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Recipe: Apricot Squares
By Polly Castor on June 19, 2009Read moreWe have made these literally hundreds of times. They are a particular favorite of my senior in High...
20New Poem By Me: Reading Walden
By Polly Castor on June 18, 2009Read moreReading Walden I remember when my sister had to read Walden by Thoreau; it was intolerable, excruciating, deafeningly exasperating...
Photos of Peonies in My Handmade Vase
By Polly Castor on June 17, 2009Read moreI love peonies. My mother grew them and the first photograph below is one growing in our yard that...
Yeah! The “Book War” is Over for This Year!
By Polly Castor on June 16, 2009Read moreThere are those in my local homeschooling network here that call me “the book maven.” I earned the title...
Recipes for Kale Polenta; and Tatsoi, Goat Cheese, and Grapefruit Salad
By Polly Castor on June 15, 2009Read moreWe are fortunate to be part of a shared harvest at a local educational farm and weekly get...
Movie Review: Easy Virtue
By Polly Castor on June 14, 2009Read moreI wanted to like this film. After all, it had Colin Firth, English aristocratic country homes, and a tango...
Poem By Me: I Am Orange
By Polly Castor on June 13, 2009Read moreI Am Orange I am orange bright, bold and in your face caution: you can see me from far...
I Finished My Big Pastel Painting
By Polly Castor on June 12, 2009Read moreThis is the painting I started in my pastel class. It is the largest pastel I’ve ever done. It...
Rhododendron Photos
By Polly Castor on June 11, 2009Read moreThe word rhododendron is my favorite choice for stumping someone at hangman on the back of a diner place...
Book Review: 1000 Artist Journal Pages
By Polly Castor on June 10, 2009Read moreI have really enjoyed this book by Dawn De Vries Sokol and even give it five stars. I bought...
Iris Photos
By Polly Castor on June 9, 2009Read moreIrises are fascinating. Ninety-nine percent of these photographs were taken in our yard. My husband is a very good...
Another Page Done in My Box-A-Day Art Journal
By Polly Castor on June 8, 2009Read moreThis page represents May 27, 2009 through June 7, 2009. I am most gratified that several blog readers have...