Summer
Warm Sunbeam in the Garden (New Painting in Oil)
I’ve been painting in the garden lately in oil. I’ve got several on the go, but this is the first one finished.
Recent Food Around Here (Photos with Recipe Links)
As much fun as it is to travel and try new things, we really like our own food, a cuisine which has admittedly developed over many years of seeing food as an adventure. Lately, because I’ve had so much other stimulation, we’ve been falling back food-wise onto tried and true standbys, many of which are … Read more
Tomato, Corn, and Avocado Salad with Honey Lime Vinaigrette (Recipe)
This is so easy and is absolutely wonderful, and the homemade dressing is fabulous!
Recent Food Around Here (with Recipe Links)
Here are photos and recipe links to what we’ve been eating…
Hike Photos from Huntington State Park (Late Summer 2024)
We’ve had so much rain that many of the trails here are closed and washed away. The other result is that things are very GREEN!
Creative Arts Camp 2024 (Teaching Painted Paper Collage Day 5)
This group of artists have been particularly wonderful to work with!
Hike Photos from Huntington State Park (July 2024)
These photos are mostly of green, or of images on water. I’ve also been watching the Canada geese raise their teenagers.
Under the Waterfall (New Large Oil Painting)
It is a place at once with thundering energy and spontaneous effervescence, but also of prisms and refraction. It is a place that blots out all other white noise, leaving a soul cleansed, refreshed and calm.
Cold Cucumber Soup (Recipe)
This soup is easy and very delicious, while being light, refreshing, and low in calorie.
Recent Hikes with our Daughter (Photos)
I hope you too are getting some rambles out in nature wherever you are!
A Rollercoaster of Abundance and Joy (New Poem by Polly Castor)
This summer has gone so fast filled to the brim with so much good.
Light and Texture around Camp Newfound (Photos)
We are surrounded by great light and textures, with lake views on three sides.