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Our New Cold Frame
By Polly Castor on May 17, 2014Read moreMy husband has built a cold frame just out of our front door. We are hoping to extend...
00Book Review: Joseph
By Polly Castor on May 16, 2014Read moreBoth my husband and I throughly enjoyed this book! I give it an enthusiastic five stars.
Recipe: Mediterranean Spaghetti Squash
By Polly Castor on May 15, 2014Read moreWe enjoy this as a light meal on its own, but I suppose it could be considered a side...
Recent Artwork by Our Younger Daughter
By Polly Castor on May 14, 2014Read moreSee the earrings she fashioned for me in an original design and a drawing she has done recently...
New Abstract Painting: “Whose Seed is in Itself”
By Polly Castor on May 13, 2014Read moreThis new painting of mine is 16” x 20” and done in acrylic. It’s title, “Whose Seed is in...
Photos from a Gorgeous Day
By Polly Castor on May 12, 2014Read moreThe weather was spectacular. It felt like I was living inside a pointillist or Impressionistic painting, as the trees...
A Poem About Motherhood by Sharon Olds
By Polly Castor on May 11, 2014Read moreI can't remember the instant I gave my life to them...
Book Review: Mom Candy
By Polly Castor on May 10, 2014Read moreThis is an inch and a half thick book full of a thousand quotes for moms, perfect for mother’s...
Recipe: Mushroom Risotto with Tilapia
By Polly Castor on May 9, 2014Read moreThis heartwarming dish is perfect for a chilly or rainy day.
Potted Flowers at New Pond Farm
By Polly Castor on May 8, 2014Read moreI thought their potted flowers were too fabulous not to share...
Book Review: Cooked
By Polly Castor on May 7, 2014Read moreI became a fan of Michael Pollan’s over his book The Omnivore’s Dilemma which was a watershed read for...
Photos from Today’s Spring Walk
By Polly Castor on May 6, 2014Read moreI loved the ever changing sky, the variety of flowers, the fiddleheads on the ferns, the lichen on the...