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Give the Gift of Solution-Oriented News
By Polly Castor on December 9, 2018Read moreI want to encourage you too to give the gift of balanced, unifying, hopeful views on our world that...
03Great Portobello Mushroom Burgers (Recipe)
By Polly Castor on December 8, 2018Read moreThis burger, holds its shape perfectly, neither too dry nor too wet. Plus it is gluten free, is delicious,...
My Antonia (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on December 7, 2018Read moreI give it five stars; it is a classic for a reason. Willa Cather's prose is outstanding without being...
Grace Notes #16 (with Photos)
By Polly Castor on December 6, 2018Read moreNow I am furthering my ongoing goal of appreciating such a continuous, overflowing abundance of random good.
Awaken in Love’s Likeness (New Poem by Polly Castor)
By Polly Castor on December 5, 2018Read moreWe have a worthy day to claim and must receive it with open arms, letting it rush toward us in glittering rays that...
Warm Potato Salad with Leeks and Radishes (No-Mayo Recipe)
By Polly Castor on December 4, 2018Read moreThis potato salad with a mustard vinaigrette is much better than mayo laden ones. Served warm on cold days,...
Live in the Present (New Abstract in Pastel by Polly Castor)
By Polly Castor on December 3, 2018Read moreI have been working on obtaining more textural elements with pastel and in this painting I have hit on...
Nursing Our Churches
By Polly Castor on December 2, 2018Read moreI was the middle speaker on a panel both in CT and NYC. I spoke about how to...
Our Deepest Fear (Quote by Marianne Williamson)
By Polly Castor on December 1, 2018Read moreOur deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure....
Bits and Clips for November 2018
By Polly Castor on November 30, 2018Read moreI hope you find something that is inspiring, helpful, educational, gratifying, thought provoking, or motivational:
Lemony Lentil Soup with Turmeric (Recipe)
By Polly Castor on November 29, 2018Read moreThis is a quick, easy, nourishing, deliciously different, affordable, stovetop meal. What could be better?
Mind Wanting More (poem by Holly Hughes)
By Polly Castor on November 28, 2018Read more...as if this quiet day with its tentative light weren't enough, as if joy weren't strewn all around.