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Recent Artist Journal Pages
By Polly Castor on July 15, 2017Read moreMy artist's journal is a place to catch a quick idea, or try out ideas before investing time in...
00Vegetarian Sandwich Ideas
By Polly Castor on July 14, 2017Read moreMix and match your vegetables, fruits, flavors, herbs, sauces, nut butters, and condiments for great vegetarian sandwiches. Be adventurous...
Main Street, Ridgefield, Connecticut in Photos
By Polly Castor on July 13, 2017Read moreI take a stroll down Main Street. Here are some photos of those weekly ramblings, and you'll see why...
Two New Ceramics Pieces out of the Kiln
By Polly Castor on July 12, 2017Read moreI threw both on the wheel and carved both in the sgraffito method I enjoy. I am so glad...
Hope (Poem by Lisel Mueller)
By Polly Castor on July 11, 2017Read moreIt hovers in dark corners before the lights are turned on, it shakes sleep from its eyes and drops from mushroom gills,
Early Summer Rose Photos
By Polly Castor on July 10, 2017Read moreI hope you enjoy these photos of roses I've taken recently– they are so demure and fragrant and temporal.
Lessons from Moses
By Polly Castor on July 9, 2017Read moreI'll briefly summarize the story of Moses, then I'll highlight some of the lessons my Sunday School class gleaned.
My One Woman Show Opens at the Essex Public Library
By Polly Castor on July 8, 2017Read moreMy one woman show has opened in the Essex, Connecticut Public Library this week. If you are in the...
The Delight of Being Ordinary (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on July 7, 2017Read moreI encourage you to read and think about this little gem. I give it four stars.
I Missed You! (The Blog is Back)
By Polly Castor on July 6, 2017Read moreWhat happened is that after 9.5 years of blogging everyday, this site grew too large for our (affordable) server....
Green Harissa Recipe
By Polly Castor on July 5, 2017Read moreThis is great stuff to add to all sorts of things. Try it in a wrap or on eggs....
Happy Fourth of July with Links
By Polly Castor on July 4, 2017Read moreWe had a quiet day here, reading on the front porch while the Firecracker Race runs by, chatting by...