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Recent Black and White Photographs
By Polly Castor on January 10, 2014Read moreI enjoy the challenge of taking photos in black and white…
00This Year’s New Year’s Resolution
By Polly Castor on January 9, 2014Read moreI had to laugh, looking back on last year’s resolution, which –quoting a Calvin and Hobbes cartoon– was to...
Quote from Janet Rebhan
By Polly Castor on January 8, 2014Read more“In this new year, may you have a deep understanding of your true value and worth, an absolute faith...
Recipe: Herbed Lemon Pepper Butter for Swordfish
By Polly Castor on January 7, 2014Read moreWe don’t have swordfish that often but when we do, this is one way we enjoy having it. This...
Book Review: The Signature of All Things
By Polly Castor on January 6, 2014Read moreI enjoyed this long, detailed new novel by the author of the famous bestselling memoir, Eat, Pray, Love. Two-thirds...
Poem: Another Blizzard
By Polly Castor on January 5, 2014Read moreAnother Blizzard Grocery store so crowded all carts are in use inside a buzz of people line up to...
Movies I Watched Over the Holidays
By Polly Castor on January 4, 2014Read moreWhen our kids are home I watch more movies. Some years I have seen a lot in the theaters...
Two Paintings: Colloquium & Bass Note
By Polly Castor on January 3, 2014Read moreI made these two abstract paintings over the holidays. They are both 18” x 24” and are done in acrylic....
A Bit Exciting but Thankfully Uneventful
By Polly Castor on January 2, 2014Read moreWell, our son was supposed to return from Winter Camp at Crystal Lake tomorrow, but because of this snow...
Best of 2013
By Polly Castor on January 1, 2014Read moreWow. I’ve finished five years on this daily blog. That's 1,825 entries! Here's an extensive list of best...
20 Things to Let Go Of Before the New Year
By Polly Castor on December 31, 2013Read moreI did not write this, but I thought it worth sharing:
Book Review: The Circle
By Polly Castor on December 30, 2013Read moreI give this novel five stars. It is a modern cautionary tale in vein with Orwell’s 1984. Unfortunately, it...