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The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on July 2, 2018Read moreI warn you, there are a lot of guns in this book, and because of that, I debated even...
00Short Poems About Peace by Children
By Polly Castor on July 1, 2018Read morePlaques like these by elementary school aged children are scattered all over the peace garden near the Sacramento capitol.
Bits and Clips for June 2018
By Polly Castor on June 30, 2018Read moreThis is a monthly feature of the best that I saw, read or head on the internet in the...
June Roses 2018 (Photos)
By Polly Castor on June 29, 2018Read moreI hope these images of the beautiful roses bring as much joy and sunshine into your life as they...
Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento
By Polly Castor on June 28, 2018Read moreWe enjoyed our first visit to the Crocker Museum of Art while we were in Sacramento. In this post...
Photos from Airplanes
By Polly Castor on June 27, 2018Read moreAll these photos out the airplane windows were taken with my (unfiltered) iPhone.
Prayer Nuggets #4
By Polly Castor on June 26, 2018Read moreHere are some nuggets from my private prayers that I’ve been outwardly working on lately:
Roasted Red Pepper Sauce (Recipe)
By Polly Castor on June 25, 2018Read moreThis sauce is delicious. You could put it on pasta, spiraled veggies, filets of fish, or like shown in...
The Way Other People Treat Us Isn’t About Us (Rita Sharma Quote)
By Polly Castor on June 24, 2018Read moreYou don’t have to allow their judgement to become your truth.
Good Books About Trains for Children and Young Adults
By Polly Castor on June 23, 2018Read moreTrains is a subject that does not sound like school but has many important lessons none the less, including...
Psalm of Life (Poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow)
By Polly Castor on June 22, 2018Read moreLet us, then, be up and doing, With a heart for any fate; Still achieving, still pursuing, Learn to labor and to...
Five Recent Pages from my Artist’s Journal
By Polly Castor on June 21, 2018Read moreWorking in an artist's journal when I am too busy to paint larger full concept works remains an important...