Four Questions to Ask Each Sunday
Four questions. One page. Fifteen minutes. You will start Monday knowing something most people spend the whole week avoiding.
Polly Castor
Women of Abstract Expressionism
I enjoyed this library book of the early women abstract expressionists. You can see my favorite images in the book below. There are short bios on each of these women. If this is a topic of interest to you, you may wish to check this one out. … Read more
Hike Photos from Huntington (Midsummer 2026)
Enjoy the berries coming on, the milkweed, the vines, the Canada geese, the fields, tree, and lakes, the reflections and bark, the complexity of composition, the flowers.
Two Small Abstract Landscapes in Oil
Both of these are 11″x14″ and done in oil. Which one do you like best?
Proscription for the Disillusioned (Poem by Rebecca del Rio)
Come new to this day.
Remove the rigid overcoat of experience, the notion of knowing, the beliefs that cloud your vision.
Like a Watered Garden (New Oil Painting)
I’ve always loved that the Bible likens your soul to a “watered garden.” With all the rain recently, it was finally time to paint it.
The Art of Victory (Book Review)
You too might enjoy this clean clash of wits, which results in a fun read, as well as a relationship of believable substance. This book strikes that rare balance of being light without being vapid.
Let Yourself Trust (New Poem by Polly Castor)
Be thankful, be obedient, let your heart shine forth and be sure, keep moving towards freedom and the dazzling light.
You’re the Result of Yourself (Poem by Pablo Neruda)
Don’t blame anyone, never complain of anyone or anything. Because basically you have made of your life what you wanted.
Easy Cranberry Potato Tian (Recipe)
A tian is a classic Provençal baked vegetable casserole usually with zucchini, summer squash or tomato
Hydrangea Resilience (New Poem by Polly Castor)
At the beginning of July, the ultramarine blue hydrangeas were like a finale of bursting fireworks their blooms reaching on strong stems, noble and uplifted, splashing their joy all over the scene.
The Other Bennett Sister (Movie Review)
We enjoyed this sequel to Pride and Prejudice this last weekend. It tells the story of the last of the Bennett sisters…
Truth Brings Liberty (Quote by Mary Baker Eddy)
Whatever enslaves man is opposed to the divine government. Truth makes man free.
Oh America (Poem by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer)
Perhaps this is what we are doing now with democracy.
Recent Food Around Here (Photos with Recipe Links)
I hope this inspires you to make something good for you and yours. Maybe you’ll find something here you want to make?