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The Painting I Painted on My Birthday
By Polly Castor on February 10, 2009Read moreI painted this on my birthday, listening to jazz, transported to a place I’ve been that was warmer, sitting...
01Leftovers in My Refrigerator
By Polly Castor on February 9, 2009Read moreMy refrigerator is jammed full as it usually is. My rotation of food includes creating leftovers everyday and...
Another page is done in my Box-a-Day Art Journal
By Polly Castor on February 8, 2009Read moreThis page from my Box-a-day Art Journal is from January 27, 2009 until February 7, 2009.
Today Was My Birthday
By Polly Castor on February 7, 2009Read moreI woke up to my youngest daughter having made me popovers for breakfast. After that sumptuous beginning of my...
Second Annual Empress Brunch
By Polly Castor on February 6, 2009Read moreA friend of mine also has an early February birthday, so we have fun celebrating together during this birthday...
Book Review: As Hot as It Was You Ought to Thank Me
By Polly Castor on February 4, 2009Read moreI enjoyed the first two-thirds of this book better than the end. Initially I was giving it five...
Today’s “Tuesday Teatime”
By Polly Castor on February 3, 2009Read moreMy twelve year old daughter is doing something called “Brave Writer” as part of her homeschooling curriculum which includes...
I Made Both the Platter and the Cookies
By Polly Castor on February 2, 2009Read moreThese cookies are the classic Toll House recipe, the original chocolate chip cookie recipe off back of the Nestle’s...
Today’s Poem (unpublished)
By Polly Castor on February 1, 2009Read moreToday I wrote one of the best poems I’ve written in a long time. Then, after major deliberation, I...
Two Words for the New Year
By Polly Castor on January 30, 2009Read moreInstead of a formal New Year's Resolution, I have decided on two words I need to focus on this...
January’s treat: Fresh Squeezed Tangerine Juice
By Polly Castor on January 29, 2009Read moreOne of the delights of this month is fresh tangerine juice, which in my opinion is much better than...