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Stay Present (Oprah Quote)
By Polly Castor on December 8, 2017Read moreStaying present is the reason, after talking to thousands of people over the years, I still have aha moments....
00Two New Abstract Paintings
By Polly Castor on December 7, 2017Read moreI've started some experimental abstract pieces, of which these are the first two completed.
Curried Sweet Potato & Carrot Soup Recipe
By Polly Castor on December 6, 2017Read moreA good slow cooker recipe is always welcome, but especially this time of year. You can eat it as...
Grace Notes #9
By Polly Castor on December 5, 2017Read moreMy hope is that this practice will make me (and you?) more aware of the constant flow of amazing...
Pay Attention (Quote by Frederick Buechner)
By Polly Castor on December 4, 2017Read moreFrom the simplest lyric to the most complex novel, literature is asking us to pay attention. Pay attention ...
Progress Dazzles (New Poem by Polly Castor)
By Polly Castor on December 3, 2017Read moreOur phones are now cameras and mailboxes, gaming stations and boomboxes, messengers and social platforms, and searchable word wide...
Photos of Decorative Kale
By Polly Castor on December 2, 2017Read moreI've found the decorative kale around to be quite striking this season. The one above is right outside our...
Featured Artist: Neo-Impressionist Henri Edmond Cross
By Polly Castor on December 1, 2017Read moreI see here all sorts of influences from the pointillists and early (almost) fauves that have inspired my...
Bits and Clips for November 2017
By Polly Castor on November 30, 2017Read moreI hope you find something in these categorized links below something that is interesting, illuminating, helpful, or motivating
Give Up and Be Perfect (New Poem by Polly Castor)
By Polly Castor on November 29, 2017Read moreNotice it, embrace it, express it, get out of the way, and enjoy being the only real, wonderful you.
Chicken Francese Recipe
By Polly Castor on November 28, 2017Read moreSeveral of you asked for the Chicken Francese recipe my husband and our oldest daughter had for Thanksgiving, so...
Mrs Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing (Book Review with Quotes)
By Polly Castor on November 27, 2017Read moreThis book is billed as a novel, but it is a record of a fictitious woman poet being interviewed,...