by kathykastner | Mar 12, 2026 | Dogs
Penny the pink-nosed pooch insisted this was her best angle. I espied this blonde beauty whilst returning from a window shopping spree. She wagged at me expectantly and I couldn’t resist. Good dog...
by kathykastner | Mar 12, 2026 | explorations
Janice does the Herculean job of arranging of the get-togethers. She works methodically and with gusto: making sure each of us are in the group text and always thoughtfully putting forward more than one date. It can be challenging coordinating lives filled with...
by kathykastner | Mar 8, 2026 | Dogs
New ‘hood. New mission: meet the dogs; map the dogs.In the old hood, I had many favorites: dogs who loved me with equal enthusiasm, although the first dog I met, who lived up to her name, Scruffles, died in a house fire iset by her owner who’d just been charged...
by kathykastner | Mar 2, 2026 | Blog: Dispatches, explorations, Mood
Growing up, I was known for killing houseplants. However, we were blessed with a housekeeper, Anna, who knew – and loved her Plants and prettied up the house-hugging beds with petunias and pansies. They couldn’t have made less of an impression on...
by kathykastner | Aug 24, 2025 | Dogs
I grew up with dogs. Suki and Suki the Second. Loved them dearly. But after leaving home, other things took priority Fast forward: married with two kids under 5 I felt the need to add more chaos to my life.. This pooch was hanging with two dogs I already knew. A lanky...