Growing up, downtown Henderson always contained a certain sparkle that I couldn’t quite put into words. Something about the spring flowers and summer buzz puts a light in my eyes and a skip in my step.
As a Henderson native, I am constantly in awe of this tiny town’s hidden gems. Whether it be a coffee shop or a local business, we have so many special experiences to offer.
Read MoreMy journey with houseplants and gardening started four years ago. It was the hot evening of Memorial Day, and my roommates and I were hosting some friends at the house we used to rent off of Pleasant Plains. After the food and fellowship, one of the guests showed me some tiny succulents, each in their own terra cotta pot within a cardboard box. She was raising money to be a missionary in Thailand, and one of her fundraisers was selling succulents. I’d never had a plant before I’d just never thought of it- but I selected a small green plant with a few leaves on it. I named it “Baby Plant” due to its size and set it on the windowsill in the kitchen.
Read MoreGrey skies, constant drizzling rain, drooping trees, and whipping cold wind welcomed us into Covid-19 quarantine with a sky that matched our spirits. My husband Rob and I had just moved into a new house a month before the pandemic and were finally feeling settled. Life pre-March was fairly routine. I
Read MoreHowever one might choose to gauge her, Lauren Pritchard, who goes by the stage name LOLO, does not situate comfortably into the traditional West Tennessee templates assigned to a middle class white girl. The church choir, theatre class, prom-going standards simply don’t work.
Read MoreLife can be compared to taking a beautiful photograph. One may not understand the highs and lows in the beginning, but life becomes more fulfilling when one recognizes and obtains the perfect image, at that perfect moment.
Born and raised in Jackson, Willette DuPree discovered the love of photography from her father, Willie DuPree, Jr.
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