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Black and White Photographs from our California Trip
By Polly Castor on August 29, 2025Read moreTaking photos in black and white helps me focus on composition, texture, light and shadow.
A Lady’s Guide to Fortune-Hunting (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on August 27, 2025Read moreRead this if you need something light, entertaining, fast moving, and diverting. I loved it and give it five...
Other Photos from Our Visit to Sacramento
By Polly Castor on August 26, 2025Read moreWe had a great time!
Sacramento Farmer’s Market (Photos)
By Polly Castor on August 25, 2025Read moreBest Farmer's Market I've ever been to!
Slow Love (Quote by Dominique Browning)
By Polly Castor on August 24, 2025Read moreSlow love is the most sustaining type of love.
Fully Belly Farm Dinner (Photos)
By Polly Castor on August 23, 2025Read moreThis occasion was a delight.
Hiking and Dinner in Lake Tahoe (Photos)
By Polly Castor on August 22, 2025Read moreWhat a perfect time with our older daughter!
Wild Dark Shore (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on August 21, 2025Read moreThe environmental crisis described is very real, but so is love.
Tomato, Roasted Beet, Fruit, and Goat Cheese Salad
By Polly Castor on August 20, 2025Read moreSometimes it is nice to have a salad that is not green!
What Comes Next (Poem by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer)
By Polly Castor on August 19, 2025Read moreI want to believe there is in all of us a place where hate won’t grow.