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Remarkably Bright Creatures (Book Review)
By Polly Castor on July 6, 2022Read moreMarcellus, an octopus, is one of the main characters in this charming novel, and he he steals the show...
40Staycation (New Large Abstraction in Pastel)
By Polly Castor on July 5, 2022Read moreGoing nowhere and meandering a bit, while pleasantly doing all sorts of little things locally, is the essence of...
America is a Gun (Poem by Brian Bilston)
By Polly Castor on July 4, 2022Read moreOh, better to be anything than America as a gun.
Our Church’s New Little Free Library
By Polly Castor on July 3, 2022Read moreI'm so grateful to be in a church where expressing love to the community is important, and where members...
Hike Photos from Huntington State Park (June 2022)
By Polly Castor on July 2, 2022Read moreI gaze at the compositions in the water, at the reflections, the sky, the spider webs, the sun burning...
Silent Spring (New Abstract Landscape in Pastel)
By Polly Castor on July 1, 2022Read moreI painted this recently in plein air in Maine on the very beach where Rachel Carson did her research.
Bits and Clips for June 2022
By Polly Castor on June 30, 2022Read moreI hope you find something here in the many paintings, photographs, memes, quotes, and links that inspires, is thought-provoking,...
You Were Never Unwanted (New Poem by Polly Castor)
By Polly Castor on June 29, 2022Read moreClaim firmly what is spiritually true and let any alternative history go.
Our Youngest Daughter is Here for a Few Weeks
By Polly Castor on June 28, 2022Read moreI’m grateful our younger daughter is working from here for a few weeks.
What I Can Do (Poem by Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer)
By Polly Castor on June 27, 2022Read moreLet's love as if it matters.
I’m in the IAPS Pastel World International Show
By Polly Castor on June 26, 2022Read moreSuch a huge honor to be included in this show!
To Overcome Anger… (Quote by L.M. Montgomery)
By Polly Castor on June 25, 2022Read moreTrying to find an antidote to the recent news...