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Writing Prompt: Cory and the Frog
By Polly Castor on January 8, 2013Read moreIn my writing class this last fall we were first to write a character sketch from a photo in...
00Speech by Charlie Chaplin
By Polly Castor on January 7, 2013Read moreThis speech is from Charlie Chaplin’s movie The Great Dictator. What do you think of it? How do we...
“You Live a Charmed Life”
By Polly Castor on January 6, 2013Read moreA blog reader actually said that to me yesterday. To quote my Dad’s mother, “Ha!” It is only because...
Another Re-blooming Orchid
By Polly Castor on January 5, 2013Read moreMy husband is so casual about this but yet again he’s got an orchid re-blooming. This one was purchased...
Photos of Local Mushrooms
By Polly Castor on January 4, 2013Read moreRecently I stopped by Holbrook Farm and to my delight they had just received their first delivery of these...
Book Review: The Art of Urban Sketching
By Polly Castor on January 4, 2013Read moreThis book arose out of a vibrant online community of urban sketchers sharing their locale through the internet; there...
How to Keep Pesto Green
By Polly Castor on January 3, 2013Read moreMaybe you all know this and I’m slow to catch on? Or does your homemade pesto turn brown in...
Book Review: What the World Eats
By Polly Castor on January 2, 2013Read moreSince this book has been on my “to read” list for years, I finally got it from inter-library loan...
Winging it in the New Year
By Polly Castor on January 1, 2013Read moreHappy New Year! I’ve made many New Year’s Resolutions in the past, but this year I’m going with...
Best of 2012
By Polly Castor on December 31, 2012Read moreWow. I’ve finished four years on this daily blog. That's 1,424 entries! Here are the best posts of 2012...
Howard Thurman Quote
By Polly Castor on December 30, 2012Read more"When the song of the angels is stilled, When the star in the sky is gone, When the kings and princes...
Reminiscing About Our Wedding
By Polly Castor on December 29, 2012Read moreWe got married in New York City since that’s where I lived – not in Ann Arbor where I...