Our Daughter’s Ceramics from This Semester
Blog readers have enjoyed watching her ceramics prowess evolve, and this post is the next in that series.
Polly Castor
Lilac Photos 2018
I wish I could capture their aroma in these photos, but you’ll just have to imagine!
35 Million Illiterate Adults in the US (Quote)
If you can’t read, you aren’t using the internet, nor reading newspapers. How do you get your news and information?
My Homeschool High School Abstract Art Class
They now understand some of the range of options one works with when creating an abstract work of art– that it is not only fun, but a thought provoking process.
Tulip Photos 2018
I love these “hieroglyphs of Deity!” Every year, I can’t help myself from taking photos of these beauties everywhere I go.
Being a Mother (Serena Crawford Quote)
The biggest surprise of my life was finding out that the best thing that ever happened to me was being a mother…
An Alphabet of What God Is and Isn’t
Studying this list helps remind me to claim my own qualities and attributes that are derived directly from God.
Arabella (Book Review)
Never sappy, sexy, nor too trivial, this is romance at its best. It is a solid, upstanding, and enjoyable read.
New Plein Air Painting: Spring Shadows at New Pond Farm
I was intrigued by the dramatic shadow patterns in the grass, by the feathery new leaves, and the frothiness of the distant trees. It was an image the spoke to me of the spring transition, its stark lighting, together with tender new grass and unfurling leaves.
Photos of Spring Trees
In this post are some of the many spring trees I have been enjoying. I am so grateful to get to witness all this beauty on a regular, seasonal rotation!
Endive Tuna Boats with Avocado Pesto (Recipe)
This meal is quick, easy, delicious, nourishing, casual, and refreshing.
I’m in this Juried Show in Madison
I am in this juried show at the Madison Art Society. You can see the show at the Scranton Library in Madison through this month. My painting above is in the show.
We Are Not In Competition (New Poem by Polly Castor)
You are valid.
Me being valid too
does not make you less so.
Prayer Nuggets #3
Here are some nuggets from my private prayers that I’ve been outwardly working on lately:
A Million Daffodils (Photos)
The New York Botanical Gardens reportedly has over a million daffodils, planting over 100,000 of them each year for a long time.
Three New Abstract Watercolors
I’ve been doing some contemplative color mixing lately, and these 9×12 watercolors are the results. It was wonderful to finally paint outside again!
Reading Challenge 2018 Update
How are you coming along in your reading year? Anything in particular that was wonderful that you recommend?