I painted this abstract landscape series in watercolors this week. I had fun exploring options within self-imposed limited constraints. All these paintings have in common:
Polly Castor
I’ve Started Making Homemade Bread!
For Christmas I got two bread making books from my husband and a bread baking stone from my sister. I’ve never made bread before and never thought I could, but I love an occasional good, expensive, artisan loaf. It took me almost two months to get up the nerve to give bread baking a try, … Read more
Photos of Fresh Snow by the River
I took these photos early last Saturday morning after a 12 hour slow snow the day before. I had a great time taking these; I hope you like them… Even though you know I love bright colors, grey can be beautiful!
Photos of Snowy Fields
Wonderful ice cream grazes on these fields at other times
of the year! I hope you like these wintery but pastoral shots…
Where’s the Color: More Art By Others
The photos on this post are from three different, recent, local guild and museum (juried/curator) contemporary shows. I like many of these but still want to scream, like that old commercial, “Where’s the beef”: “Where’s the color?!”
Fifteenth Page Done in My New Box-A-Day Art Journal
This page represents February 15, 2010 to February 26, 2010.
See close-ups of recent entries below.
Enjoy!
Two New Bowls Made by Me
These are my most recent two bowls made by me on the pottery wheel…
I especially like the wider one…
Motivation, Desire, and the Miracle of a Clean Refrigerator
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National headline: Miracle: a Clean Refrigerator! You wonder, is “miracle” the right word to describe this? Well not for many of you, I’m sure. But this post is more about getting myself to do something I should do that I keep putting off, and I know most of us have that challenge!
Photos of Snowy Streams
Between snow storms here we had a few lovely days. I got the opportunity to get out and photograph some of our smaller steams as they head to Long Island Sound. I hope you enjoy them… it’s sleeting here right now…
Book Review: Little Pink House
This book was exceptional; I give this audio version five stars. This is a true story of the Supreme Court’s baffling decision in the Kelo case to uphold arbitrary seizure and demolition of anyone’s private property by eminent domain to be handed over to private developers. This remains the most controversial ruling by the Supreme … Read more
Recent Winter Meals
When I featured our meals last summer here and here, people liked it. Here is a sample of our “winter” food; it’s seasonally different; this time of year we’re enjoying tangerines and comice pears instead of watermelon and berries!
Book Review: The Food of a Younger Land
Mark Kurlansky has a definitely different take on food writing, more steeped in history and culture and macro-cosmic trend than most. Having enjoyed his two previous history-of-food titles, Salt and Cod, I was interested in seeing his views of 1930’s era food in this country,
Photos of my Valentine’s Roses
These are the roses my valentine gave me. He was buying them from Trader Joe’s right when I was writing that needy poem a week ago (see here) and I think there is a lesson in that. There is always more good going on than we see. Intermittently this week I’ve tried to photograph these … Read more
View from my Office Windows
This was the view from my office windows Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. I live right downtown but you’d never know it to look out my office windows. My third floor office, in our former attic, looks out on these glorious treetops.
Lost and Found Testimony
I do a lot with the inter-library loan system both for myself and my homeschooling kids. It’s great! I can “shop” for books from my home and they come in from all over to my Bethel library two blocks away. Right when I read reviews online, I can ask for the book without even getting … Read more
Photos of Church Amaryllis
I am the “flower committee,” so here are some photos
of the Amaryllis that we grew for church.
Isn’t it lovely?
Enjoy…