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Today I had a great time going to the De Kooning exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Shown on this post are some of my favorite paintings in the show, although they look better in person. 19335
My daughter and I had a great hike today at Huntington State Park. Thousands of trees were down and snapped off from the recent snowstorm blocking the paths at every turn.
Outside the SAT Cheering “Go Team!” “All things work together for good to them that love God.” Give up any misgivings or woulda, coulda, shoulda. God is working His purpose out as question proceeds to question. My son’s place and future are assured by his heavenly Father who alone anoints and appoints. The divine intelligence … Read more
This is the second time in two months we’ve gone four days without electricity. This time it was cold and we could see our breath inside the house. I slept head to toe encapsulated in polar fleece. One day I sat out on the picnic table to talk on my cell phone because it was … Read more
This incredible novel was perfect for reading by candlelight while our power was out over Halloween. By far the most imaginative and unique book I have read in a long time, I give it five stars.
With no power, we had a very different type of Halloween. No trick or treaters, conventional style. No one left their homes due to downed live power lines. Our trick or treat was purely at mother nature’s behest. A freak snow storm. Cold darkness with orange candlelight and convivial togetherness huddled around a continually stoked … Read more
Yesterday we got 10-16 inches of snow. It was odd to see snow on the trees while they still had leaves. Today, many branches are down due to the weight of all the snow that was captured by those leaves. We are without power for the indefinite future… When just the first two inches were … Read more
In recent weeks I’ve been pondering the list below, posted by my brother-in-law on Facebook. I regularly do pretty well on about half of them, and at least one of them is a huge struggle for me. Do you want to join me in earnestly trying to do all ten daily?
Looking for Your Face From the beginning of my life I have been looking for your face but today I have seen it Today I have seen the charm, the beauty, the unfathomable grace of the face that I was looking for Today I have found you and those who laughed and scorned me yesterday … Read more
Overtly exploring the connection between art and spirituality, these two non-objective works were literally meditations. Aurora Borealis (oil pastel) by Polly Castor
Feasting off a friend’s bumper crop of tomatillos, we thought this soup was particularly delicious. Give it a try… Tomatillo Soup recipe 3 tilapia loins (or could use chicken) 3 tablespoons olive oil 1 onion, chopped 3 cloves garlic, minced 1 pound chopped tomatillos 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and minced 4 cups stock 1/4 … Read more
Yesterday, on a rare lazy Saturday afternoon, we found ourselves browsing in this consignment shop. Photos here were taken with my iPhone; I did not expect to wish I had my camera! My youngest daughter has been setting up still life arrangements to draw recently, and this shop was rife with them already assembled everywhere … Read more
This movie is about a father walking a pilgrimage through Spain on the Camino de Santiago, also known as The Way of Saint James, to honor his son who was killed in the Pyrenees during a storm on the first day out while walking it. In the process, this dad comes to both understand and … Read more
