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Be the First Light for Someone Stumbling in the Dark
By Polly Castor on September 9, 2017Read more"When harsh events erupt, the unthinkable happens and daily living feels like an impossible challenge, a smile or kind...
10Chef’s Table (Series on Netflix)
By Polly Castor on September 8, 2017Read moreEach show of the series highlights one of the chefs from the top 50 restaurants in the world. You...
Grace Notes #7
By Polly Castor on September 7, 2017Read moreAs I pray about fires, flooding, and hurricanes, it seems like a good time to focus on gratitude. Let's...
The One Person I am With Forever (Louise Hay Quote)
By Polly Castor on September 6, 2017Read moreMy relationship with myself is eternal, so I choose to be my own best friend. I choose to love...
Roasted Tomato Sauce Method
By Polly Castor on September 5, 2017Read moreWe put only tomatoes in this: no oil, no spices or salt, etc, so we can use it in...
Bits and Clips for August 2017
By Polly Castor on September 4, 2017Read moreThis is a monthly feature of the highlights that I saw, read, watched, or listened to on the internet...
There is More Than Enough Good To Go Around
By Polly Castor on September 3, 2017Read more"There is a lie that acts like a virus within the mind of humanity. And that lie is, ‘There’s...
Welcome Home (Poem by Polly Castor)
By Polly Castor on September 2, 2017Read moreI used to ask if he missed me. He did not, citing his completeness independence, and self-sufficiency. Did you even notice I...
My Photos and Art by Others at Creative Arts Camp 2017
By Polly Castor on September 1, 2017Read moreHere are my photos of Creative Arts Camp and of other's art there
People at Creative Arts Camp 2017
By Polly Castor on August 31, 2017Read moreHere are photos of the people at Creative Arts Camp– these people are the reason I come each and...
Last Camp Painting 2017: Cabin Sunflowers
By Polly Castor on August 30, 2017Read moreThis is the last assignment at this year's Creative Arts Camp. We were to paint a still life with...
Exercise: Gestural Abstract Painting
By Polly Castor on August 29, 2017Read moreSo many things at camp are about movement. All artists are about moving thought. In this exercise we were...