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EGO Means Edging God Out
By Polly Castor on January 14, 2018Read moreHere is the important point: what the ego says is fake news! It is never true– simply an erroneous...
20The Post (Movie Review)
By Polly Castor on January 13, 2018Read moreWe saw the movie The Post staring Meryl Streep and Tom Hanks, and we loved it. I give this...
Tomatillo Soup with Spinach and Tilapia
By Polly Castor on January 12, 2018Read moreSo this is an example of how I diverge from a recipe, even one of my own. The outcome...
Drama on Deer Isle (New Landscape in Pastel)
By Polly Castor on January 11, 2018Read moreThis sunset from Deer Isle Maine happened a few years ago and I haven't forgotten it.
The Work of Christmas Begins (Howard Thurman Quote)
By Polly Castor on January 10, 2018Read more“When the song of the angels is stilled, when the star in the sky is gone, when the kings and princes...
Delivered from a Drift (poem by Emily Polis Gibson)
By Polly Castor on January 9, 2018Read moreSaved by a storm and dug out from a drift: I celebrate each time I hear your voice singing, knowing you...
Fennel Tangerine Fish Soup (Cioppino Recipe)
By Polly Castor on January 8, 2018Read moreThis tastes perfect this time of year when it is snowy and cold outside, and when tangerines are in...
You are Well, and You Know It
By Polly Castor on January 7, 2018Read moreThis quote about spiritual healing from a book I read last year helps I know what we should claim...
I Sold Three Paintings at My Opening Last Night
By Polly Castor on January 6, 2018Read moreLast night I had a one woman show opening of small, bright, affordable abstract works of mine in Byrd's...
Books I Bought With My Christmas Gift Cards
By Polly Castor on January 5, 2018Read moreSo I usually milk my gift cards, stringing them out all year, but this time I shot my wad...
22 New Small Painting and Collages
By Polly Castor on January 4, 2018Read moreI have a one woman small works show opening tomorrow at Byrd's Books in Bethel, CT from 5:30 -...
The Accidental Empress (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on January 3, 2018Read moreI enjoyed this book of historical fiction about the Empress SiSi (Elizabeth) married to the Austro-Hungarian Emperor Franz Joseph...