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Movie Review: The Help
By Polly Castor on August 12, 2011Read moreTwo years ago, before most people had ever heard of it, I blogged about the book The Help. So...
00Recipe: Jicama Slaw
By Polly Castor on August 11, 2011Read moreThis is a delicious summer side dish. In the years past, I used to make it with a...
Book Review: Eternal on the Water
By Polly Castor on August 10, 2011Read moreThis book is an incredible book. I loved it even though it dealt with disease and death interlaced with...
Steinbeck Quote
By Polly Castor on August 9, 2011Read more“… And it is a strange thing that most of the feeling we call religious, most of the mystical...
So Glad He Had a Great Time
By Polly Castor on August 8, 2011Read moreSo I am back from pick up at Crystal Lake Camps and am thrilled my son had an awesome...
Movie Review: P.S. I Love You
By Polly Castor on August 6, 2011Read moreIf I had known that this movie was about a recent young widow getting posthumous letters from her husband,...
Movie Review: Bella
By Polly Castor on August 5, 2011Read moreThis movie is better in retrospect (four stars), than it was during the viewing (three stars.) It is about...
New Pond Farm Flowers
By Polly Castor on August 4, 2011Read moreBeing part of a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) is a wonderful thing. Check out what a week’s bag of...
Thwarting Squirrels; Saving Peaches
By Polly Castor on August 3, 2011Read moreOne of the great things about my job is having no commute; I often work at the picnic table...
Living Plastic Free
By Polly Castor on August 2, 2011Read moreThis blog has totally been inspired by Carol Hohle’s Inspiration House site, which I highly recommend. Also check out...
Book Review: The Fixer Upper
By Polly Castor on August 1, 2011Read moreOkay, I can be up for a beach read, and as they go, I guess this is an okay...
Recipe: Leek, Scallion, and Fennel Gratin
By Polly Castor on July 31, 2011Read moreThis was delicious and easy to make. I served it recently with fish smothered in pesto made fresh...