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How to Foster Civility
By Polly Castor on December 12, 2021Read moreTo foster civility, I would simplify it down to being unabashedly authentic, and to amplify every good around you...
42Food Photography with Recipe Links (Fall 2021)
By Polly Castor on December 11, 2021Read moreIn these photos and recipe links you can see what we’ve been eating this autumn.
A Lamp in the Darkness (Poem by Shantideva)
By Polly Castor on December 10, 2021Read moreMay I be a guard for those who need protection...
Grace Notes #37 (with Photos)
By Polly Castor on December 9, 2021Read moreI am furthering my ongoing goal of appreciating such a continuous, overflowing abundance of random good.
Abstract Photo Compositions of Peeling Paint
By Polly Castor on December 8, 2021Read moreI find these little compositions of light and texture fascinating. I hope you do too.
Susan Newbold: Featured Artist (Her New Show and New Book)
By Polly Castor on December 7, 2021Read moreI particularly love her sea scapes and organic shapes.
My Mother’s and Aunt’s Recipes
By Polly Castor on December 6, 2021Read moreI'm so grateful to my mom and my aunt for all their effort to feed our family well.
A New Definition of Trauma
By Polly Castor on December 5, 2021Read more...and a relationship with God is the solution.
Rising Strong (Book Review with Quotes)
By Polly Castor on December 4, 2021Read moreOur take-aways from Rising Strong are to be more aware of and choose more wisely the stories we tell...
Show Hung at White Silo Winery for December
By Polly Castor on December 3, 2021Read moreI'm pleased to report that 17 paintings are hung in the White Silo Winery in Sherman CT for the...
A Song for Autumn (Poem by Mary Oliver)
By Polly Castor on December 2, 2021Read moreIn the deep fall don’t you imagine the leaves think how comfortable it will be to touch the earth...
Quote of Richard Rohr Remarking on Carl Jung’s Work
By Polly Castor on December 1, 2021Read moreWe all must find an inner authority that we can trust that is bigger than our own.