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Book Review: The Interestings
By Polly Castor on September 22, 2016Read moreI have just now slogged through it and do not recommend it, giving it only three stars. The bottom...
10What a Good Decision Feels Like
By Polly Castor on September 21, 2016Read more"When something is right for me, I always have an indescribable sense of peace about it. Knowing that this...
My Husband and the New Pond Farm Harvest Dinner
By Polly Castor on September 20, 2016Read moreI'm so grateful such a wonderful place as New Pond Farm exists, and I'm proud of all my husband's...
Ropes and Traps
By Polly Castor on September 19, 2016Read moreThese ropes and traps from Little Cranberry Island are a medley of line and anticipation. What are you walking...
Sunsets from the Islesford Dock
By Polly Castor on September 18, 2016Read moreThe sunsets as seen from the Islesford Dock are a kaleidoscope of beauty. Several times I interrupted my dinner...
Food at the Islesford Dock
By Polly Castor on September 17, 2016Read moreThey have built something wonderful here. They pampered us with spicy ginger brew, appetizers, and three delicious meals a...
Islesford Workshop: The People and Their Work
By Polly Castor on September 16, 2016Read moreIt was fun to discover what we had in common, and to see the different approaches and styles to...
Henry Isaacs / Ashley Bryan Workshop Notes
By Polly Castor on September 15, 2016Read moreA powerhouse group, their advice was gentle and encouraging, freeing and supportive, and blissfully without prescription. If I taught,...
Featured Artist: Ashley Bryan
By Polly Castor on September 14, 2016Read moreI will never forget this man's energy, love of color, excitement for the creative process, his great attitude, and...
Two Islesford Apple Trees I Painted
By Polly Castor on September 13, 2016Read moreSince it was foggy during the workshop, I did not paint any grand vistas as I expected, but instead...
On My Way to Little Cranberry Island for a Painting Workshop
By Polly Castor on September 12, 2016Read moreI was so delighted to squeeze in at the last minute to Henry Isaacs and Ashley Bryan's last Painting...
My Invocation at our 9/11 Anniversary Service
By Polly Castor on September 11, 2016Read moreToday I am giving the invocation for our 9/11 fifteenth anniversary memorial service sponsored by our local clergy association....