The Nature of Fragile Things (Book Review)
Both historical fiction and mystery, this compelling story is of a mail order bride facing survival after the San Francisco fire of 1906.
Polly Castor
Two New Animal Paintings
Both of these works were painted for their abstract meanings, so even when art is representational, I feel it should be about more than just what meets the eye.
My Body is a Celebration of Divine Mind (New Poem by Polly Castor)
My Body is a Celebration of the Divine Mind My body seems to talk to me but this me is consciousness which answers only to my Creator not to any lower sense. My body is wonderfully made more majestic than mountains, more spectacular than travel to Mars, more strong than a hurricane’s gale. My body … Read more
A Blessing for After (Poem by Jan Richardson)
This blessing is for the moment after clarity has come…
Green Curry Tilapia and Veggie Soup (Recipe)
This soup is heartwarming and delicious. It is wonderfully flavorful without being spicy. It is easy to make too!
A Year of Pandemic Sequestering (New Poem by Polly Castor)
Six feet apart was better than six feet under.
Some Still Life Paintings by Others that I Enjoy
All these explore something other than the things themselves, which I wholeheartedly embrace.
The Only Sin is to Pretend (Quote with Blue Shadow Photos)
A sweet story whose words became a kind of family mantra, accompanied by truly blue shadows photos.
Food Photography with Recipe Links (Winter 2021)
Here are photos and recipe links to what we’ve been eating over here recently.
How to Be an Antiracist (Book Review with Quotes)
This book clarifies some terms and helps the reader start on the path out of denial.
Three New Abstracted StillLife Paintings in Pastel
I do not often do still life paintings, but here are a few I did this week, ranging from impressionism to abstract conceptualism.
Cauliflower Soup with Toasted Pumpkin Seeds (Recipe)
This is a simple, delicious soup you will be glad to have in your repertoire.
The Woman Who Heard Color (Book Review)
This book is about the woman who Hitler recruited to deal with all the “degenerate art” which included everything from Van Gogh to whatever was more modern.
Bits and Clips for February 2021
I hope you find something in the links, memes, photographs, and many artworks and poems here that inspire, challenge, motivate, encourage, support, or educate you.