Fostering a new renaissance through creativity, authenticity, spirituality, and art
Polly Castor 
We took our time and made a day of it, enjoying the view, the reflections of the shore and sky in the water, a short hike at the end of the lake down to the next lake south (ironically called North Branch Pond), floating and paddling by turns.
Either trying out new materials or approaches, or just sketching moments to remember, here is what we painted in this gorgeous place.
This is a straight-forward novel, looking at simple lives and exploring universal themes, in a long ago beautiful place.
The trail followed a stream up a valley between two peaks, past cascades and rounded pools, as it careened its way down to the lake.
Photos of our precious, contemplative mornings lakeside.
This awesomely magnificent rainbow was a communication from God, a reassurance and a sacrament, portending only good.
We enjoyed being completely unplugged in the pristine beauty of Baxter State Park in Maine.
What is Grace but falling into the infinite, returning through this breath to the unspeakable radiance of the heart…
A Tian is a dish from Provence in France, and it is a gratin where all the vegetables reduce and caramelize, resulting in juicy summer goodness.
The following list is of NINE things a woman couldn’t do in 1971…
Are you more interested in life or in your thoughts?
Roasting a pineapple in the oven gets it caramelized on the outside, and juicier and sweeter on this inside.
This is mostly an epic yarn, spun nice and slow, letting it build and twist and turn.
I like to ask one of the questions I have found most useful in setting intentions and making choices: Where does the energy want to go now?
Here are my three most recent pages in my artist journal, where I try out ideas on a smaller scale.
