by kathykastner | Jul 3, 2026 | Blog: Dispatches, explorations
Isn’t this a perfect picture, a cardinal and a sparrow making peace over a birdbath. We love our new house, they love our new birdbath. We lived in our last house (which was also our first house) for 36 years. It was a three story house with fruit trees in the...
by kathykastner | May 3, 2026 | Blog: Dispatches, explorations
Interesting thing struck me, as I re-read the eulogy I was asked to write a year ago. We were one of the many friends told, in a personal visit, of Robert’s lung cancer. He understood the diagnosis to be a death sentence, and he was coming to say goodbye. Months...
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 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...