Monthly Archives: April 2011

Second Sight

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Coming East

Last night, as I was standing at the stove stirring a pot of lentil chili, I felt my husband staring at me from his usual perch at the kitchen work table.  Yes, youngsters, when you’ve been married for nearly forty … Continue reading →

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Reliving Spring

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Coming East

No, I haven’t dropped off the face of the earth; I just returned from an excursion to Connecticut and Boston to visit family for the Easter holiday.  The morning we left Virginia Beach at 6 A.M., it was so warm, … Continue reading →

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How to Make Yourself Look Good at the Gym

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Coming East

The other day, while I was getting a drink at the water cooler at my Y, my little paper ice-cream-cone-shaped cup collapsed, and I spilled water down the front of my shirt.  A minute later, one of the regulars there … Continue reading →

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Pickles in Real Life

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Coming East

Certain books, cartoons, and jokes, though understood on some level by people of all ages, are understood at a deeper level by people who can relate to them.  Take the cartoon Pickles, for instance.  It is about the day-to-day lives … Continue reading →

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The Final Relaxation

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Coming East

After an hour of strenuous activity during my yoga class at the Y, our instructor, Sandy, a soft-spoken, gentle spirit, has us lay on our backs while we close our eyes, listen to soft, soothing music, and go into what … Continue reading →

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What’s in a Name?

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Coming East

My father named me Susan, he said, because the Hebrew form of it, Shoshanah, meant the Rose of Sharon.  One of his favorite books in the Old Testament was the Song of Solomon, and he particularly liked the passage, “I … Continue reading →

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