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John Milton Quote; Art by Louis Bording
By Polly Castor on November 24, 2012Read more“Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we...
00Two New Gouaches
By Polly Castor on November 23, 2012Read moreI did these two new gouaches by candlelight during the hurricane and just today, with this excellent weather, I...
All the Kids Home for Thanksgiving
By Polly Castor on November 22, 2012Read moreOur refrigerator is crammed; yes, that’s seven pounds of butter you see, and four dozen eggs. All the kids...
Winning Hearts and Minds Cake: aka Flour-less Chocolate Cake
By Polly Castor on November 21, 2012Read moreThis recipe is from a cookbook that I blogged about recently. The author made gobs of this cake for...
Thanksgiving Dishes for Vegetarians
By Polly Castor on November 20, 2012Read moreAs a non-Turkey eater, I appreciated the ideas on the two sites below, and I thought you might as...
Boston Food
By Polly Castor on November 19, 2012Read morePart of the tradition of going to SPLASH is eating out. Here is some of our restaurant food: Delicious,...
My 11th MIT SPLASH Weekend
By Polly Castor on November 18, 2012Read moreAs discussed on this blog before, I found myself once again at MIT SPLASH weekend: a remarkable weekend of...
Clarissa Pinkola Estes Quote
By Polly Castor on November 17, 2012Read more“Mend the parts of the world that are within your reach. To strive to live this way is the...
Connecticut Clay Artists’ Show
By Polly Castor on November 16, 2012Read moreI enjoyed going to this Connecticut Clay Artist’s show. Some of this work was done in the same studio...
Book Review: Unpacking My Library: Writers and Their Books
By Polly Castor on November 15, 2012Read moreI had seen this book in my book catalogs so when it showed up on a library’s new book...
Does Anyone Know What This is?
By Polly Castor on November 14, 2012Read moreI am curious what this is. Does anyone know? I’ll post here the answer when it is determined. I...
Our Daughter starts Sanguine Beads
By Polly Castor on November 13, 2012Read moreRidgefield Guild of Artists requested to sell some of our youngest daughter’s bead creations. So, she has started a...