Fostering a new renaissance through creativity, authenticity, spirituality, and art
Polly Castor 
Pinajian has been discovered as a master of abstraction posthumously when his paintings were discovered piled high in a garage on Long Island. I find this very encouraging and exciting, just like the fact that Van Gogh sold only two works in his lifetime is as well. It makes me feel that someday my artwork … Read more
Opportunities for photos are everywhere. I thought these textures, shapes and compositions were intriguing.
Our youngest loves this. It is best fresh so make it when you have enough people around to polish it off right out of the oven. (You can keep it warm for about an hour in a turned off oven until serving time if you wish.) Sweet Potato and Bacon and Cheese Bake 8 … Read more
I love the photo above of our daughter at her Prom with her friend Brian. I’m glad she had such a great time. She has been in charge of 12 formal dances per year at her school and has done a great job of it! I love the photo below of her working on the … Read more
We finally scored a lovely Saturday up in the 50’s, so I stopped by New Pond Farm with my camera in the hope of catching baby lambs. While I spend a lot of time at New Pond Farm three seasons a year, in the winter we only stop by the barn at night once … Read more
“Who you are is made up of three persons. There is the one you think you are, the one others think you are, and the one you really are.
This is for those of us who take ourselves and the state of our world seriously… as my mother used to say, “many a truth is told in jest.”
I was given a ticket to see Ina Garten (the Barefoot Contessa) live and what a nice present it was! I had a perfect seat, front, close, and center in the…
This bowl took me a long time to make but I am happy with the result. First I threw it on the wheel, and then carved the foot on it and painted the …
Well, I don’t read many mysteries nor much fan fiction, but a murder mystery by established writer P.D. James who wants to take on the characters in Pride and Prejudice?
Jesus as the apple of God’s eye/ dripping red from a leafless, two branched tree/ drops, full-orbed and ripe,/ his faithfulness harvested to a quiet tomb
Here, you can see the Easter eggs we dyed today, only a dozen this year. We like to use the wide rubber bands saved from broccoli and leeks to get fancy designs.
Every year for the past 13 years I have given a sermon at our clergy association’s three hour community Good Friday service. I was to discuss Luke 23:1-12 in…
Enjoy these links and videos! The photo is of the Kansas City Library…
We don’t “do” white flour very often, but if you are going to make an exception, this is the way to do it! I highly recommend these melt in your mouth morsels!
I have thought a lot about the power of habits over the years. This book is good and well worth the read in a different way.
I am grateful to have been able to share locally 300 hard copies of this article in the Christian Science Monitor about Healing Newtown.