family Archives - Barbara Seidle

Why I Wrote My Book

In 2015, my mother passed away. It followed over a year of hospital visits, nursing home stays, countless hours of in-home care provided by my […]

adult children blog family #alone time #me time

There once was a time when summers were incredibly lonely for me. My kids slept all day and/or spent hours in their rooms. My husband […]

family food humor non-fiction #wine tasting

I love my family, but I hate wine. Thus began my quandary. My sister was organizing a group to go on a wine train excursion […]

blog family grief and loss non-fiction

My baby turns 17 next month. His nearly six foot frame towers over me. He is looking at colleges and preparing for his driver’s test. […]

My husband and I enjoy hiking. More accurately, we enjoy the scenery of a wooded trail. Most of our family vacations include one or more […]

Working on my website this past week, I came across a very old tribute piece I wrote for my Dad. While I’m pretty biased about […]

About the time I started college, I recall a change happening in my home. My family would all get together for some holiday and the […]

Here are some of my fruitless attempts at getting my family to pitch in around the house: I have also left the toilet bowl cleaner laying […]

“Aslan,” said Lucy, “you’re bigger.” “That is because you are older, little one,” answered he. “Not because you are?” “I am not. But every year […]

I’m used to being asked what I want for Mother’s Day. Typically, I don’t have an answer. I suspect this is true for many mothers. […]