that she wear to school the pretty little sandals her doting aunt gave her this summer. The school...
NPT Features Steiglitz-O’Keefe Collection at Fisk
O'Keefe with Fisk University students. Courtesy of NPT via Fisk University. Wednesday, Nashville Public Television features an original production that traces the history and significance of Fisk University's art collection that is home to works by Picasso,...
Husband 2.0 Flocked
Happy Birthday, Husband 2.0, you hard-partying bird nerd! We conspired. The Mother-in-Law and I. The Nashville Zoo has a new exhibit featuring 30 Carribean Flamingos complete with a lagoon. And, to rev up for the grand opening, their clever keepers offered a promotion...
HBO Temple Grandin Movie Sweeps Emmys, Garners “Best Made for Television Movie”
Thanks to artist and greater Nashville arts champion Andee Rudloff for sharing the following from Salon.com regarding Temple Grandin, the HBO movie, that sweeped the Emmys Sunday night, garnering "Best Made for Television Movie." "Subject: Emmy Awards:...
