by Barbara Anne Radtke In my teens, I read a short story, probably in Seventeen magazine, called “In August, a Realization.” I cannot...

By Kathy Hendricks Dolores Curran was a prolific author and popular speaker. Her work spanned several decades and her writing on family...

by Teri Radtke McCombe A coastal garden is a thing of regal beauty and an incredible amount of maintenance. My creaky knees and worn...

by Kathy Hendricks and Barbara Anne Radtke As we plan out this blog, we spend quite a bit of time chatting over lengthy Zoom calls. In...

by Barbara Anne Radtke April 17 was the running of the 127th Boston Marathon. When I moved to the city 47 years ago, I was surprised to...

Joshua Tree National Park - Photo by Ron Hendricks (Used with permission) By Kathy Hendricks In 2008 my husband, Ron, and I took a...

By Barbara Anne Radtke One Sunday this past January, a friend and I decided to go out for lunch, even though snow was forecast for later...

by Kathy Hendricks It’s been just over a year – almost fourteen months, to be exact – since we launched “Still Blooming.” Anniversaries...

by Barbara Anne Radtke This is a story about how a tradition makes memories; how a memory can make a new tradition; and how memories of...

Happy Solstice . Happy Chanukah . Merry Christmas Wishing You Joy, Health, and Peace of Heart in the New Year We will still be...

by Kathy Hendricks Early in the fall two opportunities opened up as my grandchildren returned to school and the days became more fluid....

by Barbara Anne Radtke Recently I celebrated my 75th birthday. [Apologies to my grandmother for not following her advice, indirectly...

By Kathy Hendricks I learned a lot from LIFE magazine. It was one of 11 publications – three daily newspapers and a variety of...

by Barbara Anne Radtke Peggy Noonan, in a recent Wall Street Journal Op Ed, extolled Queen Elizabeth II’s “old school” virtues. To...

By Kathy Hendricks For several years we lived up the road from a beautiful golf course. Because so many of its members lived in houses on...

By Barbara Anne Radtke Pictured here is the first “reveal” from the James Webb telescope. How does it strike you when you look at it? It...

©Photo by Ron Hendricks By Kathy Hendricks I am still striving to be like Aunt Julia. Although she died a few years ago, I continue to be...

Note from Kathy: When we started this blog, we knew we wanted to invite others to join in on occasion to add their own perspectives. I am...

Photo by Ron Hendricks By Kathy Hendricks Every year I step into the same trap. Thinking that spring has arrived, I buy copious amounts...

Parnell boat - Photo provided by Nancy Parnell Note from Barbara: I am on hiatus from Still Blooming as I teach a course in May and June....