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Andrew Carnegie
By Polly Castor on October 18, 2010Read moreMy daughter is studying the life of Andrew Carnegie right now. This amazingly successful “man of steel” immigrated from...
00Tomatillos
By Polly Castor on October 17, 2010Read moreNot particularly spicy but very interesting, this fascinating vegetable was grown in a pottery friend’s garden. After you...
Book War Over for Another Year
By Polly Castor on October 16, 2010Read moreYea! So glad this is done, albeit belatedly. Every year I swap out last year’s books for the next...
4th Page in my 3rd Box-A-Day Art Journal
By Polly Castor on October 15, 2010Read moreThis page represents September 30, 2010 to October 11, 2010. See close-ups of recent entries below. Enjoy!
Book Review: The Makers
By Polly Castor on October 14, 2010Read moreThis book took me forever to complete. Even though there were some great aspects, it was about twice too...
Oil Landscape Demo by Frank Bruckmann
By Polly Castor on October 13, 2010Read moreToday I watched this demo by artist Frank Bruckmann (click here to see his website). Much of his finished...
Autumn at New Pond Farm
By Polly Castor on October 12, 2010Read moreMost weeks I get to spend time here… What a privilege!
My Watercolor Sketch of a Gorgeous Day
By Polly Castor on October 10, 2010Read moreThis is my favorite weather in my favorite season. I ran off to Huntington Park to soak it in...
New Poem by me: Coming up for Air
By Polly Castor on October 9, 2010Read moreComing up for Air Some people are water skiers through life skimming the surface, moving quickly along bumpily full...
Picture Books Are Important
By Polly Castor on October 8, 2010Read moreI’m blown away by something I read in today’s New York Time (read it here) that states picture books...
Photos of Swiss Chard
By Polly Castor on October 7, 2010Read moreThe Swiss chard has done really well in the garden this year. We’ve eaten so much of it! It...