A Buddhist Forecast
Photo: Wrote It. Is. H-O-T...hot. Here. Whew! Drrrippp! Wipe!About 15 years ago, I used to have a neighbor I'd meet out on walks. If it was hot she'd complain. If it was cold she'd complain. Thanks to my neighbor, I've decided to be Buddhist at least...
The Language of Divorce & Stuff…Well, It Gets Kinda Sticky….
Umm, I never know how to talk about divorce, marriage and motherhood in the context of having done it once before and on the precipice of doing it again (minus the new baby part). Finally, in about my seventh year post divorce, I figured out what to call my former...
Remembering Daddy*
Daddy and me at the Walker Family Reunion in 2006.The question posed: "What's a great memory of you and your father?" Again, the social media site I help moderate inspired another post here. And, my answer to the question is that I credit my love of...
Happy Birthday, Baby Crone*
*Fall, 2009, Our Beloved Grayton Beach. Copyright: M. Dee Hamilton One week after I moved into our new home, I turned half a century. At this point I'm maybe shin deep in boxes, but the Big Day--I was still over at the Old House culling out 16 years worth of life...
Sixteen Years
photo: copyright--Leisa A. HammettGetting dressed. I look in the mirror at the girl sitting on the edge of the tub behind me. Short, dark hair. Tall, long and thin. She wears a tee-shirt from spring break camp and Chico's jeans that I grew out of and she grew...
Goodbye Old House: Thank you for the Life Lived Within Your Walls
(Key: Order of Moves mentioned--East Tennessee/College to Nashville to Atlanta, then back to Nashville) The last time was 16 years ago. The movers has just pulled out the driveway of my Atlanta home and were headed to Nashville. I remained in front of my home,...
Local Photography Auction Benefits Nashville Flood Victims, June 3-4
The Society of Nashville Artistic Photographers (SNAP) has organized an auction of highly collectible photographs to benefit victims of Nashville's recent catastrophic flood. The June 4 event, named Focus on Recovery, will be 6 -10 p.m. at 201 East 17th St. (at...
