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Year End Personal Assessment Summary 2021
By Polly Castor on December 30, 2021Read moreI think it is always helpful to own how you've done, both the ways you did well and where...
51Anniversary Poem for James 2021 (New Poem by Polly Castor)
By Polly Castor on December 29, 2021Read moreI love you more than ever.
Family Christmas Photos 2021
By Polly Castor on December 28, 2021Read moreIt is wonderful to finally getting in some family time!
To the Estranged, the Grieving, the Abused, the Alone, I Hear You
By Polly Castor on December 27, 2021Read moreI want to say to those of you out there hurting or isolated at this time: I hear you,...
Books We Got and Gave at Christmas 2021
By Polly Castor on December 26, 2021Read moreDid you give or receive any book you are particularly excited by?
Christmas Bits and Clips 2021
By Polly Castor on December 24, 2021Read moreHere are some inspired thoughts for the season...
Where is God at Christmas (New Poem by Polly Castor)
By Polly Castor on December 23, 2021Read moreGod is with the pregnant, the humble, the loyal.
Abstract Photo Compositions of the Season’s First Ice
By Polly Castor on December 22, 2021Read moreThese are more subtle than many that jump out at me, but I appreciated them as value studies as...
Winter Solstice (New Poem by Polly Castor)
By Polly Castor on December 21, 2021Read moreThe shortest day of the year teeters and tips on its pivot point toward a blessed season of illumination...
Reading Challenge for 2021 Complete
By Polly Castor on December 20, 2021Read moreI read 64 books this year, 12 more than the 52 in this challenge.
Hard Edges and Fiber Art Inspiration (Art by Others)
By Polly Castor on December 19, 2021Read moreTo not limit your expression to the expectations of peers in your medium, sometimes it is best to look...