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Photos of Orchid in Full Bloom
By Polly Castor on May 11, 2010Read moreThis orchid, a generous and sweet gift at Easter, is now in full bloom. Enjoy it’s magnificence!
00Twenty-first Page Done in My New Box-A-Day Art Journal
By Polly Castor on May 10, 2010Read moreThis page represents April 28, 2010 to May 9, 2010. See close-ups of recent entries below. Enjoy!
Poem: Motherhood is a Gift
By Polly Castor on May 9, 2010Read moreMotherhood is a Gift An infant’s earnest gaze The giggling feet of a baby in a high chair about...
Recipe: Roasted Asparagus
By Polly Castor on May 8, 2010Read moreI never really liked asparagus until I learned to roast them. It’s so easy, and they caramelize a...
Food Growing in Our Garden
By Polly Castor on May 7, 2010Read moreIn our yard, a plethora of fuzzy apricots are coming on beautifully, perky peaches are the size of blueberries,...
SCAN Art Show
By Polly Castor on May 6, 2010Read moreThese are the paintings I liked in Society of Creative Arts in Newtown’s 40th spring juried show. I didn’t...
Not Representational?
By Polly Castor on May 5, 2010Read moreI’ve let this blog post gestate a while before writing it today. I waited to find my peace about...
Tulip Portraits
By Polly Castor on May 4, 2010Read moreThe tulip season was cut short this year because it got hot so soon. To see last year’s tulip...
Book Review: Making and Keeping Creative Journals
By Polly Castor on May 3, 2010Read moreThe information in this book shouldn’t be so hard to find. There is a class at the church creative...
Frog Green Day
By Polly Castor on May 2, 2010Read moreYesterday after spending several hours of the morning on the phone with my oldest daughter at college helping her...
Doodling in Church
By Polly Castor on May 1, 2010Read moreStill doodling in church to hold my concentration, it also becomes a nice record of what I’ve been thinking...
Book Review: The Good Thief
By Polly Castor on April 30, 2010Read moreI usually avoid books that are about breaking the ten commandments, but this time I made an exception. There...