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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,
01Early 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...
Fabulous Watermelon Cooler
By Polly Castor on July 3, 2017Read moreThis is incredibly good. Be sure to give this one a try!
Mary Baker Eddy in a letter to James Neal
By Polly Castor on July 2, 2017Read moreLet all my thoughts and aims be high, unselfish, charitable, meek,—spiritually minded.
I’m in this Art Association Show
By Polly Castor on July 1, 2017Read moreThe show's theme was "a Walk Through the..." , hence the landscapes I submitted.