Like a Watered Garden (New Oil Painting)
I’ve always loved that the Bible likens your soul to a “watered garden.” With all the rain recently, it was finally time to paint it.
Month: July 2026
The Art of Victory (Book Review)
You too might enjoy this clean clash of wits, which results in a fun read, as well as a relationship of believable substance. This book strikes that rare balance of being light without being vapid.
Let Yourself Trust (New Poem by Polly Castor)
Be thankful, be obedient, let your heart shine forth and be sure, keep moving towards freedom and the dazzling light.
You’re the Result of Yourself (Poem by Pablo Neruda)
Don’t blame anyone, never complain of anyone or anything. Because basically you have made of your life what you wanted.
Easy Cranberry Potato Tian (Recipe)
A tian is a classic Provençal baked vegetable casserole usually with zucchini, summer squash or tomato
Hydrangea Resilience (New Poem by Polly Castor)
At the beginning of July, the ultramarine blue hydrangeas were like a finale of bursting fireworks their blooms reaching on strong stems, noble and uplifted, splashing their joy all over the scene.
The Other Bennett Sister (Movie Review)
We enjoyed this sequel to Pride and Prejudice this last weekend. It tells the story of the last of the Bennett sisters…
Truth Brings Liberty (Quote by Mary Baker Eddy)
Whatever enslaves man is opposed to the divine government. Truth makes man free.
Oh America (Poem by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer)
Perhaps this is what we are doing now with democracy.
Recent Food Around Here (Photos with Recipe Links)
I hope this inspires you to make something good for you and yours. Maybe you’ll find something here you want to make?
Warm Sunbeam in the Garden (New Painting in Oil)
I’ve been painting in the garden lately in oil. I’ve got several on the go, but this is the first one finished.
Drawing Brings Connectedness (Quote by by Frederick Franck)
I have learned that what I have not drawn, I have not seen