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Back At Creative Arts Camp
By Polly Castor on August 24, 2017Read moreThis is a church camp and I love the intersection of Christian Scientists and creative people. They are both...
00Our Youngest Daughter Moves into Her First Apartment and Begins Junior Year
By Polly Castor on August 23, 2017Read moreThe apartment is owned by the campus itself, complete with campus furniture and a full kitchen. It is quite...
Two Pottery Pieces Fresh Out of the Kiln
By Polly Castor on August 22, 2017Read moreBoth of these pieces that I have done in sgraffito have recently emerged from the kiln.
Eclipse Links
By Polly Castor on August 21, 2017Read moreHere are a few links for today's solar eclipse: facts about it, places to view it, and to watch...
The Glass Universe (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on August 20, 2017Read moreIf you are interested in astronomy, or like detailed histories especially in the sciences, or you are interested in...
House, Gardens, and Art at Hill-Stead Museum
By Polly Castor on August 19, 2017Read 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
By Polly Castor on August 18, 2017Read 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
By Polly Castor on August 17, 2017Read 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
By Polly Castor on August 16, 2017Read 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
By Polly Castor on August 15, 2017Read 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
By Polly Castor on August 14, 2017Read 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)
By Polly Castor on August 13, 2017Read more..and by aspiring to be self-sufficing, he fell away from him who truly suffices him."