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5 stars for Panic in a Suitcase, a Novel

February 9, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

Panic in a Suitcase follows the lives of the Nasmertovs, who emigrate from Odessa, for over two decades. The elders wonder if they made the right choice in moving to America while at the same time … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: family, Fiction, omnicient point of view

Happinesss: When Things Don’t Go As Planned

February 8, 2016 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

The husband said he was going to prepare me for our ten-day trip to Singapore (he often travels overseas for work) by mentioning that things never go exactly as planned. I don't think he ever could … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: It's Personal Tagged With: family, happiness, love

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: It's Personal 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, It's Personal Tagged With: death, family, grief, loss, Rochester, tragedy

Advent Calendar Project

November 30, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

When my children were little we had a felt advent calendar with a tree and little plastic ornaments with velcro on the back. Each day you took an ornament from the calendar and stuck it on the tree. … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: Art & Crafting Tagged With: Christmas, craft, crafting, family

What, Why, How: Ashley Cadaret

October 15, 2015 By Linda K Sienkiewicz

WHAT? I help guide individuals and businesses through the creation of a web presence - from website strategy to design and coding to training users how to use WordPress. I also mother two young boys … Continue reading >>

Filed Under: What, Why, How Tagged With: blogging, family, web building

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Award- winning writer, poet & artist. Cynical optimist. Super klutz. Corgi fan. Author of two novels, a children's picture book, and five poetry chapbooks. More here.

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