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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...
10New 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...
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...
Recipe: 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...