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Our Daughter has Decided on a Graduate School
By Polly Castor on April 15, 2013Read moreIn January, I posted relief that all our daughter’s graduate school applications were complete. Since then, we found out that...
00A Poem about Happiness by Naomi Shihab Nye
By Polly Castor on April 14, 2013Read moreHappiness It is difficult to know what to do with so much happiness. With sadness there is something to...
Recipe: Chickpea, Avocado & Arugula Salad
By Polly Castor on April 13, 2013Read moreExcept for hummus, I’m not much of a chickpea eater so I’m venturing on some new ground here…...
Book Review: Steal Like an Artist
By Polly Castor on April 12, 2013Read moreI originally saw this little volume during my recent visit to the MOMA, and I was pleased to be able...
Photos of Early Spring Flowers
By Polly Castor on April 11, 2013Read moreWell we’ve finally had our first hint of lovely spring weather, and our earliest blossoms are beautiful. The crocus...
Pinajian Discovered
By Polly Castor on April 10, 2013Read morePinajian has been discovered as a master of abstraction posthumously when his paintings were discovered piled high in a...
Photos of Heavy Machinery
By Polly Castor on April 9, 2013Read moreOpportunities for photos are everywhere. I thought these textures, shapes and compositions were intriguing.
Recipe: Breakfast Bake with Sweet Potato, Bacon, & Cheddar
By Polly Castor on April 8, 2013Read moreOur youngest loves this. It is best fresh so make it when you have enough people around to...
Prom at St. John’s College
By Polly Castor on April 7, 2013Read moreI love the photo above of our daughter at her Prom with her friend Brian. I’m glad she had...
A Sad Shock at New Pond Farm
By Polly Castor on April 6, 2013Read moreWe finally scored a lovely Saturday up in the 50’s, so I stopped by New Pond Farm with...
Quote About Working Towards Peace and Bliss
By Polly Castor on April 5, 2013Read more“Who you are is made up of three persons. There is the one you think you are, the one...
A Little Humor
By Polly Castor on April 4, 2013Read moreThis is for those of us who take ourselves and the state of our world seriously... as my mother...