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Astro Gallery of Gems
By Polly Castor on October 22, 2016Read moreIf natural collections are something you or yours are into, you'll want to put visiting this place on your...
00Recipe: Crockpot Butternut Squash, Apples, and Cranberries
By Polly Castor on October 21, 2016Read moreThis is delicious and so uncomplicated, you'll be glad to have tried it!
New Plein Air Painting: October Path Between Meadows
By Polly Castor on October 20, 2016Read moreI love being surrounded by the trees right now, each one a kaleidoscope of color, done by the hand...
New Pond Farm in Early Autumn
By Polly Castor on October 19, 2016Read moreJoin me here for a stroll around New Pond Farm, as I revel in the first stages of the...
Book Review: Pollan Family Table Cookbook
By Polly Castor on October 18, 2016Read moreI spent some time over the weekend reading this cookbook, and trying the recipes, and got some great ideas...
Two New Abstract Paintings of Autumn
By Polly Castor on October 17, 2016Read moreThese two abstract paintings depict autumn foliage in morning mist, with vibrant leaf color emerging and popping in refracting...
David Abrams Quote: Talk to, Not only About
By Polly Castor on October 16, 2016Read moreHow insulting to the other beings--to foraging black bears and twisted old cypresses--that no longer sense us talking to...
Movie Review: Queen of Katwe
By Polly Castor on October 15, 2016Read moreI love a story about rising up from behind and winning that shows the indomitability of the human spirit....
Featured Artist: Maurice Esteve
By Polly Castor on October 14, 2016Read moreBy doing my part in furthering his work, maybe I can help him eventually become well known.
Jeannine’s Cats on the Beach
By Polly Castor on October 13, 2016Read moreAs a photographer, I loved the contrast between the cats soft fur and the course beach rocks and sand.
Recent Black & White Photographs
By Polly Castor on October 12, 2016Read moreHere are the black and white photographs I've taken recently...
Grace Notes #1
By Polly Castor on October 11, 2016Read more"Grace notes" will occasionally capture my jottings of incidental gratitude for sacramental moments in the shards of daily...