by Courtney Hampson | Sep 26, 2025 | Arts & Entertainment, October 2025
I was at the spa at the Four Seasons St. Louis, Missouri, in January 2024 and the therapist asked me where I was visiting from. “Hilton Head, South Carolina,” I replied. To which she said, “Do you know Mandy Matney?” To say that Matney has become a household name...
by Courtney Hampson | Jul 29, 2024 | Arts & Entertainment, August 2024, Featured, Fitness, Sports
It was 20 degrees below zero when she stepped out of the St. Louis airport in January – the air so cold it took her breath away. She gasped, laughed, and soldiered on, climbing into a cab to take her to yet another hotel in a city that she wouldn’t get a chance to...
by Courtney Hampson | Nov 29, 2022 | Aging and Retirement, December 2022, Family
In 2009, shortly after my Aunt Madeleine died, my Uncle Al wrote a letter to his (then) nine great grandchildren, which was then shared with his many nieces and nephews as well. It was a brief (he considered 17 pages brief) history of their lives, a gift as we grew...
by Courtney Hampson | Oct 27, 2022 | Aging and Retirement, Education, Family, November 2022
We are not aliens, but we came from a different world than the one you know. Nor were we space travelers, but we were from a different period of time. One that you know nothing about. Five main things shaped my life: my family and where I lived, the Great Depression,...
by Courtney Hampson | Dec 27, 2021 | Children, December 2021, Holiday, Love, The South
Our traditions come from shared experiences intended to create feelings of love, belonging, and community, and it is the traditions that tell the story of our family. The practice of decorating Christmas trees can be traced back to Germany, and we can thank our...
