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The Hill We Climb (Amanda Gorman’s Inaugural Poem)
By Polly Castor on January 21, 2021Read moreFor there is always light, if only we’re brave enough to see it If only we’re brave enough to be it
34Manifesto (Poem by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer)
By Polly Castor on January 20, 2021Read moreAnd who says we can't? Let's do it anyway.
Recent Black and White Photographs
By Polly Castor on January 19, 2021Read moreAs an artist noticing value ranges in a mostly gray world, these instances of clear juxtaposition jump out at...
Entire Letter from the Birmingham Jail (by Martin Luther King)
By Polly Castor on January 18, 2021Read moreThis is long but on this day or remembrance, please read this and consider it's application to today:
All Creatures Great and Small (Movie Review)
By Polly Castor on January 17, 2021Read moreIt is so good to spend some time in simpler, rural days, helping animals to thrive, when morals are...
Savory Tuna Burgers with Sriracha Mayonnaise on Portobello Mushroom “Buns” (Recipe)
By Polly Castor on January 16, 2021Read moreWow. This is the best thing I have eaten in a long time. So flavorful and satisfying!
A Woman of No Importance (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on January 15, 2021Read moreWow. Here's a story of WWII's most dangerous spy. She was a handicapped woman!
Two New Impressionistic Landscapes in Pastel
By Polly Castor on January 14, 2021Read moreThis is the time of year, when I can no longer paint outside, I paint from photo references and...
New Photos of Me (Including Bloopers)
By Polly Castor on January 13, 2021Read moreMaybe posting these shots here will give you a better sense of who is in your inbox every morning,...
“Chicken Noodle Soup” – with No Chicken and No Grain (Recipe)
By Polly Castor on January 12, 2021Read moreWithout either the chicken or the traditional noodles, people tell me this soup has that same heart warming, restorative...
Grace Notes #31 (with Photos of our Holidays)
By Polly Castor on January 11, 2021Read moreI am furthering my ongoing goal of appreciating such a continuous, overflowing abundance of random good.
Winter Blessing (New Poem by Polly Castor)
By Polly Castor on January 10, 2021Read moreLet's enjoy winter for it is fleeting!