Fostering a new renaissance through creativity, authenticity, spirituality, and art
Polly Castor 
I never really liked asparagus until I learned to roast them. It’s so easy, and they caramelize a bit and are delicious! They are in season in spring and if you haven’t tried roasting them, you’ll be glad you gave it at try. I sure am glad I did! How to make roasted asparagus … Read more
In our yard, a plethora of fuzzy apricots are coming on beautifully, perky peaches are the size of blueberries, and the strawberries
These are the paintings I liked in Society of Creative Arts in Newtown’s 40th spring juried show. I didn’t enter anything but I probably should have,
I’ve let this blog post gestate a while before writing it today. I waited to find my peace about this first, but still it seems to me there are issues here that bear discussing. Several factors have converged to make me feel this way. First, I painfully listened to an award winning representational artist teach … Read more
The tulip season was cut short this year because it got hot so soon. To see last year’s tulip photos click here and click here. Enjoy this year’s photos below… I especially had fun working on close-ups. The green vase was handmade by me specifically for tulips…
The information in this book shouldn’t be so hard to find. There is a class at the church creative arts camp I attend each fall where they make their own journals, and they are lovely indeed.
Yesterday after spending several hours of the morning on the phone with my oldest daughter at college helping her buy a ticket to fly to Kenya by herself to volunteer in a Christian Science school there this summer, my youngest daughter and I got out in the gorgeous day.
Still doodling in church to hold my concentration, it also becomes a nice record of what I’ve been thinking about and working with. I hope you enjoy these too…
I usually avoid books that are about breaking the ten commandments, but this time I made an exception. There are some unsavory bits here, with graves and cadavers, stealing, and murder, but even more present is remarkable story telling in the tradition of Charles Dickens. You’ll love the main character, Ren, and will be rooting … Read more
Here are this year’s photos of flowering plum, pear, peach and crab apple trees. Glorious, eh? Enjoy!
This page represents April 16, 2010 to April 27, 2010.
See close-ups of recent entries below.
Enjoy!
In a recent Rachael Ray cookbook called Book of Ten, she gives her top ten recipes in different categories. This is one of her favorites that she serves her own family. I can see why. Its ingredients are inexpensive and it is quick and easy to make. All that, and it is delicious and … Read more
Today’s Homeschool Science Fair was a resounding success. Above, and the top eight photos below are of my daughter’s project. She distilled a huge amount of information! To read more details about the water crisis, read yesterday’s post by clicking here. Below those are photos of some other projects, but no where near all of … Read more
My thirteen year old daughter is doing her science fair project on the water crisis. Below she shares some of her facts. Tomorrow I’ll cover the fair itself and you’ll see her diagrams that include more things to ponder (see here). In the meantime, this short list will give you something to think about! The … Read more
So I’ve just returned home after two days at the MassHOPE homeschooling conference. Above is what I bought – more than nothing, but so much less than usual! All of it is for my youngest daughter, except the phenomenally large Chinese brushes which are for me! At the top left are new and used copies … Read more
Enjoy this year’s photos of our weeping cherry tree which was a housewarming present from my parents eighteen years ago… The goldfinches are particularly wonderful perching in it, and it is strikingly different in varying light.
Happy Earth Day! I give this important book a resounding five stars! My thirteen year old daughter is doing her science fair project on the water crisis; we’ve looked at and/or read most of what is currently published out there on the subject and this is our favorite! (The sticky tabs are facts for my … Read more