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Valentine’s Flowers For You Today
By Polly Castor on February 14, 2020Read moreHappy Valentine's Day! Thank you for being you and being in my life!
21Our Youngest turns 23
By Polly Castor on February 13, 2020Read moreA photo collection of our daughter throughout last year. We are so grateful to have her with us in...
Seven Roles for Everyone Including a Sharpened Saw
By Polly Castor on February 11, 2020Read moreYou will feel an enlarged capacity this way, with more of a sense of dominion.
The Dutch House (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on February 10, 2020Read moreIf you are going to read this melancholy new novel by Ann Patchett, I suggest listening to it on...
Hope (poem by Lisel Mueller)
By Polly Castor on February 9, 2020Read moreHope is the singular gift we cannot destroy in ourselves...
My Birthday 2020
By Polly Castor on February 8, 2020Read moreThank you everybody for making my trips around the sun so wonderful.
Pity the Nation (Poem by Lawrence Ferlinghetti)
By Polly Castor on February 7, 2020Read moreNot a proud time in my country.
The Last Six New Abstracts that are in my Current Show
By Polly Castor on February 6, 2020Read moreIf you are too far to see the show in person, you can still buy originals!
Shrimp Cabbage Pad Thai (Recipe)
By Polly Castor on February 5, 2020Read moreThis is a good alternative for making pad thai. We'll be returning to this a lot.
Don’t Absorb, Deflect (New Poem by Polly Castor)
By Polly Castor on February 4, 2020Read moreDon't be a paper towel. Be more like a goalie.
Two New Landscapes in Pastel
By Polly Castor on February 3, 2020Read moreI like these two new pastel landscape paintings that I finished for my solo show.