Author Archives: Coming East

About Coming East

I am a writer, wife, mother, and grandmother who thinks you're never too old until you're dead. My inspiration is Grandma Moses who became a successful artist in her late 70's. If I don't do something pretty soon, though, I'll have to find someone older for inspiration.

Vintage Wine

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Coming East

Autumn officially arrives this weekend, and at this time of year I always think of my father.  One of his favorite songs was Frank Sinatra’s rendition of It Was a Very Good Year. When I was a young woman, Dad … Continue reading →

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Exciting Advances in Neuroscience

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Coming East

I just read an article last week that said scientists are in the early stages of research into brain-to-brain connection. Placing electronic probes against their heads, two men on opposite sides of a university campus were able to make a … Continue reading →

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Ain’t We a Pair?

Posted on August 28, 2013 by Coming East

My husband called me from his office when he got to work this morning. “Are you upstairs, by any chance?” “No, I’m still at the breakfast table, reading the paper. Want me to go upstairs?” “Yes, please, if you don’t … Continue reading →

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A Mess of Beans and Memories

Posted on August 26, 2013 by Coming East

A couple of days ago I brought home some green beans from the market. They were local, fresh, and were a great price, 99 cents a pound, so I bagged up a ton of them, nearly five pounds. I like … Continue reading →

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Life’s Little Instruction Book

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Coming East

In 1991, H. Jackson Brown, Jr. published Life’s Little Instruction Book, a little book that reminds us what we should do and how we should act to live a happy and successful life. It is not a very big book, … Continue reading →

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I Need Happy Endings

Posted on August 7, 2013 by Coming East

Every week, when my little neighbors come for their visit, they always ask me to tell them a story. They don’t want it to be a story they already know. It has to be one I make up on the … Continue reading →

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Memories of My Father

Posted on August 5, 2013 by Coming East

My father was a many-faceted man. An aeronautical engineer by trade, he was an artist and a poet at heart. He was well-read in the classics, including many of the Russian writers and could quote Dostoevsky and Tolstoy. His favorite … Continue reading →

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Separation Anxiety

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Coming East

When my mother died many years ago, my father tried to do things exactly the same way Mother did.  When Mother made a green salad, iceberg was her lettuce of choice.  Her sandwiches were spread with Miracle Whip.  White bread … Continue reading →

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Deja Vu All Over Again

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Coming East

I have written many times about the two little girls who live near me who visit every week.  Their youngest sibling, three-year-old T., has now become a visitor.  In fact, his mother told me the other day that he put … Continue reading →

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Lazy Days of Summer

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Coming East

Summer saps my focus.  It makes my mind wander and keeps me from being productive.  I waste time and then get mad at myself because I didn’t accomplish a darn thing I had intended to accomplish for the day.  I … Continue reading →

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