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Beautiful Sky at Ferris Acres
By Polly Castor on July 15, 2013Read moreWe took our friend Anne (who is also a reader of this blog) to Ferris Acres Creamery in Newtown yesterday evening...
Poem by Maya Stein: First Quiet of the Morning
By Polly Castor on July 14, 2013Read moreDon't spend it on the stack of mail, the phone call, the mounting inventory of groceries. Resist the finished...
Newtown Library Sale: Board Books & Picture Books
By Polly Castor on July 13, 2013Read moreToday I made my yearly sojourn to the Newtown library sale. Other than buying about ten movie DVD’s and...
Recipe: James’ Butterscotch Brownies
By Polly Castor on July 12, 2013Read moreThis my husband’s go-to recipe when we need to bring something yummy and quick (like to the picnic before...
Photos of Jamie
By Polly Castor on July 11, 2013Read moreHere are recent photos I took of blog reader Jamie…
At the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival
By Polly Castor on July 10, 2013Read moreI recommend this Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival held on the lovely grounds of Boscobel with its outstanding view. We saw All’s Well that...
Our Daughter Back from Cattle-working in Colorado
By Polly Castor on July 9, 2013Read moreOur youngest daughter is back from a two week program of cattle-working in Colorado. She had a great time...
Photos from My Morning Walk
By Polly Castor on July 8, 2013Read moreI took these photos today on my morning walk in our neighborhood. Since the weekend temperatures crested over...
One Anothering
By Polly Castor on July 7, 2013Read moreCatching up on a backlog of email yesterday, I found this list on this blog, and thought it worthy of...
Book Review: The Marriage Plot
By Polly Castor on July 6, 2013Read moreYou can see why this author has won the Pulitzer Prize; he writes well. That said, I still didn’t...
Some Good Bits and Clips July 2013
By Polly Castor on July 5, 2013Read more(Above: Rainbow Car Atlas Made of 2,500 Toy Cars by David T. Waller) Here are some links and videos...