09/25/2026
One month ago, we lost an absolute icon.
I was in Nashville recently and made a point to stop by Dolly’s star at the Country Music Hall of Fame and her murals.
Flowers. Notes. Photos. Candles. Little gifts. Big gifts.
And yes, **multiple enormous bras.** 😂
Which honestly feels pretty on-brand.
It was one of those things where you could stand there for a minute and just look at how many different people felt the need to leave *something*. A little “thank you.” A little “we miss you.” A little piece of themselves.
And today, September 25th, is officially **Dolly Parton Day** — 9/25, because of course we’re paying homage to *9 to 5.*
And Nashville is actually putting that Dolly energy to work today:
📚 **Friends in Low Places** is donating today’s entire income to children’s literacy.
📖 **Musicians Hall of Fame** is donating $9.25 from every admission to Dolly’s Imagination Library.
🎶 Businesses around town are doing their own Dolly-themed fundraisers, with money going toward literacy and other causes.
💰 And people everywhere are making $9.25 donations in honor of *9 to 5.*
Which feels like the right way to celebrate her.
Not just posting a picture of Dolly and saying “gone too soon.”
**Do something. Give something. Help somebody.**
Because the woman left behind a hell of a lot more than hit songs and rhinestones.
She left books in the hands of kids who needed them.
So anyway — here are some of the flowers, notes, tributes, and giant bras I found in Nashville for a woman who somehow managed to be both completely ridiculous and genuinely wonderful at the same time.
Happy Dolly Day. 💗
