Notes on Being Human Archives - Page 4 of 33

Because Bookstores, and you, Deserve Better Than Ballrooms

November 6, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Why I buy through Bookshop.org My husband and I decided to buy a book for each other for our November birthdays. The best part: ordering them from Bookshop.org and getting the above thank you … Continue reading >>

Five Marriages and a Brother Away from Vincent van Gogh

October 20, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Linda K. Sienkiewicz painted in the style of van Gogh

We're related, if you squint really hard: You know those people who claim they’re vaguely related to someone famous? As in “My grandmother’s neighbor’s hairdresser once cut Brad Pitt’s hair when he … Continue reading >>

From Treadle to Kenmore: A Family Sewing Legacy That Outlasts JoAnn Fabrics

October 6, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Passing Down a Sewing Legacy: My grandmother Elsie taught me basics of hand sewing. My mother sewed clothes and doll dresses for me, and then taught me sewing on her Singer treadle machine. I still … Continue reading >>

Autumn: a season of celebration and grief

September 29, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

When Autumn Stopped Being So Beautiful: For Derek, 9/29/1979 - 10/26/2011 Fall unsettles me.The air cools with a hushthat's both fleeting and permanent.The moon reflects silenceand absence.My … Continue reading >>

When Fashion Trends Haunt Us

September 15, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

The Return of Millennial Trends What a kick to watch two millennial reporters in a WaPo video romp through clothing stores that now sell the same styles they wore in high school. The giggled as … Continue reading >>

What corgis are really bred for (and why they’re so short)

August 25, 2025 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

A day in the life of Cowboy, suburban people herder and full-time joy dispenser. Herding Hearts Daily Cowboy was on a roll at the park the other day, charming people. What stood out most to me, … Continue reading >>

Linda K Sienkiewicz

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