The Glass Universe (Book Review)
If you are interested in astronomy, or like detailed histories especially in the sciences, or you are interested in obscure women’s history, this book might be for you.
Polly Castor
House, Gardens, and Art at Hill-Stead Museum
If you haven’t seen this small gem, it is definitely worth the short amount of time it takes to see it. Check it out the next time you are traveling along 84 west of Hartford.
Duchess Rail Trail Bike Ride Over the Hudson
We left from Hopewell Junction, and round trip, across the Hudson and back, it was 28 miles.
New Pastel Painting: Amaranth in the Gardens at Hollandia
The gardens here locally at Hollandia nursery are amazing. I have always wanted to paint them. Here I was particularly interested in the amaranth,
I was Featured in the Pastel Society Newsletter
It is interesting that she chose her theme of me as a risk taker– not something I always see in myself– but I guess is true if I step back objectively.
Response to Violence in Charlottesville: God Loves Variety
I thought this letter to the editor by my colleague on our local Ridgefield Clergy Association was a brilliant and needed response following the horrible happenings in Charlottesville.
Our Youngest Graduates from Sunday School
Yesterday our daughter graduated from Sunday School with her friend…see photos in this post of our graduation celebration, complete with photos of their Sunday School teachers, with their parents…
Who Truly Suffices (Augustine Quote)
..and by aspiring to be self-sufficing, he fell away from him who truly suffices him.”
Seneca Rocks (new poem by Polly Castor)
…convoluted matrix
of time, place,
fickle appearances.
and ephemeral light,
all converging to seem
so regal– monolithic and
impossibly out of reach…
The Girl Who Drank the Moon (Book Review)
I thoroughly enjoyed this 2017 Newberry Award winner that many said was the best book of 2016.
Whole30 Compliant Recipes and Ideas (with Breakfast Photos)
Many of my blog readers have asked me for some Whole30 meal ideas, knowing that I generally eat that way anyway since before the term was coined.
Featured Artist: Anne Ryan
She was a poet that started doing collage at the age of 57, and went on to create 400 of them. I loved her abstract compositions as well as her use of texture and layering.
A Visit to the Yale University Art Galleries
Stop by this gem the next time you are in Connecticut near New Haven! You’ll be really glad you did!
Photos of our Peach Crop
We have a lovely peach crop this year with four trees laden with them. The oldest tree has so many that we’ve had to prop its branches up with 2 x 4’s to help the tree not break under the extra weight.
Live Life on Your Terms (Mandy Hale Quote)
Go against the grain, refuse to conform, take the road less traveled instead of the well-beaten path.
Vegan and Gluten-Free Breakfast Cookies
I’ve served these to my vegan and gluten–free friends and what I find is I prefer them even though I am neither!
The Great Spiritual Migration (Book Review with Notes)
This book makes some major great points and I am encouraged that it is so popular that it is making the rounds. It’s perspective is much needed.