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Reading Challenge for 2023
By Polly Castor on January 1, 2023Read moreThank you for your input for this year's Reading Challenge! Here it is!
33Bits and Clips for December 2022
By Polly Castor on December 31, 2022Read moreI hope you find something here that inspires, educates, motivates, reassures, or interests you:
My Favorite Photos from 2022
By Polly Castor on December 30, 2022Read moreEnjoy all of that here. Let me know in the comments what you like the most. Life surely is...
Our Wedding Anniversary 2022
By Polly Castor on December 29, 2022Read moreWe've been married 33 years and I like him better than ever.
Assessing Last Year’s Resolution
By Polly Castor on December 28, 2022Read moreThe trick with this margin resolution will be to see if I can keep feeling and defending sufficient breathing...
Completion Reading Challenge for 2022 (with Links to Reviews)
By Polly Castor on December 27, 2022Read moreI read 66 books this year and had about ten favorites. How about you?
Christmas Photos 2022
By Polly Castor on December 26, 2022Read moreWe had a wonderful day and hope you did too.
Merry Christmas 2022
By Polly Castor on December 25, 2022Read moreI hope you have a wonderful day, however you spend it, whether in festivities with family and friends, or...
Joseph the Carpenter (Poem by Luci Shaw)
By Polly Castor on December 24, 2022Read moreJoseph's role is important too.
Mary Considers Her Situation (Poem by Luci Shaw)
By Polly Castor on December 23, 2022Read moreImagine being Mary...
Small Things Like These (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on December 22, 2022Read moreThis short, wonderful read takes place over a couple days before Christmas, but is not a usual Christmas story.
Savory Croissant Strata (Recipe)
By Polly Castor on December 21, 2022Read moreThis is a lush, vegetarian brunch casserole, perfect for house guests, Christmas morning, or potlucks.