Twelve Small Collages in my Grid Journal
I’m prepping to tackle my 48″x48″ boards outside this summer! The weather is finally conducive!
Polly Castor
Love Lessons (poem by Rosemerry Watola Trommer)
There were thousands of wild iris in the wide, damp meadow. Forty years later I remember it, still, the pale purple petals fluttering in the morning breeze.
Halibut with Chives in Parchment (Recipe)
This is incredibly delicious, and is especially fun if you have chive flowers in your garden you can use. It is not hard to do, but is a top-of-the-line company meal, even though I just made it for the two of us last weekend.
Flowers in our Yard Right Now (Photos)
This is the best time of year in our little third of an acre. It is bursting out in bloom right now, with many iris, peonies, baptista, allium, virbernum, quince, azalea, poppy, and even lemons.
Listen (Poem by Barbara Crooker)
I want to tell you something. This morning is bright after all the steady rain, and every iris, peony, rose, opens its mouth, rejoicing.
The Summer Seekers (Book Review)
I enjoyed this chick lit beach read about an 80 year old woman, Kathleen, who doesn’t want to give up on life. She decides to go on a road trip…
Pasta Salad with Asparagus, Corn and Snap Peas (recipe)
This salad is a good side, packed with veggies, and mixed with delicious basil dressing. It is perfect for the spring when the asparagus ans snap peas are in season.
Road Trip (New Abstract Landscape in Pastel)
Don’t you love a road trip? I’ve been on many! Here is a abstract painting of one.
Black and White Photos from Brimfield
Here are some of the other things we saw, where color was not the feature.
Audition Your Thoughts (New poem by Polly Castor)
You are not your thoughts, and not all thoughts are true or helpful, or even your own. You are not their originator but rather, their arbiter.
Brimfield Antique Flea Market (Photos and Finds)
We were there walking from booth to booth from 10 am until 4pm– over 10,000 steps– and my husband doesn’t even think we saw half of it. There were probably literally a thousand vendors.
Neither Hot Nor Cold (Spiritual Short about Indifference)
We usually think of hate as the opposite of love, or fear as the opposite of love, but recently my sister mentioned indifference as the opposite of love.
Just as Saplings (Poem by Lyn Asselta)
Just as saplings will grow from the crevices in a great boulder, splitting the stone with persistence and the gentle passage of time…
Asparagus Scallion Crustless Quiche (recipe)
This is delicious, easy to do, serves four, and makes great leftovers. It is perfect for the spring when asparagus and scallions are abundant and gorgeous.
I’ve Decided Not to Go to Creative Arts Camp this Year
You long time blog readers know I adore Creative Arts Camp on the shores of Long Lake in Maine. I’ve gone consecutively every end of August for 19 years…
Permission to be Imperfect (Louis Noble quote)
When you make a mark that doesn’t look right, every instinct says fix it. Wipe it off. Paint over it. Get it right.
Moral Courage (New Abstract Painting in Pastel)
What do we need more of these days? Moral courage. So I decided to paint it.