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Encouraging Words
By Polly Castor on December 4, 2009Read moreEver since I was little, I’ve loved a pithy quote. These are the ones I’ve been pondering and applying...
10Festive Home Guild Show
By Polly Castor on December 3, 2009Read moreI visited the show that I submitted two paintings for as I discussed (click here) in a former blog...
My New Painting
By Polly Castor on December 2, 2009Read moreI completed a project that had been following me around for weeks and finally I deserved the time to...
Book Review: Buying a Piece of Paris
By Polly Castor on December 1, 2009Read moreI’m in the middle of reading long winded but helpful how-to books, some deeply dense, thought provoking spiritual stuff,...
Photos of Wet November by the River
By Polly Castor on November 30, 2009Read moreEven dismal weather can be beautiful if you just look more closely, as these photos show. I’m enjoying the...
Movie Review: Calendar Girls
By Polly Castor on November 29, 2009Read moreI didn’t see this movie when it came out back in 2003 because of the premise: women disrobing for...
New Poem by me: Peripheral Gratitude
By Polly Castor on November 28, 2009Read morePeripheral Gratitude The obvious stuff I’m grateful for too But these often unstated things need to be added to...
Recipe: Cranberry Pear Frangipani Pie
By Polly Castor on November 27, 2009Read moreThis is the pie we made to finish off our Thanksgiving dinner. My pottery teacher saw it in the...
New Poem by Me: Thanksgiving 2009
By Polly Castor on November 26, 2009Read moreThanksgiving 2009 I’m thankful for God, infinite, ever-present, all-powerful good who wanted me, made me and actually loves me....
Seventh Page Done in My New Box-A-Day Art Journal
By Polly Castor on November 25, 2009Read moreThis page represents November 11, 2009 to November 22, 2009 See close-up entries below. Enjoy!
Our Homeschooling Art Show 2009
By Polly Castor on November 24, 2009Read moreOur homeschooling group held an art show yesterday. These events are always fun. I am touched and impressed by...
Photos of Phenomenal MIT Stata Center
By Polly Castor on November 23, 2009Read moreLast April, when my 15 year old son was at MIT for a robotics program I was kicking myself...