By Barb Edler 11 March 2026 Lately, the end of life has been predominantly playing an endless tune in my mind. Questions reel. What’s really important? What’s next? How should I prepare? What questions should I ask? My husband is… Continue reading

By Barb Edler 6 March 2026 We just got home from a week away. I can’t complain about the time spent with family, but when you drive for nearly twenty hours, it’s difficult to deal with the consequences of being… Continue reading

By Barb Edler 4 March 2027 Yesterday, our Yeti cooler bag was stolen. Jo and Lex took the golf cart somewhere and they think it might have fallen out. They immediately turned around to find it but no luck. It… Continue reading

I hate using my phone to post a blog. Mark is tired. I’m frustrated. I can’t fix my email. I can’t change my email on WordPress. I need help. It’s hard to find. I can’t log into my WordPress blog… Continue reading

By Barb Edler, 10 February 2026 I’m writing all the time, but I can’t always find what I want. I think for this reason, I wrote two different versions of an ekphrastic poem inspired by Grant Wood’s New Road. This… Continue reading

Slice of Life Post for June 24, 2025, by Barb Edler I love traveling on the train from Macomb, Illinois to Chicago. The train departs at 7 a.m. and arrives before 11 a.m. A short hike down Adams Street takes… Continue reading

Slice of Life Post for April 1, 2025, by Barb Edler I’m a fool to even show up at the Southside Boat Club to play cards on a Tuesday night because the cards have abandoned me. I wouldn’t know what… Continue reading

Slice of Life Post for March 31, 2025, (9:00 -9:31 p.m.) by Barb Edler “Are you awake?” “I am now.” So goes the conversation between my husband and I as we try to view shows on our reclining couch. Last… Continue reading