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Peony Photos (with a poem by Mary Oliver)
By Polly Castor on June 12, 2017Read moreThe peonies this year have been exceptional as you can see by the volume of photos in this post....
10How Goldfish Got Their Smiles
By Polly Castor on June 11, 2017Read moreIt pleases me beyond reason that I actually know the person that had enough vision, faith, and fun to...
I’m in the EndWorks: Out of Darkness Show
By Polly Castor on June 10, 2017Read moreMy piece is about how the shards of violence are very dramatic and demanding, in our face and catching...
24 Mistakes (by Jim Palmer)
By Polly Castor on June 9, 2017Read morePutting church over community. Putting orthodoxy over love. Putting certainty over wonder. Putting teaching over conversation...
Rhododendron Photos
By Polly Castor on June 8, 2017Read moreThese rhododendrons are fireworks of beauty. I love them! I am so grateful to live in such a beautiful...
Diana Sanford (Featured Artist)
By Polly Castor on June 7, 2017Read moreThere aren't too many contemporary pastel artists doing terrific abstract work, so I have been delighted to come upon...
Deviled Eggs (Easy and Delicious Recipe)
By Polly Castor on June 6, 2017Read morePeople are always glad to see you arrive with them and they are the first things on a groaning...
Sunday School Lessons from Joseph
By Polly Castor on June 5, 2017Read moreHere were some of the lessons from this story we discussed in Sunday School:
Singing Around Obstacles (Two Poems, Same Brilliant Analogy)
By Polly Castor on June 4, 2017Read moreI love the metaphor both of these pieces utilize. Indeed, take heart! "The impeded stream is the one that...
I’m in this New Pond Farm Invitational Art Show
By Polly Castor on June 3, 2017Read moreI have six landscape paintings done in pastel in this Invitational Art Show at New Pond Farm. Stop by...
The Painter’s Daughter (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on June 2, 2017Read moreThis entertaining novel would make a perfect beach read. I'm glad to have started my summer off with it!
Two New Landscape Paintings in Pastel
By Polly Castor on June 1, 2017Read moreOver Memorial Day Weekend I completed these two new landscape paintings of New Pond Farm done in Pastel.