#sliceoflife
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Painting with Friends
Slice of Life Post for March 12, 2025 (10:52-11:23) by Barb Edler My mornings at the Keokuk Art Center often involve an art class. During this time of day, we are in the midst of finishing our projects, celebrating our… Continue reading
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My Unstoppable Desire for Art
Slice of Life Post for March 10, 2025 (10:18-10:49) by Barb Edler Mondays are a great day to get things in order at the Keokuk Art Center. Today we sorted through a bunch of things stuffed in a hutch that… Continue reading
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Bitter
Slice of Life Post for March 5, 2025: 7:08-7:39 by Barb Edler This morning I’m feeling particularly bitter. Yesterday I saw images of Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert heckling President Biden during his State of the Union address. At… Continue reading
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Death Matters
A brief post about the upcoming day and a haiku. Continue reading
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Slammed: My Big Fat Disappointment
Slice of Life Post for April 23, 2024 It’s Friday night, the crowd is large inside the Viking Theater at Grandview University in Des Moines, Iowa. I’m ready to perform. I’ve practiced hard, and I’m confident. At poetry slams, you… Continue reading
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Toxic Vibes Are Killing Me
Slice of Life Post for Tuesday, April 9, 2024 After months of watching the Iowa Hawkeyes Women’s basketball team, it is suddenly over. We were soundly defeated by SC and their coach of the year Dawn Staley. The defeat hurts,… Continue reading
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Magical Moments and Feeling Blessed
Slice of Life post for April 2, 2024 I have so many things to celebrate this week. On Sunday my husband and I got to babysit our grandson. We had a ton of fun playing with him and I got… Continue reading
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Remembering Great Times
Slice of Life Post for March 31, 2024: Thank you Two Writing Teachers for providing this challenge to post each day during the month of March. Yesterday, as I was driving to work, I saw a truck pulling a very… Continue reading
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Celebrating a Fantastic Day
Slice of Life Post for March 30, 2024 It’s been a marvelous day. It began early preparing for three big events: a needle felting class, a euchre tournament, and a Hawkeye women’s basketball game. All three were a success. Nine… Continue reading
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Switching Gears
Last year I got the news that Iowa Wesleyan, the college I was working at part-time, was closing. Wesleyan along with four other rural universities requested funding from the 1.48-billion-dollar Covid relief fund from Governor Reynolds but she refused. Iowa… Continue reading
Sitting Behind the Eight Ball 