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It’s Not Too Late to Achieve Your Dream
By Polly Castor on July 3, 2016Read moreNever tell yourself you’re too old to make it. Never tell yourself you missed your chance. Never tell yourself...
20I Have Three Paintings in a Show in Essex
By Polly Castor on July 2, 2016Read moreI have three large, bright paintings in an Essex Art Association show at 10 North Main Street, Essex, Connecticut,...
William Wordsworth Poem about Infancy
By Polly Castor on July 1, 2016Read moreHeaven lies about us in our infancy!
Bits and Clips for June 2016
By Polly Castor on June 30, 2016Read moreWow, June flew fast! Here is the best I saw, read, or heard on the internet this month.
Photos of June Roses
By Polly Castor on June 29, 2016Read moreJune flew by, but I still took time to smell the roses, savoring each one.
Two New Handmade Ceramic Vases
By Polly Castor on June 28, 2016Read moreBoth are carved and highly textural. Both were glazed with very different glazing processes and colors, but interestingly ended...
Book Review: Gilead (& Quote About the Fifth Commandment)
By Polly Castor on June 27, 2016Read moreThis work of fiction requires some quiet, as well a slow pace, to take it in.
I Love These Homeschoolers
By Polly Castor on June 26, 2016Read moreI have supported many through the process from bewilderment to success, and it is such a joy to...
How Love Arrives from All Directions
By Polly Castor on June 25, 2016Read more"Love and ego cannot go together. Knowledge and ego go together perfectly well, but...
6,000 Tweets
By Polly Castor on June 24, 2016Read moreI have now done 6,000 tweets on Twitter in seven years. You can see my current Twitter feed
New Abstract Expressionist Painting: Off We Go
By Polly Castor on June 23, 2016Read more"Off We Go" and is about galloping forward on strong impulse, surrounded by light and good thoughts. It...
Recipe: Kohlrabi Slaw
By Polly Castor on June 22, 2016Read moreNever had kohlrabi, or have been wanting to, but didn't know what to do with it? Give this a...