Fostering a new renaissance through creativity, authenticity, spirituality, and art
Polly Castor 
This page represents December 29, 2009 to January 9, 2010 See a close-up below and the whole page spread. (The black and whites are part of a design series I’ve been working on and these close-ups will be posted and discussed together soon.) Enjoy!
Enjoy these recent photos of a frozen reservoir near here… (I wished I had my zoom for the huddled birds at the edge…)
I painted this late into the night last night (this morning.) It is Amen-Ra, the Pharaoh in Ancient Egypt that thought of himself as the Sun God. Enjoy!
I painted this yesterday and am quite pleased with it. I hope you like it too!
Here is some gallery art by others that I’ve enjoyed recently. Interestingly, by far the most expensive piece here is the triptych of ink dribbles (my least favorite). The work directly below that is made of eggshells… There was also an amazing price on the simple ripped sandpaper collage! Anyway, I hope you enjoy them … Read more
Above and below is the painting I did today. I was starved for paint, doing nothing creative except but my box-a-day all through the holiday.
This is one of Masterpiece Theater’s best, and I heartily give it five stars. We had seen it in 2007, but re-watched it in three installments (concluding last night) in preparation for it’s sequel (Cranford Returns) to be aired this January (Sunday evenings January 10th and 17th.) You can read the synopsis (by clicking here) … Read more
I really liked this film and give it four stars. It is sweet, picturesque, pure, and slow moving. It begins with a flashback that makes it take a while to get into the story, but the story itself is compelling, and at the end, you appreciate the flashback as well. And it is wonderful to … Read more
I am a regular writer for the Danbury News Times Forum on Faith Series. Here is today’s column:
A new decade seems like practically a whole new epoch. This is all symbolized for me right now by cars. For those of you that read of my harrowing experience a few weeks ago on a hill of black ice (click here to read it if you did not) this blog post is the other … Read more
This website and daily blog have been going for a year! Thank you so much for your continued readership. It is fun journeying with you and I appreciate all your ongoing comments. Keep them coming! It seems appropriate to review some of the best posts from my blog of 2009, as we look forward to … Read more
We really enjoyed this new movie about the young Queen Victoria and give it five stars. It beautifully portrays her rise to the throne at 18, and her early challenges in that role, but mostly this is about her courtship and marriage to Prince Albert. This young queen has hutzpah along with a frolicking warmth … Read more
I had a wonderful day. It helped that we had no big expectations of it. We needed to take my 12 year old to a poetry workshop which was followed directly by an activity another mother was going to drive her to. This meant we needed to drop her off 45 minutes from our home … Read more
This page represents December 17, 2009 to December 28, 2009 See close-up entries below. Enjoy!
the question of what makes life meaningful, as well as a study in the universal language of music. I give it 4.5 stars. Walter is a tuned out widowed professor that is “pretending” to live his life. He is disconnected and numb, just going through the usual paces, marking time. He is required to go … Read more
Immaculate One Self (innocent, perfect, pure) conscious (cognizant, alert, attentive, sentient) communion (trustingly at one) with God (inseparable omniscient ever-presence) contemplating… mediator way of salvation manifested in glory connecting transparent; comprehending conception (origin, existence) of being (life eternal) unconfined, unencumbered… Messiah (promised deliverer) hope, full-orbed complete fulfillment – encompassing perpetual peace – astonishing but true … Read more
