Polly Castor
Grilled Salmon with Lemon Garlic Sauce (Recipe)
This quick and easy recipe is succulent and delicious and done entirely on the stove top.
The Hill We Climb (Amanda Gorman’s Inaugural Poem)
For there is always light,
if only we’re brave enough to see it
If only we’re brave enough to be it
Recent Black and White Photographs
As an artist noticing value ranges in a mostly gray world, these instances of clear juxtaposition jump out at me, especially in nature and in light.
Entire Letter from the Birmingham Jail (by Martin Luther King)
This is long but on this day or remembrance, please read this and consider it’s application to today:
All Creatures Great and Small (Movie Review)
It is so good to spend some time in simpler, rural days, helping animals to thrive, when morals are clear, where the natural environment is breathtaking, and communities are strong.
Savory Tuna Burgers with Sriracha Mayonnaise on Portobello Mushroom “Buns” (Recipe)
Wow. This is the best thing I have eaten in a long time. So flavorful and satisfying!
A Woman of No Importance (Book Review)
Wow. Here’s a story of WWII’s most dangerous spy. She was a handicapped woman!
Two New Impressionistic Landscapes in Pastel
This is the time of year, when I can no longer paint outside, I paint from photo references and memories of nature, as well as exploring ideas.
New Photos of Me (Including Bloopers)
Maybe posting these shots here will give you a better sense of who is in your inbox every morning, both deeply earnest and light-hearted.
“Chicken Noodle Soup” – with No Chicken and No Grain (Recipe)
Without either the chicken or the traditional noodles, people tell me this soup has that same heart warming, restorative feel.
Grace Notes #31 (with Photos of our Holidays)
I am furthering my ongoing goal of appreciating such a continuous, overflowing abundance of random good.
The Black and White of the Insurrection (Bits and Clips)
A sad day for America, but a revealing one as well. Please help pray for this country.
Clean Tuna Casserole (Recipe)
I have been chasing after a cleaned up version of a tuna casserole, with this I have now finally done it.