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Disinterest is a Spiritual Act (Quote by Cecil Touchon)
By Polly Castor on July 6, 2025Read moreThe practice of disinterest is about honoring your time, your life, and your gift by choosing to go where...
00Step by Step Drawing Guide (Sketchbook Ideas #20)
By Polly Castor on July 5, 2025Read moreFollow this simple step by step process when you are trying to draw something
Cynicism and Hopefulness (Quote by Nick Cave)
By Polly Castor on July 4, 2025Read moreUnlike cynicism, hopefulness is hard-earned...
Two Recent Monoprint Collages in my Artist Journals
By Polly Castor on July 3, 2025Read moreI like these, their color, sense of movement and repetition of design elements.
Grain Free Blueberry Muffins (Recipe)
By Polly Castor on July 2, 2025Read moreThey are easy to make, and are lighter and healthier for you than most sugar-laden muffins.
Downstairs Girl (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on July 1, 2025Read moreDownstairs Girl is very unique historical fiction story about a Chinese girl in reconstructionist Atlanta.
Bits and Clips for June 2025
By Polly Castor on June 30, 2025Read moreI hope you find something among all this artwork, photography, memes, links, and quotes that spurs you on, inspires,...
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.
Elements 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.