A journal of art, photography, spirituality, ideas, books, movies, food, poetry & hope
The Glass Universe (Book Review)
Read moreIf you are interested in astronomy, or like detailed histories especially in the sciences, or you are interested in...
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House, Gardens, and Art at Hill-Stead Museum
Read moreIf you haven't seen this small gem, it is definitely worth the short amount of time it takes to...
Duchess Rail Trail Bike Ride Over the Hudson
Read moreWe left from Hopewell Junction, and round trip, across the Hudson and back, it was 28 miles.
New Pastel Painting: Amaranth in the Gardens at Hollandia
Read moreThe gardens here locally at Hollandia nursery are amazing. I have always wanted to paint them. Here I was...
I was Featured in the Pastel Society Newsletter
Read moreIt is interesting that she chose her theme of me as a risk taker– not something I always see...
Response to Violence in Charlottesville: God Loves Variety
Read moreI thought this letter to the editor by my colleague on our local Ridgefield Clergy Association was a brilliant...
Our Youngest Graduates from Sunday School
Read moreYesterday our daughter graduated from Sunday School with her friend...see photos in this post of our graduation celebration, complete...
Who Truly Suffices (Augustine Quote)
Read more..and by aspiring to be self-sufficing, he fell away from him who truly suffices him."
Seneca Rocks (new poem by Polly Castor)
Read more...convoluted matrix of time, place, fickle appearances. and ephemeral light, all converging to seem so regal– monolithic and impossibly out of reach...
The Girl Who Drank the Moon (Book Review)
Read moreI thoroughly enjoyed this 2017 Newberry Award winner that many said was the best book of 2016.
Whole30 Compliant Recipes and Ideas (with Breakfast Photos)
Read moreMany of my blog readers have asked me for some Whole30 meal ideas, knowing that I generally eat that...
Featured Artist: Anne Ryan
Read moreShe was a poet that started doing collage at the age of 57, and went on to create 400...
