Featured Artist: Siri Beckman
I have long admired the amazing printmaking done by Siri Beckman. Her prints have fascinated me every time I have seen them on my trips to Maine.
Polly Castor
Recipe: Asparagus Egg Salad with Radish
This is something we tried for the first time over the holidays. We really liked it, and we decided that it feels very French. It is perfect for a light lunch
Fruits of the Spirit
Please join me in actively striving to think out from the singular, enlightened, divine Mind instead of our many, inferior, human ones.
Movie Review: Hidden Figures
This is the best movie I have seen in a long, long time. Our full movie theater erupted in an ovation when it was over. It is truly a testament the human spirit. I loved it and give it and enthusiastic 5 stars.
Poem by Robert Louis Stevenson: The Best Things in Life
The best things in life are nearest: breath in your nostrils, light in your eyes, flowers at your feet…
Book Review: Jade Dragon Mountain
I really liked this mystery set in 18th century China. It was fresh and well written, and it tied up every loose end without feeling contrived.
New Year’s Blessing
In the coming year, may you live
with an ever deepening sense of abundance and ease.
May you see clearly and welcome with open arms
the wealth of love and support that surrounds you.
Movie Review: The Intern
It is lovely how the experience, grace, humility, and sensitivity, of Robert De Niro’s character helps the young people in this movie, and in turn, their vigor, enthusiasm, and freshness rib off on him as well.
New Year’s Resolution: Use What I Have
This year, I’m making a single widely encompassing New Year’s Resolution that has all sorts of possible ramifications. Concisely, it is to “use what I have.”
Best of This Blog 2016
Here is a list, as concisely as I can offer it, of the best of this blog in the past year in links and photos.
Bits and Clips for December 2016
Here is the best of what I read or saw on the internet this month. I hope you find something here that is interesting, helpful, enlightening or inspiring:
Reading Challenge for 2017
Please join me for this year’s reading challenge! I hope you like the new list. I think it is easier than last year’s and more open ended.
Recipe: Sri Lankan Sauce for Fish
This sauce is dynamic and delicious, and takes a bland protein (we used halibut) into another stratosphere.
Books We Got for Christmas
Here are the books that were under our family’s tree this Christmas. What books did you receive that you are excited about?
Pottery Plates I Made My Husband for Christmas
All three were carved and glazed while still wet with a technique called sgraffito before they were fired.
Christmas Photos 2016
Merry Christmas! It is so good to have all of our kids home for Christmas!
I hope you are having fun and feeling the love and delight of the season.