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Home is Heaven (with Amaryllis Photos)
By Polly Castor on January 11, 2022Read moreLet's take that definition of heaven and equate it with our homes here and now, instead of thinking of...
43The Bookshop of Second Chances (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on January 10, 2022Read moreThis book's only true fault is its frothy unimportance, but I love a feel good ending.
All You Need are These (Quote by Marcus Aurelius)
By Polly Castor on January 9, 2022Read moreNeeded in the present moment: certainty of judgement, action for the common good, and an attitude of gratitude.
Big (Poem by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer)
By Polly Castor on January 8, 2022Read moreThis is, perhaps, the year to learn to be big.
Princess Book Recommendations and Their Result
By Polly Castor on January 7, 2022Read moreHere are some of our favorite princess books, none of which include Disney.
Three New Paintings in my Artist Journal
By Polly Castor on January 6, 2022Read moreWhich one do you like best?
Sense and Sensibility (Movie Review of 2008 BBC Version)
By Polly Castor on January 5, 2022Read moreI heartily recommend this adaptation, and give it five stars. If you are like me and somehow missed this...
New Day’s Lyric (Poem by Amanda Gorman)
By Polly Castor on January 4, 2022Read moreCome over, join this day just begun. For wherever we come together, we will forever overcome.
December Hike Photos from Huntington State Park 2021
By Polly Castor on January 3, 2022Read moreThis past month my hikes included daughters and goats!
New Year’s Resolution and Goals for 2022
By Polly Castor on January 2, 2022Read moreThis resolution is a natural response to what I've learned in my previous two resolutions...
Reading Challenge for 2022
By Polly Castor on January 1, 2022Read moreSo here it is! Please join us in expanding our horizons together!
Bits and Clips for December 2021
By Polly Castor on December 31, 2021Read moreI hope you find something in all these paintings, photographs, poems, quotes, memes, and links that inspires, educates, reassures,...