Fostering a new renaissance through creativity, authenticity, spirituality, and art
Polly Castor 
I bought this 10 year journal for myself last year and am really enjoying it. I give it five stars! It has a small space on each day of the year, for ten years. Each year you add an entry below last year’s entry on that date. I looking forward to starting the second year … Read more
They had just brought to Jesus the woman taken in adultery – in the very act – to challenge Jesus (who had been preaching love and forgiveness) with the law requiring her to be stoned. They were demanding his perspective on this requirement. Before responding with his classic statement, “He that is without sin should … Read more
My sister-in-law invited us over today to make gingerbread houses. These are my family’s creations. My sweet “love cottage” is in the top four photos. We had a good time!
This show has been up since before Thanksgiving, but I’ve been so busy, I’ve just gotten a chance to see the exhibit before it closes this weekend. Photos had to be taken in Easton, CT (not my town) so I had limited images to choose from but entered the bottom photo – titled Gazing Up … Read more
A lot of the painting I’ve been doing lately is of meditative poetic expression without words. What do you think?
As many of you know, I’ve taken lots of reflection photos, but this is my first collection of shadow photos. Reflection is an easier topic to embrace metaphysically, but shadows can be intriguing and revealing too. I rejoice in them partly because it is good light that reveals them. I remember clearly taking each of … Read more
I really liked this book and give it five stars. I applaud her simple, no nonsense style and straight forward, practical approach. There are so many books on clearing clutter and getting organized that miss many of the important underlying issues that need to be addressed. This book hits on those and deals with them … Read more
This is heavenly and one of my husband’s culinary specialties. He uses Julia Child’s recipe that we have in more than one of her cookbooks, but that you can find by clicking here. This one he made for our church Christmas party yesterday. Needless to say, we didn’t bring any home, even though the table … Read more
I saw this movie now that it has come out on video after friends who saw it in the theaters said they liked it. I agree with them! I was also interested in this film having lived for seven years in Pelham Bay in the Bronx, just a stone’s throw from City Island. To me, … Read more
This easy to make vegetarian stew makes a nice winter lunch with enough staying power to get you through a long afternoon. See photos below for the stew at different stages. (This recipe came from Jillian Michael’s cookbook…) Lentil and Sweet Potato Stew 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 medium red onion, chopped 2 celery … Read more
This page represents November 28, 2010 to December 9, 2010. See close-ups of recent entries below. Enjoy!
I’ve worked on this for a long time. I only work in the pottery studio on Tuesday mornings and I’ve been away a lot. Then I picked a glaze that needed to be special ordered. So this was a long time coming! I’m pleased to have it done. I had fun arranging these extruded hexagons … Read more
I checked out this book from my library’s new book shelf and am very glad I did. Besides highlighting the usual suspects as so many books do, this one features artists I had not heard of, that I now want to find out more about. The book does a good job summing up the trends … Read more
I went to this show because my pottery teacher, Karen Pinto, is in it. Her work is above and the first five photos below. You can find her website by clicking here. You can see several other artist’s work below that. I was particularly intrigued by Peggy Thomas’ amazing Nature Series (bottom four large photos.) … Read more
I made these for the first time yesterday morning and we may have a new Sunday morning breakfast tradition! These were awesome, and worth buying the almond milk, coconut oil and buckwheat for… Multigrain Pancake recipe 2 cups mixed ripe berries (we used frozen, thawed) 1/2 cup maple syrup 1 cup almond milk 1 … Read more
This is light fare, but that’s what I was in the mood for. And I’m pretty much a sucker for any transformation story. This one is packaged as entertainment more than inspiration. I like Harrison Ford too, as a rule, and he does not disappoint in this film, even though there is no academy award … Read more
