Barbara Anne Radtke ~ November 2, 1947-October 31, 202 5 By Barbara Anne Radtke Born on November 2,1947 in Hackensack, New Jersey, Barbara was the daughter of the late Conrad James Radtke and late Anne (Henzel) Radtke. Her first home was the house in Hackensack that her grandfather Max Otto Radtke had designed and built and where her father had been raised. She lived in Westwood NJ during her elementary and high school years. She graduated from St. Andrew School (Westwood) and Immaculate...

©  https://www.rjhendricksphotography.com/ - One of Kathy's favorite photos of her son helping his sister across a mountain stream. By Kathy Hendricks I have been given a welcome amount of inspiration lately from children. While visiting on an out-of-town visit to a local  park, I watched and waited for my grandchildren at one of the most awesome playgrounds I have ever seen. The scenes around me were so endearing. A pair of older girls helped smaller children climb onto and then swing...

Being Bored By Kathy Hendricks   “Sometimes I sits and thinks and sometimes I just sit.”  ~ Winnie the Pooh   While attending a recent airshow in our town, my granddaughter wheedled me into using my phone to watch Bugs Bunny cartoons. I rather sheepishly confessed to my daughter that I relented after numerous complaints about being bored. Anna, who closely monitors the amount of screen time her children acquire in a day, responded with, “There’s nothing wrong with being bored.”   It brought...