Monthly Archives: March 2011

Letter to My Son-in-law

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Coming East

Dear D., Because you live so far away, and when I come for a visit, so much is going on, it seems that you and I never have a moment alone so I can tell you just what I think … Continue reading →

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My Changing World

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Coming East

My granddaughter just got a cell phone for her 13th birthday.  When my daughter called to tell me that bit of news, she added, “Mom, you need to get a text package because H.  will definitely be texting you.”  So … Continue reading →

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A Milestone for Both of Us

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Coming East

My oldest grandchild is about to turn thirteen this Sunday.  I remember very clearly my thirteenth birthday, and I know I felt very grown up.  How can that sweet grandbaby of mine feel that way when she’s not supposed to … Continue reading →

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Love, Young and Old

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Coming East

Warm, gray, drizzly day, heavy with the promise of spring.  Schubert string quartets playing softly on the stereo.  Earl Grey steaming from my Mexican pottery mug.  I watch as the pictures cycle through my digital picture frame on the counter, … Continue reading →

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The Stress of Motherhood

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Coming East

The baby is sick.  He has a fever, and his mommy doesn’t know what to do for him.  It matters not that the baby in question is in his early thirties and I am the mommy who is nearly thirty … Continue reading →

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I Think I’m in Trouble

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Coming East

If you’ve been following my blog, you know that every Wednesday my four-year-old neighbor, C, comes over for a visit.  It started out as Spanish lessons, but there wasn’t a lot of interest in that subject after the first few … Continue reading →

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