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Poem by Virginia Thesiger: The Safe Place
By Polly Castor on June 10, 2012Read moreThe Safe Place: There is no little space where God is not,/ No crevice, cranny, fissure, scissure, slot,/...Through...
00Recipe: Cornbread with Sprouted Flour
By Polly Castor on June 9, 2012Read moreAs discussed previously on this blog, I’ve been working on recipes incorporating Sprouted Spelt Flour. This cornbread is...
Book Review: The White Tiger
By Polly Castor on June 8, 2012Read moreThis is an eye opening novel of corruption and oppression in modern day India. The protagonist cannot free...
From Homeless to Harvard
By Polly Castor on June 7, 2012Read moreI was very inspired by this news story about a homeless teen who is graduating High School today and...
“Scanner Photography” by Ellen HoverKamp
By Polly Castor on June 6, 2012Read moreThese exceptional photos (yes, done by a high resolution scanner!) are also available in the New Pond Farm Photography...
Annual Meeting 2012
By Polly Castor on June 4, 2012Read moreWe attended the Annual Meeting for our worldwide church today and it was wonderful. Held in The Mother...
Our Oldest Starts an Internship with the Governor
By Polly Castor on June 3, 2012Read moreTomorrow our oldest starts her paid internship with the Governor of Maryland! (She’ll be spearheading “new media” for...
Artist Paul Signac
By Polly Castor on June 2, 2012Read moreI’ve been studying up on the artist Paul Signac, who is new to me and I find his work...
Book Review: The Joy Diet
By Polly Castor on June 1, 2012Read moreI really liked this self-help book written by the foremost “life coach” in the country. By taking in...
Recipe: Garlicky Open-Faced Avocado and Egg Sandwich
By Polly Castor on May 31, 2012Read moreThese are so good I could eat them everyday! Above, I made them for three of us, so...
New Abstract Oil Painting
By Polly Castor on May 30, 2012Read moreI just completed this abstract oil painting. Above is a detail; the entire painting is shown below.