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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?
12Christmas 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.
Artwork Done on Guadeloupe
By Polly Castor on December 20, 2022Read moreLoved painting in plein air, filling a concertina sketchbook, and doing so grid thumbnails on Guadeloupe!
Things You Can See Only When You Slow Down (Book Review with Quotes)
By Polly Castor on December 19, 2022Read moreThis is not religious content, as much as common sense, distilled down to its essence.
Guadeloupe (Last Days: The Cousteau Reserve and the Fort)
By Polly Castor on December 18, 2022Read moreA wonderful day snorkeling and some history at the fort before we fly home,
Guadeloupe (Day #5: Spice Market, Waterfalls, and Northern Coast)
By Polly Castor on December 17, 2022Read moreA lovely varied day with some city time, rainforest time, and crashing surf time.
Guadeloupe (Day #4: Terre de Haut)
By Polly Castor on December 16, 2022Read moreWe took a ferry to this island for the day, reveling in the hills, flowers, snorkeling, passion fruit gelato,...