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I Love “Context of Love” Readers

January 30, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Send me your Selfies! If you're reading In the Context of Love, send me your selfie and I'll add it to the gallery! I love my readers and the pictures they send. You guys rock. Big thanks to all of … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: In the Context of Love, Notes on Being Human Tagged With: books, love, readers, selfies

Penny Candy Memories

December 28, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

The recently installed penny candy counter in Lytle Pharmacy brings back memories of the candy stores of my girlhood. Merkel's hobby shop was across the street from my middle school in … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Notes on Being Human Tagged With: memories

Girls and Christmas Dolls

December 21, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Chatty Cathy dolls were a wildly popular Christmas gift in the sixties that bring fond memories to many, along with some not-so-fond memories. A Facebook post I made about Cathy elicited some of the … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Notes on Being Human Tagged With: Betsy Wetsy, chatty cathy, Christmas, dolls, family

A Family Not Forgotten

December 7, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

It didn't seem that long ago that the grave markers of this family of four in Mount Avon Cemetery were bestowed with American flags, bouquets of flowers, miniature plastic soccer balls, dolls and … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Grief and Loss, Notes on Being Human Tagged With: death, family, grief, loss, Rochester, tragedy

Love and Loss – The only permanence we know

October 26, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Each loss evokes all losses. We long for permanence, for our children to remain cute and lovable, for our parents to never leave us, and for our loves to always stand by our sides. Life is constant … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Grief and Loss, Notes on Being Human Tagged With: books, grief, loss, love, suicide

Kisses Still Melt Hearts – Family

September 28, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

My granddaughter L was collecting red maple leaves on our walk through the neighborhood Sunday morning after she'd spent the night with us. I loved watching her run ahead, searching for a fallen … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Grief and Loss, Notes on Being Human Tagged With: grief, loss family, love, suicide

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Author, poet, artist, cynical optimist, corgi aficionado, crafter & klutz with just enough ADHD to keep it spinning. More here.

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Linda K Sienkiewicz

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