February H&H 2012

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Robin's REMEDIES

6FEATURE

Bethel — the New Hollywood?A day in the life of

a Maury County film extra

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FEBRUARY 2012

EvERY WEdnEsdAYMusic City Roots WSM’s two-hour live radio show broadcast from the Loveless Barn— 8400 Highway 100, Nashville. Doors open at 6 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10. Drinks, food and concessions available. 615.646.0067 or www.MusicCityRoots.com

EvERY ThURsdAYCreole Shrimp & Open Mic Night at Puckett’s in Leiper’s Fork—4142 Old Hillsboro Road,Franklin—from 6 to 8 p.m. 615.794.1308 or www.puckettsgrocery.com/leipersfork

EvERY FRidAY College Grove Country/Bluegrass held at the College Grove Community Center—8601 Horton Highway, College Grove—from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Every Friday night enjoy a variety of local musicians and a spacious dance floor. 615.330.8757

Live Music at Puckett’s in Leiper’s Fork—4142 Old Hillsboro Road, Franklin. A variety of songwriters, musicians and bands; Cover charge is usually $10; reservations required. Dinner begins at 6 p.m., music begins at 8 p.m. 615.794.1308 or www.puckettsgrocery.com/leipersfork

Square Market & Café Free Live Music—36 Public Square, Columbia. Dinner begins at 5 p.m. and entertainment is from 6 to 9 p.m. 931.840.3636 or www.squaremarketcafe.com

Music on the Ridge at Amber Falls Winery—794 Ridgetop Road, Hampshire—Matt Roy from 6 to 8:30 p.m. 931.285.0088 or www.amberfallswinery.com.

EvERY sATURdAYVance Smith’s Grand Old Hatchery Live Music & Dancing—113 South Main Street, Dickson. Doors open around 4, music begins at 7 for a family friendly evening of dancing and fun. No alcohol or smoking; concessions available. 615.797.3204

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Live Music at Puckett’s in Leiper’s Fork—4142 Old Hillsboro Road, Franklin.. A variety of songwriters, musicians and bands; Cover charge is usually $10; reservations required. Dinner begins at 6 p.m., music begins at 8 p.m. 615.794.1308 or www.puckettsgrocery.com/leipersfork

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11 Free the Trees! at Owl’s Hill Nature Sanctuary, 545 Beech Creek Road

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18 & 26 Slavery at Rippavilla — a special tour of the Rippavilla Plantation Museum — 5700 Main Street in Spring Hill, 37174 — that honors Black History Month. Reservations are not required; tour begins at 1:30 p.m. $10 for ages 13 and up; $8 for ages 62 and over; $5 for children 6 to 12. Call 931.388.3647 or www.rippavilla.org

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cYBERsphERE digiTAl ThEATEREvery Saturday — Admission $6 The Renaissance Center55 Highway 46 S. in Dickson, 37055

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LETTERS

Good Day Y’all,Through the years, I’m

sure everyone has noticed the habitual dumping and littering around certain areas. Sometimes these are neatly tied plastic grocery bags of household trash. Left to the wind and animals, the contents of the bags quickly spread all over the place.

The Williamson County Sheriff’s litter crew came out by request yesterday morning and cleaned one of our trouble spots. I was told by the Sheriff’s Department that we could form a Neighborhood Watch or simply spread the word to concerned neighbors to call the Crime Stoppers hot line. If we see littering or dumping we can report a

license plate number and/or description of the vehicle by calling 615.794.4000. (This can be done anonymously)

I asked if we could have Crime Stoppers signs posted in the trouble areas and they said yes. If we choose to, they say we can even place our own signs and indicate a reward for any arrest and conviction of violating the law. Those signs would include the Crime Stoppers phone number.

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All the best, Albert & Pamela Perkins

take Action to Stop Williamson County Roadside Litter

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ART NewsLF Artist Chosen for 2012

iroquois SteeplechaseThe Iroquois Steeplechase Race

Committee has announced Rachael McCampbell of Leiper’s

Fork as the event’s 2012 Featured Artist. Her featured painting titled “Flight” will be revealed at the spring luncheon on March 26 and auctioned at the Jockey Club Party on May 11, the day preceding the race. “Flight” will be featured on media used to promote this year’s premier spring race in American steeplechasing, which typically attracts more than 25,000 spectators.

“We are delighted to work with such a talented local artist who shares our passion for equestrian art, and look forward to sharing her work with the community,” said Dwight Hall,

chairman of the Race Committee. McCampell captures the beauty and

movement of the horse in awe-inspiring work, drawing inspiration from her rural upbringing on a Knoxville farm. She is known for a dimensional approach to painting that involves sanding layers of paint off, then repainting until the story she envisions is told.

“I take an emotive, action-based approach to the application of paint, working as much with splashes and drips of color as with carefully rendered line,” said McCampbell. “My interest in drawing also plays into my paintings. As I like to show the ‘artist’s hand,’ I often work backwards, drawing on top of a finished painting and exposing the line work that provided the painting’s original armature.”

After years of urban living around the world, McCampbell moved to the Williamson County village in 2009 to reconnect with the nature that inspires her work. She immediately garnered local success since she arrived with exhibitions at the Tinney Contemporary Gallery and the Nashville Parthenon Museum; her art has been acquired for the Tennessee State Museum’s permanent collection. McCampbell exhibits nationally and is collected internationally. Y


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FEATURE B Y B rY c e m a rT I N

Just Another day in the Life of a Middle tennessee Movie Extra

My email call sheet lists the location as “4366 Skelley Road, Santa

Fe, between Leipers Fork and Highway 7….” Driving the short distance from my home in Spring Hill, I keep my eyes focused for the road sign. It finally appears about when I encounter a road block with several people rushing about in all directions. At my near right is a 76 gas station sign with an orange ball fronting a brilliant blue sky.

Rolling down the window, I encounter a man who points me to the signs for parking. In a field of flattened, brown, dead cornstalks, a rustling sound comes from under my small pickup. At first, I fear I have run over some scattered field barbed wire and it is surely wrapping itself under my truck’s undercarriage and causing severe damage. As it turns out, it was just dried cornstalks. And so I pocket my key and lock up, carrying with me a few clothing changes.

I am in Bethel, a community located in Maury County. It is not a city or town site. Since it is not a census-designated or incorporated place having a federally recognized name, it is most associated with the nearby town of Santa Fe.

The Bethel Community Center—a long white building—has not served as the area school since 1955. Built in 1925, it remains in solid shape. Inside on a side wall hang two items: a framed picture of Jesus Christ and inches away an American flag tacked in place at its four corners. Outside, a bandstand and large pavilion serve to accommodate live music and dancing on the third Saturday of the month, according to a small sign.

In the distance, beautifully bathed in the bright sun, is the Bethel Baptist Church, where we will shoot our scenes for the day. Workers are busy building a shed across from the church. I learn that the shed will house a large wooden cross, also recently constructed, and now lying on the front yard of the church. The church was built in 1847, but was moved a few years back from its original site. The noise of the construction work echoes in the serene valley. A generator hums in the background.

A production assistant begins lining up extras for the protest march in front of the church. The relatively small group of extras called to the head of the march is

made up of those with one thing in common: extremely bright and colorful clothing, including a nearly luminous green headpiece.

After a time, the rest of us are called to walk to the “street scene.” By now I have discarded my headband and prop eyeglasses. “They might present a glare problem,” the wardroom woman said regarding my eyewear. I take along a wardrobe-approved gray-and-black hoodie and it covers up my colorful shirt. My hippy get-up has all but disappeared.

Some of the extras I recognize from previous scenes shot in Nashville. One is Bret Taylor who has come from Harriman, Tennessee. I ask him if he has done extra work before. “About 10 or 12 times,” he said. He appears super-hippy-like in his fringed tanned leather jacket and long hair.

I am given a position behind a vehicle and facing the throng of chanting protestors. I am now with Hunter Atkins, whom I also met the weekend before. Atkins, a retired bank executive is a major financier of the movie. In between shouts for “Background!”—extras are the background—I inform Atkins I have experience in as a

journalist, believing somehow that might get me a more upfront role in the movie. It did not produce that effect but Atkins related how his sister, Beth Stein, had been a journalist at the old Nashville Banner.

He is wearing a black Captain D’s cap. I ask him if he remembers who the man was who started that restaurant chain. “I sure do,” he says. “I remember when it was called ‘Mr. D’s.’”

Mr. D’s, indeed, for its founder Ray Danner.

The march culminates in the road across from Nett’s Country Store, Bethel’s

one-pump gas station and eatery operated by Annette Dodson.

I notice most of the vehicles being parked are newer models. One pulls into place with cornstalks sticking out past the back bumper, brushing the ground. As the storyline moves forward, our little bunch joins the street protestors. Between takes I now have different extras to chat with. One of the extras is a man who introduces himself as Herman White. “They had me playing a detective,” he said. “I had no speaking lines and no one told me what I should be doing. Luckily, I was a fire fighter for 30 years and as such worked with a lot of detectives. I just sort of walked around and pointed to here and there on the ground.”

Two police cars bearing Amos Police on their sides drive up with uniformed

officers in full regalia including nightsticks and Amos Police printed on the backs of their jackets.

“I have a book out called Valley of the Flames,” says White, who with his glasses, brown-themed suit and average looks fit the stereotype of a small-town movie detective. “Look it up on the Internet. Be sure and look for ‘Herman H. White.’ Without getting that ‘H’ in you’d never find me.”

“Watch your backs,” a production assistant cries.

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“Vehicles are coming in.” A large gray truck comes slowly in view.

“Hey, that’s my truck,” hollers White. “That’s my truck,” he repeats again.

“That’s why they asked us to leave our keys,” someone says. “In case, they wanted to use what we were driving in the movie.”

I now realize my pretty blue little pickup possibly missed getting herself in a movie.

“Quiet... action.” An old, 60s pickup truck rushes by, shooting gravel every which way. The driver shouts racial slurs to those in front of the Bethel Church. It’s a take.

Soon, the temperature drops and the evening starts to darken.

It’s finis for the day. I think

ahead to next weekend when I head to Pulaski and the crucial scenes inside the Giles County Courthouse. As an extra, all I have to do is follow orders. They read: “Dress like a poor person might from a small Alabama town … one who is attending a court proceeding.”

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Bryce Martin is a native Kansan. He came to Nashville from Bakersfield, Calif., where he was involved in the country music scene. Now living in Spring Hill, in addition to taking on movie roles, he likes to write songs and as a hobby is a beekeeper.

Our own intrepid reporter/songwriter/movie extra Bryce Martin inside the Bethel Community Center. Provided

Bethel’s church and country store on an atypical day in January, 2011. BryCe martin

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“deadline” is adapted from Mark Ethridge’s novel “Grievances” which is based on a true story. it stars Eric Roberts and Steven talley as a pair of reporters who seek to uncover the facts surrounding an uninvestigated 20-year old murder case in the fictional town of Amos, Alabama. Produced by Film House, tennessee’s largest film production company, and directed by Curt Hahn, it was filmed entirely in tennessee early in 2011. Locations included Nashville, Franklin, Santa Fe, Pulaski and Spring Hill.

the murder scene was filmed in front of Nett’s Country Store in Bethel; scenes set in an antebellum home were shot at the Rippavilla Mansion in Spring Hill.

the film’s world premier is scheduled for February 15, 2012 in Nashville and will benefit Family and Children’s Service.

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it’s a New YearThe first issue of 2012 carries an outlook that is productive for the coming year, thanks to the support and encouragement of the Friends

of Hills & Hamlets. We look forward to further building community while bolstering the arts and culture in rural middle Tennessee. Our expectations are high for a year of creative growth and expanded reach. We hope you’ll join us along the course.

—Catherine Anderson, Publisher

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articles and photography by local artists, has created a magazine that is a delight to read and savor.”

TERRI HIGHTOWER ......................................“B-E-L-I-E-V-E my friend!”

DAvID TURNER & TRACy MADDOx ..................“What’s New In The Fork!”

REBECCA FENN ................................................................ “Hills & Hamlets has spotlighted so much of the richness of this community. What a gift your publication has been. Thank You!”

JIM & SHARON STEvENS ...................................... “Thank you for caring so much! I will treasure my beautiful barn print always.”

ADDITIONALLy .................................................................

Noted Appreciation to Hills & Hamlets’ Creative Crew

Denise Wolf, Susan Bro, Shea Williams, Jane Rigsby, Renee Armand, Marty Bell, Ana Christensen, Wayne Christeson, Nathan Collie, Bob Duncan, Anne Goetze, Dawn Hopkins, Mimi Johnston, Larry Kane, Robin Lockwood, Stuart Moore, Sherry Paige, Sherlene Spicer, Rick

Smith, Sara Goodman, Georgianna Daily, Franklin Web Printing

and a special thanks to Barbara Brewer of the Leiper’s Fork Galleria

RECOGNITION

SHERLENE SPICER .................................................. “Our community is fortunate to have the Hills and Hamlets Publication. People near and far look forward to receiving the new addition. Locally, I look forward to reading about what’s going on in the hills around us. It brings our community together.”

ED & LUCy MCCULLOUGH ......................... “Keep up the good work! Keep Hills & Hamlets coming!”

ANN JOHNSON & JAIME JONES ...............“Hills & Hamlets is the best! Moonshine Hill is grateful to have Hills & Hamlets in the neighborhood.”

BETSy HESTER ..................................................................“I love Hills & Hamlets. The cover art is always magnificent. Thanks, Catherine. Always good to know what is happening in our area.” TRISH & JOHN MUNRO ............................................“We look forward to Hills & Hamlets every month.”

SETH & ELyNOR SMITH ............................................ “Each issue is a delight to read. We are surrounded with such talent.”

NAOMI JUDD ..................................................................... “I have never even touched a computer. Don’t like talking on the phone either. I do want to know about my neighbors and the activities in our village. This is one of the many reasons I enjoy Hills & Hamlets. I also enjoy the stories, recipes and photos.”

MARy ANN H. GOETzE...............................................“Many years ago, my daughter Anne Goetze introduced me to the lifestyle of the rural countryside she lived in and learned to love. During my visits with her, it was my pleasure to enjoy the color and flavor of her environment. Now I cannot travel as before. However, Hills & Hamlets, a publication devoted to preserving what is left of the open spaces, featuring

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CookeCathe³ine Mu³phyPe¾¾¼ Stephen²Lake & John EakinBill A³mi²teadRod PewittKelly B³anham

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This was not the winter the squirrels indicated it was going to be when they ate

all the wild persimmons. For the first time there were none under the trees along the road or in the woods. Also, for the first time, the green peepers in my neighbors’ wet bottomland and at the curve in the road on Garrison in front of the Methodist Church started singing the first week of February instead of the last.

The other sign is the stack of firewood in the barn that looks almost untouched, because it is almost untouched. As winters go, other than a few weeks of on and off frosty mornings and nights, it’s been the least physically demanding I’ve known, and I’m grateful for that, but what’s coming this summer of insects and weeds that didn’t get killed off is going to be ugly.

So, apparently it is foolish to predict a season’s weather, but we do because we think we’re so smart. Foolish to write about love, too, but hard to resist, because we think we know all about love, and because of Valentine’s Day.

As it turns out, a single St.Valentine did not exist, and neither did the sentimental association until Chaucer, according to Wikipedia. There were several St.Valentines, none of whom have any history, only speculation (the Catholic church says in The Lives of Martyrs that their “acts are known only to God” – how lonely is that!) and the only one even close to being romantic was the one who married Christians when it was illegal to do so, but he was beheaded for it (after being stoned and beaten) by the Romans. If I were planning on getting married again, and I’m certainly not because I have already met more than my marriage quota, I would light a little candle just as a thank you to honor his efforts on those early Christians’ behalves.

Still, there is love, and there is chocolate, flowers and candlelight, and Champagne, and there’s more. There’s being the one who is seen clearly and completely, with nothing but love, and seeing the

Other that way too—and how easy or how hard is it to find that in a lifetime?

There was a man I met one morning in New York. A friend and I were staying

at a ridiculously chic hotel (her idea), and I begged her to go with me outside and into the Village to eat breakfast. We stopped in one place for fresh bread, another for a wonderful cheese, another for some fruit, and another for espresso; then we took it all to a little park, saluted each other, and began to eat.

There were bums on the benches across the park from us a safe distance away, asleep. Then one got up and came over, asking for food or money. He was enormous, disgusting. He was filthy with urine and dirt, and he stank. I hated it, and I suddenly hated him for what he was doing, for his very presence. I stood and told him to leave us alone and go away, that we would deal with him when we had finished. I had my hands on my hips, looking up at him, into his yellow blank eyes.

And then. And then.His face changed. Completely.

His eyes were luminous, incredibly kind. I couldn’t breathe. Without understanding, not knowing what I was doing, I reached up and held his face in both my hands and asked, almost begging myself, “Oh,

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do you know who you are?” and he smiled and answered, “Yes.”

I was flooded with humility and wonder at the compassion and love that poured between us, torrents of it. It was everything, and it was beyond me.

Then it changed again. He was again nothing but a filthy homeless man. He began babbling, agitated, about how he and his brother were abused as children, a litany. His eyes were back to jaundiced. I gave him my food and some money, and he returned to his bench and the others.

After the flood two years ago there was a couple who was sent to help me

by our biggest local church. There was nothing for them to do, but I appreciated the effort, and we sat on the front porch for a glass of tea and a chat. After they ascertained that I was a Christian too, the man spoke about going to Japan on an evangelical mission, and told how dark his experience was. He said when he met the local Japanese who were not Christians, when he looked into their eyes, he saw no soul. He said they were soulless. So then I immediately told them that many of my dearest companions and friends on The Way were Buddhists and Hindus and Native Americans and pagans and Catholics and Mormons and Sufis and Everything Else God

created in human form, and that none were soulless. Not one of them. That we were all children of God, and God doesn’t make any mistakes. Period.

They left right after that.I don’t ever want to see anyone

without love ever again. Romance is glorious, but give me the eyes, the heart, give us all the eyes and hearts to see each other as we truly are, the beautiful children of a passionately loving Creator. A Lorca poem says it.

My heart of silkis filled with lightswith lost bellswith lilies, and with bees,and I will go very farfarther than those hillsfarther than the seasclose to the stars,to ask Christ the Lordto give me backmy ancient soul of a child

There’s no telling what the weather will be at our place, but spring really is almost here, and love always is, in everything that lives and breathes and waits for us all to see it. Y

Renee Armand is a singer/songwriter, who lives on a farm south of Leiper’s Fork.

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Involved in his communityEAR Foundation former board member•Habitat For Humanity volunteer•Volunteers with various church workshops and programs•Westminster Presbyterian Church member•Martha O’Bryan Center board member•Member of Tennessee Right To life•Member NFIB (National Federation of Independent Business)•MemberofNRA(NationalRifleAssociation)•

Legal and business experienceJuris Doctor, Vanderbilt University School of Law 1977•Bachelor of Arts, Birmingham-Southern College 1974•Practiced law for over 33 years, licensed to practice law since 1978•Listed for over 15 years with The Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers•Has been rated as an “AV Preeminent” lawyer by his peers and judges•Mike Binkley has the highest possible rating (5.0 out of 5.0) for both legal ability and ethical standards • ...the highest rating of any candidate in this raceChosen by his peers to be included in Super Lawyers of the Mid-South®. Only 5% of all •lawyers in Tennessee, Arkansas and Mississippi are nominated and then accepted into Super Lawyers.Eachcandidatemustfirstundergoarigorousscreeningprocessbaseduponstrongethical standards, legal competency, trial skills as well as community involvementA “• strict constructionist” who believes in upholding our rights as granted by the United States Constitution and the Constitution of the State of TennesseeAdmitted to U.S. District Court Middle District of Tennessee 1978•Admitted to U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit 1992•Nashville Bar Association•Tennessee Bar Association•Williamson County Bar Association•American Bar Association•Tennessee Association for Justice (Board Member:1980-1982)•Nashville Bar Foundation (Fellow)•Tennessee Bar Foundation (Fellow)•

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Celestial Valentine

We exist astronomically.

A pair of celestial beauties

floating in a phenomenal kingdom

of physics and quantum perfection.

Existing before it all began.

Before others knew. We were One.

Soaring together at the speed of light.

Colliding with the collective energy of pure passion.

Flying apart until the next time we meet again.

Before scientists proclaimed it theoretically

or creationists interpreted it as religion.

We were there then and we will meet time and again,

to illuminate the world and take our place in the near future of history

as a shining example to the universe that we were and always will be

light years ahead of the crowded galaxy.

— Dawn Hopkins

The Smell of Leather

I remember this smell of leatherThe first time a dank day stilled us after a long run.

Trees were high and bright as flags wavingFaces glistened from the teamed effort to get to this rise on the land.

Lungs filled with sweet breathing a kind that only happens hereGreat hearts beneath us snorting out their pleasure to be so Alive.

I remember as turkey buzzardsGraced the blue above like Angel KitesYou, turning to whisper... “God is in this place”And we knew we followed more than foxes.

— Sherry Paige

Bird Book

The Crackled GrouseSits on the coffee tableRobin’s egg blue to match the pillows.

In my chair by the windowBirdBook in handI note the arrival of the Dark Eyed Junco.

Only days beforeI had him by another nameWarbler, Wren, Finch...

Today, though, marks a new dayNo more misnomers, please!Let me know them with my naked eyeAnd call them by their proper names:

Beautiful, Graceful, Trusting, StrongMusical, Grateful, all day long.

— Sherry Paige

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Ah, MassageB Y r O B I N l O c K W O O D

Few people can deny the benefits of a massage. Lying on a table for an hour

while someone works to release the tension, strain and stress of tired, sore muscles is simply a divine way to spend an hour. More over, not having to travel extensive mileage to reach such sublime relief is a real treat.

In 2010, the little village of Leiper’s Fork received a new resident with the ability to provide healing to the muscles and lives of Williamson County folks and visitors. Her name is Jane Wollack.

Jane is a Tennessee licensed massage therapist, Shiatsu practitioner, a Plant Spirit Medicine practitioner, as well as a certified herbalist. I’ve known Jane for quite some time and I am thrilled that my friend is here.

Born and raised in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, Jane’s mom was an RN

and her dad a CPA. They raised their five children in a beautiful home on a cul de sac. Her father was a hobbyist fisherman who co-owned a boat and went deep sea fishing as often as possible so Jane grew up playing in the salt water marshes as well as the deep woods and pastures of her grandmother’s farm. Her connection to nature runs deep and spurs her interest as an avid vegetable gardener.

Jane attended classes at Boston University for two

years, then moved to University of Connecticut where she eventually earned a BS degree in Plant Sciences and an MBA in Business. She gained a pilot’s license but after deciding it was boring, she started sky diving. During this time of extreme sport—for 14 years—she worked as a computer analyst for an insurance company and began her Masters degree but still didn’t feel fulfilled.

One day at lunch, a co-worker introduced Jane to the concept of

studying for the joy it could bring into one’s life. All of a sudden, she realized a choice. After a bit of exploring, Jane began studying shiatsu and massage therapy; she opened her own practice in 1992. Later she studied Plant Spirit Medicine, graduating its course of studies in 2002. She gained certification in herbal medicine through David Winston’s Center for Herbal Studies in 2010. And she hasn’t looked back.

In previous columns, I have discussed the different aspects of Chinese 5-Element Theory of Medicine. This theory discusses the movement of energy in the body through energetic pathways called meridians. The meridians run on top of the body’s nervous system: a better way of stating this is, the nervous system is the shadow of the meridian system.

If a blockage occurs along these meridians, all types of

disorders, disease, and malaise can occur. The key to resolving the issue is the restoration of the flow of energy along these meridians. Shiatsu is a Japanese form of healing body work that focuses on balancing the energy channels/meridians.

While acupressure focuses on acupuncture points on the body, shiatsu focuses on balancing the entire channel and the energy flow throughout the channels of the body. By incorporating shiatsu into her massage practice, Jane can find the blocks causing the aches and pains and reestablish the flow of energy combined with the massage of muscle which leads to a fuller sense of wellness and improvement.

Jane specializes in pain relief and relaxation through the combination of deep tissue massage and shiatsu. Her 20 years of training in various massage therapies include pregnancy massage and hot stone massage. Her philosophy is that many times people don’t realize that they feel stiff and sore from the daily grind and stress; regular body work restores our sense of wellness, well-being and improvement of quality of life. Y

Robin Lockwood is a Master

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HawaiiAll the activities we

look forward to in the winter months have a

new twist this year. Unusually warm weather certainly hasn’t let us do any walking in the snow, no snowman building, no sledding down hills on the Trace or Warner Park. One activity, however, that is certainly enjoyed year round is bird watching. In winter months, there is an increase in robins and flocks of cedar waxwings can be seen eating berries on cedar trees, holly bushes and mahonias.

The last weekend of January, my husband Greg and I drove down the Natchez Trace to the Highway 50 exit and the lakes at Williamsport. Every winter, we enjoy this short drive to see what birds are around. We were surprised to see only a few ducks, grebes in a couple places and only a handful of Canadian geese. Two adult bald eagles were flying around above one of the lakes, though. They appeared to be floating, riding the thermals. We caught sight of a flock of yellow-rump warblers eating hackberries.

At this time of year with the birds eating berries of my needlepoint hollies, mahonias, dogwoods

and cedars, I think of other trees and shrubs I might add to my property. Washington hawthorns, viburnums, dogwoods and crabapple trees are very pretty in the spring and attract hungry birds, as well.

Sandhill cranes can be viewed at the Hiawassee Wildlife Refuge through February. Some people get lucky and see the white whooping cranes that show up. This year the buzz has been about a rare Asian crane spotted amongst the birds.

Bald eagles can be seen around Southall, Franklin and on the Harpeth River in Williamson County. My favorite place to see them is still Reelfoot Lake in Lake County. Our Audubon chapter will be there February 17 and 18 to eagle watch.

My Great EscapeHawaii was our chosen destination for

January, 2012 and it was a beautiful and awesome experience. Most of our time was spent on Hawaii Island, known as the Big Island. Its Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden will probably be my all-time favorite forever—37 acres of private gardens created by Dan and Pauline Lutkenhouse. It includes a

boardwalk over boulders and plants that is some 500-feet long and 120-feet above sea level. From garden to sea, beauty is all arround. There is a variety of towering palms, heliconions, bromeliads, anthodiums, gingers, banyan trees, orchids, cook pines, monkey pods, ferns and several very rare and unusual plants. Within it we found Onomea Falls, Lily Lake and a personal favorite The Birdhouse—a large structure with several macaws in it, beautifully landscaped with more orchids than I have ever seen.

We drove to the northeastern end of the island to Waipi’o Valley and the overlook that is considered one of the prettiest on the Big Island. In the valley we saw swamps, cane fields and a mile of pure black sand beach. They say the tallest waterfall on the island is there, but the owners are not friendly to tourists.

This island also has an active volcano in the Hawaii Volcano National Park and we saw the red glowing of the Kilauea Caldera at night. We drove part of the crater rim until vog, or volcanic smog, forced the rest to be closed. Poisonous gases spew from the volcano constantly and we experienced vog everywhere we were, by sight, smell and taste, even on Kauai.

We camped on beaches around the islands. One morning after sunrise, spinner dolphins came into the bay. Camp was abandoned, all the other campers were in the water snorkeling and we enjoyed watching the dolphins and snorkelers play. The beaches were listed as black sand, green sand and beautiful sand—the latter being sand colored.

Mauna Kea Beach is a resort/golfing community north of Kona. The landscaping is

breathtaking with jasmine, hibiscus trees, gardenias and coconut trees. Here we experienced a beach tiki bar. Fruity is the flavor of choice here, with sweet pineapple, paper umbrellas and mine had a fresh purple orchid blossom on top.

We spent about four nights camped in Hilo Tropical Gardens. Lava pathways lead through tropical trees, vines, orchids, ponds with footbridges and even a vegetable garden. Small crushed lava beds just big enough for a tent run throughout the two-acre garden.

Our next island to explore was Kauai, and we headed north first to Hanalei. Driving the Na Pali coastline offered 13 miles of cathedral- like cliffs, steep walled

Adventures of a NATURE GuideS T O r Y a N D p H O T O G r a p H B Y S H e r l e N e S p I c e r

valleys and remote beaches. Kauai is the oldest of the islands, so therefore has more soil and tropical feel to it.

The most common wild birds on Kauai are easily photographed because they’re everywhere; the red jungle fowl or moa. We call them chickens—hens and roosters. But at Kokee, they are truly wild, acclimated from when their ancestors escaped after being brought to the island by the earliest Polynesian settlers. Additionally, we saw albatross, shearwaters, petrels, brown roddy, brown boobys and great frigate birds.

Wide expanses of coral reefs are visible here and snorkeling is very popular but we were there to hike on the Kalalau trail. The strenuous 11-mile trail starts at Ha’ena State Park and surprised us with a permit requirement, so we revamped our plan and hiked a four mile round trip on Hanakapi’ai Beach. We were not

disappointed, with spectacular views of the coastline’s beaches, deep blue and teal colored waters, whales spouting in the distance. All the rocks were wet and creek crossings muddy. I found four miles to be enough hardship on my feet. Of course, local colorful teenagers, barefoot, surfboard carrying groups, passed us up all along—sometimes running the trail.

Enjoy this warm winter we are having. Jonquils are in bloom, crocus, hellebores honeysuckle

and star magnolia are opening—too soon, we know. Y

Williamson County native Sherlene Spicer shares her travels in remote and nearby areas through her writing and photography.

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KANE’S Kitchen B Y l a r r Y K a N e

Ragin’ Cajun

Mardi Gras is celebrated all over the world, but here in the good old USA Louisiana

gets the nod as THE place to be for this festive fete. Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, is the celebration of the last day before the sacred observation of Lent, a period of sacrifice and humility for practicing Catholics throughout the world, culminating in the joyous Easter Sunday. Whatever the religious roots of Mardi Gras may be, I have been to New Orleans for this grand event and the only religion I witnessed was Hedonism. It was great!

What makes this celebration unique in America from that of Brazil and other parts of the world is the Louisiana locale. A combination of Cajun and Creole cultures has created a curious cuisine. A nuanced blend of French, Spanish, African and Native American ingredients and techniques has resulted in a plethora of pleasing presentations.

Happily, most Cajun food can be reproduced in any kitchen; the techniques are easy to learn, and thanks to the world market some of the unique ingredients can be found in most grocery stores. So let’s skip the parade of Krewes, the unruly crowds, the flying beer bottles and bullets. Put on some music from Buckwheat Zydeco or The New Black Eagle Jazz Band, crack open a Jax beer and get cookin’.

The first lesson of Cajun cooking is the roux. In traditional western cooking roux is equal amounts of butter and flour cooked together briefly and combined with fluid to make a sauce. In Cajun cuisine the roux is cooked much longer, until it is a deep reddish-brown color like mahogany or an old copper penny. In order to achieve this, oil is substituted for the butter (which would burn) and the mixture is constantly stirred during cooking. Further, once the proper hue has been achieved the cooking process must be

halted immediately. This is done by removing the pan from the heat and stirring in a mixture of diced vegetables which arrests the cooking. The diced vegetables are usually equal amounts of yellow onion, celery and green bell pepper (called the holy trinity) and must be prepared in advance of the roux cooking process. Making this may sound difficult but is actually quite easy. A Big Easy.

Classically Cajun ingredients include:

• Andouille Sausage – (on-doo-ee) smoked sausage, essential to jambalaya

• Okra – a green seed pod essential to gumbo, also a thickener

• File powder – (fee-lay) Sassafras powder and gumbo seasoning

• Crawfish tails – resemble miniature lobster tails

• Tasso ham – highly seasoned ham for flavoring

Fortunately, most of these ingredients can be purchased at a grocery store near you

(Tasso ham is the exception). When you begin to navigate through some Cajun recipes these ingredients will be called for often. Other ingredients like shrimp, oysters, vegetables and spices are commonly available. For seafood stock purchase some shell-on shrimp. Peel the shrimp and put the shells in a saucepan with a lid. Pour one quart of water over the shells and include the trimmings from your onion and celery. Cover the pot and bring to a simmer for about 20 minutes. Strain the result and you will have one quart of seafood stock. Use the peeled shrimp in a dish, and “BAM!”

Now the truly hard part: which wonderful dish will you cook? Songs have been written on this dilemma. Jambalaya, crawfish pie, file gumbo… Remember Bubba in “Forrest Gump”? The list just goes on without end. My

favorite is étouffée, which translates to smothered. This is a typical Cajun preparation served with rice and is easy to assemble. Do not let the long list of ingredients frighten you. Just plod forward and you will be happy with the results.

Another crowd-pleaser is gumbo, which is a dish that is difficult to classify in any

culinary column. Go to any New Orleans bar and call gumbo a “soup” and see how long it takes the ambulance to haul you away. Not a soup or a stew, gumbo is in a class all its own.

If you are wondering how this unique cuisine and culture came to be, the Cajuns have had a long, strange trip indeed. Fleeing tumultuous France in the early 1600s this group settled in a part of the New World later known as Nova Scotia and became known as Acadians. During the French and Indian War in the 1750s the Acadians proved themselves to be worthy warriors against the British troops. When the war ended Britain seized

Canada and told the Acadians that they were no longer welcome. For a time the Acadian Diaspora wandered about the southern Spanish settlements, finally coming together in Louisiana where they encountered the Creole culture. Creoles were a Spanish-Indian-African mix that had trouble pronouncing their new neighbors name, which came out Cajun, and the birth of an American culture was complete.

Louisiana boasts that their three greatest accomplishments are their food, their music and their unique architecture, none of which can be properly experienced elsewhere. While it is true that the New Orleans Experience is irreplaceable, the food is now something that is a moveable feast. Let the good times roll! Y

Larry Kane received his chef training

in Boston, Massachusetts. A 2001 Wine Spectator Award of Excellence winner, Kane can be found at the McKay’s Mill Publix in Franklin, Tennessee.

Shrimp Étouffée(Serves four)

ingredients:½ c. yellow onion, diced ¼ inch¼ c. celery, diced ¼ inch¼ c. green bell pepper,

diced ¼ inch½ c. canola oil¾ c. flour3 c. seafood stock (or clam juice)½ lb. unsalted butter, divided 1 lb. raw shrimp (size 51/60 P&D)

or crawfish tail meat 1 lb. Andouille sausage, cut ½ -inch

dice1 c. finely chopped scallion 4 c. cooked rice.

Seasoning mix:2 tsp. sea salt2 tsp. cayenne pepper1 tsp. ground white pepper1 tsp. ground black pepper1 tsp. basil leaf1 tsp. thyme

Prepare and assemble all of the above ingredients. In a large heavy skillet or saucepan (cast iron is best) heat oil over high heat until it just begins to smoke. Add flour and mix thoroughly using a long-handled whisk or wooden spoon. Continue stirring constantly until

the roux is the reddish-brown color of an old penny. Be careful not to splash yourself with the hot roux! Do not let the roux burn or scorch. If you see black flecks in the roux it is best to simply start over. Once the roux has achieved the correct color immediately remove the pan from the heat and stir in the diced vegetable mix to cool it down and stop the cooking. This process should have taken only about five-to-ten minutes.

In a separate two-quart saucepan over medium-high heat, melt the butter until foamy. Add shrimp or crawfish and 1 tablespoon of the seasoning mix. Cook, stirring often, until the shrimp are just pink. Add two cups of the seafood stock and bring to a low boil. Add the roux/veggie mix to the broth along with the sausage and stir constantly until mixture is smooth and thickened, about five minutes. Add the remaining stock, seasoning and butter. Gently swirl the pan without stirring to combine the mix.

Scoop a portion of the hot rice into the center of a heated bowl and ladle the étouffée around the rice. Garnish with the chopped scallions. I gar-un-tee you will enjoy this!


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Hit songwriter Danny Flowers grew up close to death in an apartment above

the family’s funeral home in the small town of Henderson, North Carolina. But it was his guitar, bursting with life that led him to Nashville to play on a friend’s record.

His first job came as a guitarist in Dobie Gray’s band at the time of Gray’s smash hit, “Drift Away.” On the road, he honed his talent with teachers like Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson and other Delta bluesmen. Perhaps that’s why his slide guitar playing has the power to make you weep and simultaneously uplift your soul.

Danny is probably best known for writing his popular hit song, “Tulsa Time,” recorded by Eric Clapton and Don Williams. He credits a blizzard in Tulsa for the stroke of luck, where he wrote the song in 30 minutes while stranded on tour with Don Williams during a 1978 snowstorm.

And while he’s penned classic hits for others in the industry, including friends Emmylou Harris and Nanci Griffith and has been a session musician for Gray, Williams, Griffith, Vince Gill, Marshall Chapman and countless others, Danny also

enjoys a solo recording career and frequently tours across the country. He’s a regular performer at the Bluebird Café and Puckett’s Grocery and most recently played at the Sundance Film Festival Songwriters in the Round in Park City, Utah.

Danny Flowers is considered to be one of the best musicians in the industry, respected by friends and fans alike and if you’ve ever listened to his music, you’ll know why. It’s heartfelt and soulful, like Danny himself.

He spoke to us about his musical journey during the interview for our book, The Nashville Songwriter at his home in Arrington. Here’s an excerpt:

What type of music were you exposed to as a child?

A lot of country music on television like on “The Porter Wagoner Show” and the music at church. There wasn’t a lot of music around my hometown. When I got into my early teenage years, I got into a band with some people. I didn’t play an instrument. I was just singing like Mick Jagger for a while and it wasn’t easy to do in the little town of Henderson.

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Did you want to be a singer, a songwriter or a guitarist first?

I started writing when I was about 15 or 16. That’s when I found out that you could. To me, I always thought people went to some building in New York City and got a song or something. When I started being aware that people wrote songs then it was “Well, hello.” Dylan had a lot to do with that and Woody Guthrie and on and on.

I resisted playing guitar for the longest time because I was around people who were really good guitar players and I thought I’d never be able to keep up or compete with that. But now I realize that I don’t have to compete with anybody. It’s not about being the best. It’s about doing what you do and that’s good enough.

Who were your early influences?

The first things I bought were Elvis Presley singles. When Conway Twitty was a rock and roll guy I bought his records and also Fabian’s. And then I discovered people like Ray Charles and that led off into all of the power of what he did. I just grew up trying to enjoy as much of everything as I could. I still wrestle with opera.

What about your writing process?

It still starts with the guitar and the music. I’ll have some sounds like a song but very seldom write out a bunch of lyrics and fit them into a chord structure. It just doesn’t work that way with me. It’s not always the same with me. If there were a right way to do it, we would do it like that. But it shows up in different ways.

You don’t have to finish it all at once either. If it’s good enough it will stay with you and you don’t have to get it all done. I like approaching things without the editing judgment hat on. Just put it all down and come back later and see how it sounds after it’s marinated awhile.

It seems the songs emerging from you now come from personal experience.

My music has changed and evolved in that it’s about something more than just daily events or storytelling. To a certain extent it’s about spirituality. To me that’s the highest form of music. It is what it is. And so, I still like writing songs that are fun and about fun but when I’m writing by myself it’s about something that I’m struggling with or trying to understand or communicate. I’m probably not the only person who has dealt with this. That’s how things changed with me and it wasn’t by design. It just developed that way over all the years.

What’s inspiration to you now? I don’t know. I don’t have a clue.

Everything. I don’t have to go to a place to look for that or have some kind of image that I’m trying to project, as this is who I am or what I am. I could care less. So inspiration comes from all kinds of things from old men to babies and everything in between; the sound of water, talking to you. It’s there all the time. Y

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Miss Shirley A gentle spirit and ready smile anchored an entire community, day by day. Miss Shirley, you are constantly missed.

Ask any number of people what sustainability means and you will receive a

variety of answers, all correct to some degree or entirely. The number of universities in this country and around the world starting sustainability departments is proliferating wildly. This is indicative of the growing awareness of the need to speak earnestly and honestly about the finite resources of this planet. This reflects the understanding that universal social justice means sharing resources for the benefit of all residents on earth, no matter what that person’s station or where they reside.

Believe it or not, like it or not, with each change of the seasons this is the trajectory of life for all on this rather miniscule orb racing through the cosmos around our nearest star, which will one day no longer shine down on us. And contrary to what some may think, there will not be a colony on the moon within the next decade.

In a very short 30 to 40 years another billion Homo sapiens will breathe the same air as you. This nanosecond in time will witness the destruction of millions upon millions of acres of forest in order to house and feed those newest members of our species. The consumption of all resources will obviously increase dramatically as each individual aspires for a quality of life better than those that came

before them. Another billion will soon follow.

Now is the time to start planning. Any real change that makes a difference will require the cooperation of all desperate societies on our planet, a mindboggling dilemma. Sometimes it is difficult to get everyone in the family to agree on where to stop and eat. But that is where the best chance of immediate change will take place—at home and in one’s immediate community.

Which leads me to what I really want to say. What is the greatest resource on this planet? It is the collective wisdom of the ages. It is that old man or woman you probably did not notice at the store or in the restaurant you finally agreed to. It is the farmer and his wife who still practice a 10,000-year old means of surviving.

In my wonderful county called Williamson, they are still here but are vanishing, and once they are gone, there will never be anyone like them again. Stop and speak to them. Ask them about life here 60 and 70 years ago. Do for them what you want others to do for you. Acknowledge them – reach out to them – one day you want to be old too. Humanity! The greatest resource on the planet is all of us! Y

Stuart Moore lives in northwest Williamson County and is a landscaper, writer and advocate for planet-friendly lifestyles.

Sustained LIvING B Y S T U a rT m O O r e

this Miniscule orb

Let me begin by saying that I don’t live in the woods—not yet. I started my life living in the woods

and I hope that my life will end in the woods—but not yet. Walt Wilkins—a truly gifted songwriter—says, “I wish I was young, but I’m glad I’m not.” Ain’t it the truth, if you’re over the half century mark like me.

Something new is being birthed in me, and like all births it involves pain, crisis, tears and laughter. What’s being birthed is the forest dweller stage as it is known in Hinduism. It’s the third stage of life.

Hinduism teaches that there are four stages of life: in the first stage of life you study; in the second stage of life you marry, have a family, and work either in or out of the house that is the center for your intimate life with loved ones. These first two stages are first half of life issues that together are known as the path of desire. It takes a lot of drive and energy to do this stuff.

The third and fourth stages of life are second half of life issues and they require a path of renunciation rather than a path of desire. Saying no to deeper

commitment to first half of life issues opens us up to saying yes to where life is taking us with or without our conscious consent. The third stage is the time of letting go of the desire for better ideas, better mates, better children, better jobs, and better selves. The fourth stage—but not yet for me—is the letting go of life itself.

I’m not an elderly person, but I’m not a spring chicken either. The Hindu texts say when you see your first gray hairs or experience the birth of your first grandchildren the time has come to let go of expectations and accept the basic wonder of life itself. This stage of life requires lots of time and space to mirror the fundamental goodness of life all around us.

I haven’t bought the farm—not yet—but I’m ready to go live there. Y

Marty Bell, Ph.D., is a professor, preacher and singer/songwriter. He teaches at Belmont University and ministers to three Methodist churches in rural Williamson County: Green’s Chapel, Garrison and Greenbrier. He can be reached at [email protected].

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