Remembering Louise’s Last Days

~~~ My grandmother stood approximately six feet tall prior to aging taking its toll on her body. When I was a child she was a little intimidating and a very no nonsense person. She showed loved in straight-forward ways just like her personality. Her favorite way of showing she cared was through feeding you. My […]

Hair: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

~~~ People with bone straight hair want wavy or curly hair. People with curly or wavy hair want bone straight hair. Recently, I cut off my dreadlocs. There are other known ways to remove dreads or locs as sometimes called but I decided to cut mine. I let them grow out a little allowing for […]

In Memory of Mom

~~~ Mother’s Day weekend is tough for me. When my mom was living, I would enjoy showering her with gifts this weekend. However, I didn’t wait until Mother’s Day to tell her I loved her or to treat her to dinner. Each month I would do something nice or maybe deposit a little surprise in […]

With Humble Hands

~~~ April 15, 2011 at 7:04am marked the last time, I communicated with my mother at least in the earthly realm. She breathed her last breath sometime that morning. But this blog post isn’t to reflect on her death; for that you can look at post from April and May of 2011. Post made on April 15th […]

Posh and Panache 2.0

~~~ Most days when fashionistas look in their closets, they try to select the perfect outfit. The garments we wear tell our stories. Those stories start in the minds of designers who create garmets for us to wear. Recently I attended Posh & Panache a pre-Columbia Fashion Week event in its second year sponsored by M2 Boutique located at 2317 Two Notch […]

Interview: Organizer of Reel Black Pix Film Fest

~~~ PaisleyPerspective is dedicated to bringing interesting blogs about arts and social awareness. February means it is the time of year when Black History is highlighted. Also in Columbia, SC it means it is time for the Reel Black Pix Film Festival, which is entering its 5th year. Having been a participant from the beginning […]

Fresh Up

~~~ In October PaisleyPerspective told you about Freshniz 3 presented by Izms of Art. Freshniz is a way to bring you interesting people in a unique interview/talk show type format. This coming Sunday you have a chance to be a part of Freshniz 4 – The Food Edition. Freshniz is a way to bring creative […]

Giving

~~~ My regular Saturday post last week titled “Benevolence” was initially written with the purpose to highlight two charities that I give to throughout the year. However, the tragedy that occurred in Newtown, CT diverted the original intent of that post. This week I would like to highlight those charities and talk a little about […]

Beauty

~~~ Have you ever seen a person, place, or thing that took your breath away? There is much truth in the saying “beauty is in the eye of the beholder”. Numerous industries survive on this basic principle; from cosmetics, to fashion, to automobiles to most visually based merchandise we have our own opinion of what […]

Belief

~~~ Today is the first day of advent. Advent is a season observed in many Western Christian churches as a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity of Jesus at Christmas. Local retail stores had Christmas decorations up and shelves stocked for the holiday even before Halloween. It seems that […]