Monthly Archives: June 2011

A Mind of Her Own

Posted on June 15, 2011 by Coming East

Every Sunday we call my mother-in-law to see how she’s doing.  She lives in Connecticut while we live states away in Virginia, and though we are certainly closer than we were when we lived in San Antonio, it is still … Continue reading →

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Shouldn’t We Be Dead By Now?

Posted on June 13, 2011 by Coming East

“Stop!” I shouted. My five-year-old neighbor flinched, then froze as she stared at me in confusion. “Put that down and back away slowly!”  We had been playing with her bubble machine in my front yard, and her legs and hands … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Numbers

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Coming East
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My Reality Needs Adjusting

Posted on June 9, 2011 by Coming East

I always feel underdressed when I play with my neighbors.  I mean, I’m wearing old shorts, dorky socks, and my granddaughter’s old hand-me-up Converses, and they’re dressed as a princess and a fairy (sans wings).  I really need to do … Continue reading →

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Well, It Seemed Like a Good Idea

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Coming East

The day we almost frightened our mother to death started out very much like today, a morning with a sparkling sky, so blue that it looked like it had just been painted and left to dry.  I’ll always remember it … Continue reading →

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As Time Goes By

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Coming East

I used to be a fairly decent pianist when I was younger.  Much younger.  In fact, I was my piano teacher’s top student, and she, herself, had been a student of Bela Bartok.  She wanted (expected!) me to continue my … Continue reading →

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The Long Mind-Trip Home

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Coming East

In 1759  Laurence Sterne wrote Tristram Shandy, a comical novel which takes stream of consciousness writing to the extreme.  This weekend we took a whirlwind road trip from Virginia Beach to Stratford, Connecticut to celebrate my husband’s sister’s sixtieth birthday, … Continue reading →

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Wanted: A New Life

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Coming East

This week’s Red Dress Club‘s Red Writing Hood prompt is  about character development.  We’re supposed to write about what our character wants most.  This is my first work of fiction to be posted on my blog.  Seriously.  Everything else I’ve … Continue reading →

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Why Do They Have to Change?

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Coming East

“Miss Susan, don’t you just love cleaning up?  I could work and work and work all day!” five-year-old C. said to me.  She was so cheery, I expected her to break out whistling like one of the Seven Dwarfs.  I … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Water

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Coming East

When I read that this week’s photo challenge was water, I didn’t spend a minute wondering where I would get my pictures.  Living here in Virginia Beach, water is all around us.  Hope you enjoy.

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