CLose-Ups with Candy
My Cowboy Gentleman
He always drove West with the Night wearing a pearl snap shirts, 501 Levis, ML Leddy cowboy boots with mule ears, and a Silver Belly Stetson Hat. He smelled of cigarettes and Old Spice, and always wore a silk scarf around his...
Candy’s Windows Down Playlist
Fall is here (even though it's still 90 degrees) and there's no better way to spend these days than rolling the windows down and taking a long drive to nowhere. Comment below with your favorite windows down songs and I'll add it to the playlist!
Farm Girl- Give THIS chick a hallelujah!
A few days before I went into the studio to record my second album, I decided I needed a fun country girl anthem. So I called my friend and co-writer Paul Jefferson (who by the way has hit songs with artists like Keith Urban and Aaron Tippin). All I said was, “I want...
Kicking Ass and Taking Names
As a musician and songwriter, I am always curious to know the inspiration behind songs that resonate with me. I love to sit around a campfire with a group of unknown writers as we share our souls just as much as I enjoy attending writers rounds here in Nashville. From...
Sea of Change
Change is not always easy. Why is that? Why do we resist change in some ways, but with things we cannot control, we are more accepting of it? The weather changes daily, hourly and even down to the millisecond. We can cuss the messenger, weatherman, but that...
Rise
Sometimes fear, stress, or grief can leave me feeling so uncomfortable I want to crawl back into my bed and forget the world. It’s always much easier to ignore my feelings and push them aside just to get through the day than to actually confront them. Especially...
2017 Review and What’s Next
As 2017 fades into the dust, to say it was a fabulous year would be an understatement! Year in transition. I rang in the 2017 new year unpacking boxes, decorating and settling into my home in Nashville, TN. When the temperature hit 16 degrees F the first...
Hard Candy Christmas
Maybe I’ll lose some weight Maybe I’ll clear my junk Maybe I’ll just get drunk on apple wine Me, I’ll be just fine and dandy Lord it’s like a hard candy Christmas I’m barely getting through tomorrow But still I won’t let sorrow bring me way down ...
EarCandy Fish Jewelry
As I dip my toes in the dating pool... it's a brave new world with online tools... everybody's doing it so it must be cool..... Gone Fishin' .... throw my line and start wishin..... I'll catch what I've been missing....a nibble a wink will be swim or sink... Gone...