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My Birthday Surprises
By Polly Castor on February 7, 2011Read moreI’ve had a nice birthday, facilitated by sweet friends and family. My surprises started a week ago Saturday when...
00Movie Review: Possession
By Polly Castor on February 6, 2011Read moreDespite being dubious of the title and abhorring “forbidden affairs” (i.e. adultery), I ended up liking this movie and...
Book Review: Real Food Has Curves
By Polly Castor on February 4, 2011Read moreOkay, ignoring the stupid title, I really liked this book and give it five stars. I renewed it three...
My Son has an Article in the Sentinel
By Polly Castor on February 3, 2011Read moreMy son has an article in the Christian Science Sentinel magazine that came today (the February 14, 2011 issue,...
More Icicle Photos
By Polly Castor on February 2, 2011Read moreHow appropriate on a day where it is raining (or is it reigning?) ice out there to post more...
More Snow Photos
By Polly Castor on February 1, 2011Read moreAfter breaking records for snow accumulation in January, it’s snowing again now that it’s February too. Everything’s cancelled once...
Today’s Homeschooling Art Show
By Polly Castor on January 31, 2011Read moreToday was our homeschooling group’s annual Creative Arts Fair. As always, there was a wonderful variety of work. My...
An Awesome Piece of Artwork by Hans Fischer
By Polly Castor on January 30, 2011Read moreThe work on the left above, titled 34th, by Hans Fischer (see here) won First Place in our...
Recipe: Deluxe Tuna Casserole
By Polly Castor on January 29, 2011Read moreThis is unbelievably good, with a sophisticated hint of blue cheese… And very wholesome too: totally different from the...
Bad Editing, Details, and a Smile
By Polly Castor on January 28, 2011Read moreI just finished an audio book not good enough to review here. As kids, we had a phase: “Close,...
My New Abstract Painting: Sunburst
By Polly Castor on January 27, 2011Read moreIt’s been too long since I’ve painted. I’ve been busy. But another dump of fresh snow cancelled church...