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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...
00Book 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...
Gifts of Nonfiction We Received
By Polly Castor on December 28, 2012Read moreTwo years ago for the first time, the only books our family received as Christmas gifts were non-fiction. Some...
Pottery I Made and Gave for Christmas Gifts
By Polly Castor on December 27, 2012Read moreIt took me months to make these 11 pieces of pottery for Christmas presents, a project whose scope I...
Family Photos of Christmas Day 2012
By Polly Castor on December 26, 2012Read moreWe had a nice day; it is rare for us to spend a whole day just the five of...
Christmas Art with Quote
By Polly Castor on December 25, 2012Read more“Each of us is an Innkeeper who decides if there is room for Jesus.” Neal A. Maxwell