A journal of art, photography, spirituality, ideas, books, movies, food, poetry & hope
Art Done at South Branch Pond (Mixed Media)
Read moreEither trying out new materials or approaches, or just sketching moments to remember, here is what we painted in...
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The Country of the Pointed Firs (Book Review)
Read moreThis is a straight-forward novel, looking at simple lives and exploring universal themes, in a long ago beautiful place.
Hike to Howe’s Falls (Photos)
Read moreThe trail followed a stream up a valley between two peaks, past cascades and rounded pools, as it careened...
Photos of a Quiet Time at South Branch Pond
Read morePhotos of our precious, contemplative mornings lakeside.
Rain Followed by an Amazing Rainbow
Read moreThis awesomely magnificent rainbow was a communication from God, a reassurance and a sacrament, portending only good.
Just Back from 10 Days in the Wilderness
Read moreWe enjoyed being completely unplugged in the pristine beauty of Baxter State Park in Maine.
Grace (Poem by Alfred K. LaMotte)
Read moreWhat is Grace but falling into the infinite, returning through this breath to the unspeakable radiance of the heart...
Summer Squash and Tomato Tian
Read moreA Tian is a dish from Provence in France, and it is a gratin where all the vegetables reduce...
Feminism, Progress, and Girl Power
Read moreThe following list is of NINE things a woman couldn’t do in 1971...
Aligned and Fully Happy (New Poem by Polly Castor)
Read moreAre you more interested in life or in your thoughts?
