The Art of Living in an Impermanent World
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Joelle Phillips remembers the first line of her favorite book as a child: “Once upon a time, a long time ago, if you count Sundays and holidays, there was a little boy named John.” Joelle loves a good story, well…
Have you ever noticed that the more you have to do, the more you get done? It is simple and brilliant: just keep adding things to your calendar and your to-do list. Somehow they all get done. Until of course…
Let’s dream of the perfect cocktail party this holiday season, discerning reader! Little black dresses float round about, and gentlemen sport their festive ties. One’s champagne flute is always full – and every conversation is short and sweet. Why get…
I hope Black Friday finds you cozy at home! I’m impressed with your bravery if you’re headed to the mall, particularly Mean Hills. The ladies mean business, especially about that parking space. My advice to you: concede the space and save…
Pepper was helping me get ready for company. She believes that Skinny Pop should be available in multiple locations, as should the newspaper, conveniently shredded. She made sure there was toilet tissue in every room. “Pumpkin pie is great –…
Louise Bryan was losing sleep. It wasn’t any one thing. I promise you she’s not complaining, but sometimes the stresses of parenthood, other family and volunteer obligations, and her work at Vanderbilt add up. In the dark hours of the night…
There’s nothing like a radiant young woman expecting a baby to remind you of life’s wonder and hope. Elizabeth Sherrard exudes good health and good sense in addition to joyful anticipation. She’s all grown up but still seems awfully young…
Regular Bacon contributor Laura Cooper and husband John have spent much of the fall “coming to grips with the (happy, but still!) fact that our boys are really growing up. It can’t be said at all that we have small…
Carrington Fox is a fearless urban farmer with a microflock of chickens by day, a renowned food writer for the Nashville Scene by night. She’s just “Mom” to three sons ages eight, nine, and eleven, all attending University School of Nashville. You…