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Confucius Says
By Polly Castor on March 24, 2014Read moreI found this 1977 $2.00 volume of sayings by Confucius. I couldn’t resist sharing some of these with...
00Movie Review: The Grand Budapest Hotel
By Polly Castor on March 23, 2014Read moreThis movie by Wes Anderson was more quirky than his movie Moonrise Kingdom– if that is possible– and more...
Book Review: The Burgess Boys
By Polly Castor on March 22, 2014Read moreI give it four stars as well; I am glad I read it, even though it is not really...
Recipe: Tortilla Chip Casserole
By Polly Castor on March 21, 2014Read moreHere is what you do with the chip bits at the bottom of the bag. This is very delicious!...
New Poem: Suddenly it is Spring
By Polly Castor on March 20, 2014Read moreLike it knew the day on the calendar, suddenly it is spring. Yesterday the grass was brown and brittle, dreary...
Robert Louis Stevenson Quote
By Polly Castor on March 19, 2014Read moreThe best things in life are nearest...
Three Abstract Paintings in Acrylic
By Polly Castor on March 18, 2014Read moreHere are some recent paintings that I’ve done in acrylic. The two below are 24” x 36”, and the...
Recipe: Linda’s Irish Soda Bread
By Polly Castor on March 17, 2014Read moreI was fortunate to have Linda’s soda bread this weekend and it was the best I’ve ever tasted –nothing...
Book Review: Where’d You Go, Bernadette?
By Polly Castor on March 16, 2014Read moreUnexpectedly, I really enjoyed this fun, light book, and give this romping novel four stars.
Make the Ordinary Come Alive
By Polly Castor on March 15, 2014Read moreDo not ask your children to strive for extraordinary lives. Such striving may seem admirable, but it is a way of foolishness.
About the New SAT
By Polly Castor on March 14, 2014Read moreWell there has been a lot of buzz about the new revision to the SAT that will apply to...
Two Tissue Paper Collages
By Polly Castor on March 13, 2014Read moreI love working with colored tissue paper, and am intrigued with the layering possibilities of it. The only problem...