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The Joys of Silence (Quote by Thomas Merton)
By Polly Castor on June 29, 2025Read moreThe peace of solitude is necessary, to some extent, for the fullness of human living.
00Elements to Put on a Nature Journaling Page (Sketchbook Ideas #18)
By Polly Castor on June 28, 2025Read moreThis thoughtful process is meditative, deeply calming, and gratifying.
U Pick (Poem by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer)
By Polly Castor on June 27, 2025Read moreHow simple to smile, thinking of nothing but finding the deepest red berries...
She Let Go (Quote by Safire Rose)
By Polly Castor on June 25, 2025Read moreShe let go. Without a thought or a word, she let go.
I’m in this Show at the Lyme Art Association
By Polly Castor on June 24, 2025Read moreWhen you walk in, my large monoprint collage is centered on the back wall, three rooms away, and you...
Jade Fadojutimi (Featured Artist)
By Polly Castor on June 23, 2025Read moreShe paints large, and I love her gestural strokes, as well as her bold use of color.
News (Poem by Alfred Lamotte)
By Polly Castor on June 22, 2025Read moreAnd that’s the way it is this Sabbath morning.
The Trackers (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on June 21, 2025Read moreI listened to this driving to and from Maine last week, and enjoyed it.
When the Sun (Poem by Juniper Klatt)
By Polly Castor on June 20, 2025Read moreOh how lovely it feels to be alive; how magical to wake with the light and live...
What I Painted at the PSME Plein Air Retreat
By Polly Castor on June 19, 2025Read moreDuring our plein air retreat I did six paintings in three full days, two of flowers, two of rocks,...
Food I Prepared for the PSME Plein Air Retreat
By Polly Castor on June 18, 2025Read moreIt was fun to nurture people in this way, and I'm already thinking about what to make next year!