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This is 70: Grateful, Grounded and Ready for the Next Chapter

November 18, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Embracing life Today is my birthday. I never expected to be so happy at 70. Dare I say happy? What is happiness anyway? Okay, I'll say I never expected to still feel good, to feel on top of my … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Notes on Life Tagged With: aging well, creativity in later life, negative stereotypes about aging, turning 70

Why Linda Lives Forever in Baby Name History

November 4, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

How often do you think of Linda? Not as often as I do, I'll bet. It's a relic as far as feminine baby names go. A few years ago, I learned of a club for Lindas. I saw a photograph of a recent … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Notes on Life Tagged With: baby name history, history of the name Linda, names, popular baby names

Family Recipe: a Finnish pancake with three ingredients

October 28, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

But what's it called? My Finnish grandmother made an oven pancake that I loved, and now my grandkids enjoy it whenever they visit. My mom often made it for dinner, too, because who doesn't love … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Notes on Life Tagged With: family, family recipe, Finnish, pancake

Words by the Waves: a Beach Access Trail StoryWalk®

October 21, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Gordy and the Ghost Crab on StoryWalk® My annual trip to Ocracoke Island became extra special this fall when I discovered that my picture book, Gordy and the Ghost Crab, had been chosen to be … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Books and Reviews, Notes on Life, The Outer Banks Tagged With: children's books, gordy and the ghost crab, literacy, ocracoke NC, picture books, reading, storywalk

Generational Driving: Passing Down Skills and Memories

September 30, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Fears of parallel parking When our granddaughter came to stay with us in August, she was a little nervous about taking the driver's test for her license when she returned home. Michigan still … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Notes on Life Tagged With: drivers test, driving skills, family, first cars, how to parallel park, teaching driving skills, teaching parallel parking

Determination and Tenacity: The Path to Getting Published

September 16, 2024 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Hard work gets results! Writing and ultimately publishing takes determination and tenacity. Time. Brainstorming. Editing. More time. Problem solving. Pulling your hair out. Walking away. Fine … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Love & Other Incurable Ailments, Notes on Life, The Writing Life Tagged With: announcement, Love and Other Incurable Ailments, Publishing, writing advice

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Author of Love and Other Incurable Ailments, poet, artist, corgi aficionado, crafter and klutz with just enough ADHD to keep it spinning. More here.

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