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Spring at New Pond Farm (New Abstract Landscape in Pastel)
By Polly Castor on May 8, 2021Read moreSometimes painting an abstraction is more representational of a place and a feeling than a literal depiction is.
Mashed Turnips, with Potatoes, Leeks, and Apples (Recipe)
By Polly Castor on May 7, 2021Read moreHere is a change up from the usual mashed potatoes...
Love Yourself (Deep Think #16)
By Polly Castor on May 6, 2021Read moreThere is an important and necessary way to love yourself, as well as an approach to be avoided.
Visit to the New Britain Museum of Art for the Helen Frankenthaler Show
By Polly Castor on May 5, 2021Read morePhotos from our visit with thoughts on Frankenthaler.
Firefly Lane (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on May 4, 2021Read moreI'm ambivalent about this one and not recommending it. I'm glad to move on to something else.
Photos from April Hikes at Huntington State Park 2021
By Polly Castor on May 3, 2021Read moreStill plodding the same land, I've been reveling in the incremental arrival of spring.
Be the Light of the World (Gregory Boyle Quote)
By Polly Castor on May 2, 2021Read moreLike this weeping cherry tree, be who you are and shine forth!
Magnified Magnolia (New Large Pastel Painting)
By Polly Castor on May 1, 2021Read moreI love the supple, soft undulations of magnolia petals.
Bits and Clips for April 2021
By Polly Castor on April 30, 2021Read moreI hope you find something in all these paintings, photos, videos, quotes, links and memes that inspires, educates, encourages,...
Mill Town (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on April 29, 2021Read moreThis is an important book about environmental destruction; it is an intense but necessary read.
Circulation of Ideas (New Poem by Polly Castor)
By Polly Castor on April 28, 2021Read more...in an endlessly shiny ring of supply meeting demand and demand meeting supply.