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Book Review: A Bigger Message (Conversations with David Hockney)
By Polly Castor on June 22, 2012Read moreI found this book fascinating and give it five stars. David Hockney’s work has spanned a provocative period...
00Photos of a Hot Walk at New Pond Farm
By Polly Castor on June 21, 2012Read moreWhen it is hovering just below 100˚ with lots of humidity it can feel like the longest day of...
Recipe: Garlic Scape and Almond Pesto
By Polly Castor on June 20, 2012Read moreIf you are growing garlic scapes or see them in the Farmer’s Market this time of year, this is...
Photos of Houses in my Neighborhood Last Spring
By Polly Castor on June 19, 2012Read moreI took these photos on some of the nice days early this spring but never got around to posting...
My Sister’s Family Comes For Lunch
By Polly Castor on June 18, 2012Read moreTo most of you this event may not seem newsworthy, but this is the third time these folks have...
Recipe: Triple Chocolate Chunk Cookies
By Polly Castor on June 17, 2012Read moreI got this recipe from blog reader Patti, who got it from blog reader Anne, who got it from...
Is This Abstract Painting Finished or Not?
By Polly Castor on June 16, 2012Read moreThis is layer #4 of an oil painting that is not finished as intended when I began, but I’m...
New Poem by Me: Zeroing in on the Practice
By Polly Castor on June 15, 2012Read moreIn the history of science/ it took a long time for the concept of zero/ to be accepted as...
Thomas Aquinas’ Mother
By Polly Castor on June 14, 2012Read moreHomeschooling parents learn all sorts of things. This is today’s interesting tidbit. I’ll comment on it below after...
Our Son Starts as a Counselor at Crystal Lake Camps
By Polly Castor on June 13, 2012Read moreOur son starts today as a counselor at Crystal Lake Camps in Pennsylvania, where he completed the counselor-in-training program...
Book Review: Sketchbook Confidential
By Polly Castor on June 12, 2012Read moreI’ve read through this book slowly, a couple of page spreads at a time: each artist featured here had...
New Poem by me: Rendered Dysfunctional
By Polly Castor on June 11, 2012Read moreI’m going to give a little preface for this poem as it may not seem in keeping with this...