Three Abstract Paintings in Acrylic
Here are some recent paintings that I’ve done in acrylic. The two below are 24” x 36”, and the one above is 16” x 24”.
Polly Castor
Recipe: Linda’s Irish Soda Bread
I was fortunate to have Linda’s soda bread this weekend and it was the best I’ve ever tasted –nothing like the heavy versions I have made and given up on!
Book Review: Where’d You Go, Bernadette?
Unexpectedly, I really enjoyed this fun, light book, and give this romping novel four stars.
Make the Ordinary Come Alive
Do not ask your children
to strive for extraordinary lives.
Such striving may seem admirable,
but it is a way of foolishness.
About the New SAT
Well there has been a lot of buzz about the new revision to the SAT that will apply to kids that are freshman this year and younger.
Two Tissue Paper Collages
I love working with colored tissue paper, and am intrigued with the layering possibilities of it. The only problem is that it is not lightfast, so
Recipe: Baked Pumpkin Donuts
My husband makes these along with Apple/Spice ones in a specialty pan I bought on vacation in Maine…
Three New Handmade Pottery Pieces
I recently made the large scrafitto popcorn bowl, and the carved vase. Our youngest daughter made the amazing teapot of a dragon emerging from an egg.
A Question Guide to Discussing Art
I think it is important to talk about art, but many people don’t know where to begin. This question guide could be used to get more out of a museum visit, or as a tool for classroom children or homeschooling parents.
Current Indoor Blooms
We’ve had one or another amaryllis blooming and my husband can make orchids rebloom with apparent ease; there are two reblooming right now in my home.
A Poem by Dawna Markova
I choose to risk my significance,
to live so that which came to me as seed
goes to the next as blossom,
and that which came to me as blossom,
goes on as fruit.
No Formulas for Homeschooling High School
High school is a time to tailor offerings even more diligently to the specific needs of our unique pupils than ever before. It is not a time to buckle to the “system” and start playing the “game.”
Our Job is to Love (Quote)
Our job is to love others without stopping to inquire whether or not they are worthy. That is not our business and, in fact, it is nobody’s business. What we are asked to do is to love, and this love itself will render both ourselves and our neighbors worthy.
Recipe: Mushroom Stroganoff
This is both good and really quick and easy. We ate it here as a solo main dish but I like it better as a side for something else.
New Acrylic Abstract: The Iguana’s Grotto
Here is a new painting of mine titled The Iguana’s Grotto. It is 16″ x 20″ and done in acrylic…
New Poem: Feed the Soil
Poem about children being like plants; you’ve got to cultivate the soil they are in…