Fostering a new renaissance through creativity, authenticity, spirituality, and art
Polly Castor 
– I saw the movie FRESH last night and recommend it. This movie picks up where Food, Inc left off but it is more positive, constructively depicting steps some folks are taking to remedy the systemic problems in our food system. You can go to the movie’s website for more information or to get further … Read more
Here are some photos of homeschooling around here. This post was prompted by the classic shot above of my daughter sitting on the kitchen counter
Ever want to know what to do with the beautiful Swiss chard you see at the store or at farmer’s market? Or maybe, like us you’ve got so much from the garden that you are looking for alternative ways to eat it? This delicious vegetable soup is your happy solution! Vegetable Soup with Swiss chard … Read more
“If your daily life seems of no account, don’t blame it; blame yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its treasures. For the creative artist there is no impoverishment and no worthless place.” –Rainer Maria Rilke This quote is an apt summary of this blog where I share a small fraction of … Read more
When blog reader Jodi B. showed me some art she had done on her iPad with an app called Brushes that I use as well on my iPhone, I realized it has been a while since I’ve shared my efforts in this direction.
Blog reader Libby shared with me some quotes her friend Karen put in the Palo Alto Reading Room window for National Bible Week, and I thought you might enjoy seeing them:
This is what I shared at our town’s ecumenical Thanksgiving service last Tuesday night. Everyone always has these things they can be grateful for! Happy Thanksgiving!
Harvest Home Modern day pilgrims fly in from everywhere; they drive home and come in from the far off pastures bringing their sheaves with them. The original pilgrims were with each other all the time and rejoiced to have food while we regularly having food in abundance are in turn celebrating the rare opportunity of … Read more
While my high school kids were in all-day classes at MIT last weekend in Boston, a friend and I visited the MIT museum.
Last year when I visited the new American Wing in the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, the Contemporary Wing was not open. So this year I returned to see it. Here are some of the best bits with a few close-ups. It is interesting to contemplate that all art was at one time contemporary… … Read more
While my kids were in classes at MIT I saw this show at the Boston Museum of Fine Art. 19572
I am a regular contributor to the Danbury News Times Forum on Faith column, which is also picked up by the Connecticut Post and the Stamford Advocate. Here is today’s article:
Today we visited Worcester Polytechnic Institute, or WPI as most people refer to it, in Worcester, Massachusetts. We left with a positive impression.
These doodles were done while accompanying my 9th grader
as she does her homeschooling work.
