Fostering a new renaissance through creativity, authenticity, spirituality, and art
Polly Castor 
What If? What if you knew that everything was going to be okay, that something was in motion beyond your field of vision, beyond even the periphery of your knowing? What if you knew that everything you want, everything you’ve been seeking, trying to figure out, missing, is right here, already whole in your hands, … Read more
My niece just finished her first year teaching kindergarten in a top ranked magnet school. Recently, I shopped an awesome library sale for bargain books for her
When I was painting today, it seemed all around me were people salivating to paint. One grandmother told me she could never paint, and I assured her anyone…
As you’ve been hearing, our CSA is wonderful. This vegetable, received today, is an object of art!
The Christ: wakes us from every nightmare/ removes apathy, terror, frustration and distress/ annihilates distraction, procrastination, and inhibition/ banishes
One of the things I promised my 15 year old this summer is to take time each day for her to swim at the Quarry. I have not only made good on this promise, but
My husband is a Pixar fan and he was the driving force behind seeing this film. We enjoyed it. I’d give it four stars; the stunning animation was done so…
Yesterday I posted photos of people I was cherishing at our sidewalk sale. Here are the other photographs I took at that event…
Today my daughter and I walked around our local sidewalk sale. She poured over beaded creations, getting some expert advice, while I people watched, loving and blessing each and every one. Here are some of the folks I saw… only one of which I know. I absolutely love the first photo below!
I have made hard-boiled eggs for years and haven’t had trouble peeling them until recently. I then learned that eggs which aren’t as fresh peel easier and I realized that now that I’m buying organic and local eggs they are too fresh for pretty peeling. Are you also frustrated with lumps of egg clinging … Read more
Our 15 year old daughter works on this CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) at New Pond Farm, and we get a share. Above is one week’s worth, a couple weeks ago. Today, when I went to pick up my daughter, I took the photos below of the packing process. Below, you can see the 20 bins … Read more
I’m pleased with this most recent bowl I made, both the shape and the glaze. I carved out the bottom as is shown below…
Moist, sultry air/ Soggy flowers, dripping trees/ Grass steaming misty in early sun/ Wooden benches saturated/ Birds coming out of hiding…
It was fascinating watching these three women beekeepers at work. I overheard one say that being involved with the whole process of harvesting honey was…
Here are my photos of New Pond Farm’s Shakespeare production. This is the result of their three week camp for middle schoolers, and this year they did The…
