Fostering a new renaissance through creativity, authenticity, spirituality, and art
Polly Castor 
We have made these salmon burgers for over 15 years, having adjusted a recipe over time that was originally in the New York Times. I just realized recently that the recipe has never made it onto my blog so I’m fixing this omission right away!
I’ve been trying a lot of different things that you can see here as well as some standby favorites…
Let the angels tell them what they need to know. Trust God’s steady hand and correcting rod for thankfully that is not our job.
I recommend these 20th century historical fiction titles for homeschooling kids or for any young reader (or would-be reader) on your gift list.
These books about the 20th century I recommend for any homeschooling family or any curious, precocious kid on your gift list…
Here is some humor (not all of which is funny…) and I hope you’ve had a wonderful holiday weekend!
Here are the articles, blogs, podcasts and videos from this month that I felt were worth sharing. I hope you find something enjoyable, inspiring, intriguing or
I was struck while studying the Christian Science Bible lesson for this week by the distinctions made between Jesus and the Christ.
We had to pull over tonight on the way home to photograph this sunset. It is hard to imagine, but it was better before this, while I was trying to get to a place I could pull over.
The three raised beds in our front yard have been yielding abundantly. We had to resort to giving away…
We belong to a swimming hole that used to be a Quarry, and this place is usually not only the highlight of our summer, but a mainstay all season long. But not this year!
This year I am riveted to taking in and treasuring the beauty of its lingering presence with thankfulness and hope.
Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns…
It was a pleasure to finally get to see the new Ridgefield library that opened in May. I knew many people that worked hard on seeing this project through to fruition.
It was a delight yesterday to share one of my favorite hikes with the two kids of a homeschooling friend of mine.
