Monthly Archives: January 2012

Stop! I Can’t Take Any More!

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Coming East

Last week I read a post on Saturday Evening Porch‘s blog about something called Pinterest.  That was the first time I had ever heard of it, and I wasn’t really clear about what it is.  No matter, I thought.  It’s … Continue reading →

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“The Most Immediate Breath of Life”

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Coming East

“We lay aside letters never to read them again, and at last we destroy them out of discretion, and so disappears the most beautiful, the most immediate breath of life, irrecoverable for ourselves and for others.”         … Continue reading →

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Making Bread on a Dreary January Day

Posted on January 24, 2012 by Coming East

There’s something about making bread in winter that takes the dreariness out of the day. Yesterday I made four loaves of my favorite whole wheat bread and thought I’d share the recipe with you.  If you’ve never made bread before, … Continue reading →

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Never Leave Home Without Your Eyebrows

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Coming East

“Never leave home without your eyebrows” was one of the Mom-isms I learned at an early age from my mother.  Most moms struggle with their adolescent daughters about the make-up issue when girls, starting in middle school, think they are … Continue reading →

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The Five and Dime

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Coming East

For Christmas my brother and sister-in-law gave me a book entitled Good Poems, which are the poems that Garrison Keillor selects and reads on his NPR program, The Writer’s Almanac.  This morning I read a poem called “Woolworth’s” by Mark … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Peaceful

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Coming East
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What If the First Phase Is the Whole Shebang?

Posted on January 17, 2012 by Coming East

You’ve done it yourself.  I know you have.  You’ve taken a look at your home and decided you needed to update it or change it in some way.  You started by dreaming big.  Really big.  You think about getting a … Continue reading →

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Thanks, Dad. I Finally Get It.

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Coming East

“Why did the chicken cross the road?” “Oh, for some fowl reason.” I’ve been in a fowl foul mood today. I’ve been wanting to back off of some commitments, and every time I’ve tried, I chicken out. I have reasons … Continue reading →

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2011 in Review

Posted on January 12, 2012 by Coming East

I’m a little slow at noticing things, and I just came across this cool report that WordPress puts together for bloggers.  Thought I’d post it, since Im also slow in writing another new post, and thank everyone of you who … Continue reading →

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