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Can Material Things Make You Happy?
By Polly Castor on November 11, 2013Read moreA friend of mine on Facebook evaluates SAT essays professionally. I have been fascinated to learn from him how...
00Book Review: A Small Farm in Maine
By Polly Castor on November 10, 2013Read moreI really enjoyed this small volume and give it four stars. I chose to read it for my memoir...
Amazing Grace
By Polly Castor on November 9, 2013Read moreI was at an event that was graced by the amazing Bagpipe player Iain Massie who even played for...
Some Foodie Infographics
By Polly Castor on November 8, 2013Read moreI thought these might be appreciated:
New Poem: Toward a “Both/And” World
By Polly Castor on November 7, 2013Read moreToward a “Both/And” World Sometimes we get so fused up over something being either/or when it can easily...
Some of our Favorite Apple Recipes
By Polly Castor on November 6, 2013Read moreWe’ve got a lot of apples around. I’ve been making baked apples, and my husband has made his apple...
My First Sgraffito Pots
By Polly Castor on November 5, 2013Read moreI’ve been wanting to try this technique for some time. Sgraffito is the process of scraping away underglaze while...
My Article in the Christian Science Monitor: Waging Peace
By Polly Castor on November 4, 2013Read moreMy article titled “Waging Peace” is running today in the Christian Science Monitor’s religious column. Click here to read...
Two New Abstract Paintings
By Polly Castor on November 3, 2013Read moreI’m not totally thrilled with these, but I share them as stepping stones in my process. I tried out...
Poem by Leslea Newman
By Polly Castor on November 2, 2013Read moreSecret Sometimes when the morning sun streams through the kitchen window and I’m washing the dishes or opening...
Restaurant: Green Granary
By Polly Castor on November 1, 2013Read moreAs I mentioned, my daughter is taking a Botany class a couple mornings a week with a homeschool group...
Happy Halloween
By Polly Castor on October 31, 2013Read moreHope you enjoy your holiday! (Check out my newspaper article about Halloween if you missed it last weekend…)