Roasted Beet and Tomato Salad Recipe (with Dinner Party Menu)
This salad was delicious and pretty and merits repeating. Mix this together for some colorful joy!
Polly Castor
Do Something You are Bad At
We all include the full range of wonderful qualities and attributes, but we rarely identify with them all. I might see myself as creative, but not patient for example.
My Childhood in Nature (New Large Abstract Pastel Landscape)
Although not brought up to be religious or to have a doctrinal view of God, I regularly got this awesome sense of immensity, and light filled perspective from nature.
Shell Seekers (Book Review)
If you want to read something pleasant and absorbing, while mild and unthreatening, pick up this “oldie but goodie” for your August vacation. I’m glad I did.
More Commissioned Pottery Delivered
I take commissions for my hand carved (sgrafitto method) pottery plates, and these are the ones I’ve recently delivered.
Is That a Dream or a Goal? (quote with Coneflower Photos)
I’d never heard it said that way, but it stuck with me. So much so that I’ve said it to my kid now: ‘Is that a dream, or a goal?
Won’t You Be My Neighbor (Movie Review)
I absolutely loved this movie and encourage you to see it. It is not often I would give a documentary 5 stars, but this one deserves that ranking 100%.
Starlit Lagoon (New Large Abstract Pastel by Polly Castor)
This painting of starlight reflected in the lagoon took longer to make than I thought it would, but it came out the way I hoped.
Saguaro Photos
I learned that saguaro is pronounced (Soo-Whar-o) and that they have to live to 100 years old before they can grow an arm.
Bits and Clips for July 2018
I hope in the links and memes below you find something that informs, inspires, motivates, or entertains you.
Feel Something Larger (quote by Nando Parrado)
I did not feel God as most people see Him. I did feel something larger than myself, something in the mountains and the glaciers and the glowing sky that, in rare moments, reassured me, and made me feel that the world was orderly and loving and good…
My Artwork and a Tasting Event at Loree’s Kitchen
My art is on the wall in her establishment until mid September, so stop by if you can.
Opinions Enslave Us as Much as Fear
I’ve been on a journey of surrendering my opinions and my wants and needs in small ways and am finding that I basically don’t have a clue just how BIG God is and how much GOOD He has in store for me.
Other Sedona Photos
The guy at the visitor’s center made me promise not to hike in the afternoons because it was so blasted HOT, so that left a lot of time for wandering in galleries and stuffing my face.
Three New Abstract Landscape Compositions
I gave myself a themed exercise to paint three abstract landscapes with just the horizon line as the compositional element.