Category Archives: Favorite posts

Time Stands Still With Baseball

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Coming East

Monday we went to our first minor league baseball game here in Hampton Roads.  Our AAA team is the Norfolk Tides who play in a beautiful stadium called Harbor Park.  We parked our car at the Park & Ride and … Continue reading →

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The Things We Keep

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Coming East

Saturday our little neighborhood is having a garage sale. Since neither George nor I are packrats, I haven’t found too many things to offer at the end of my driveway. An old crockpot, a roaster oven, a camping stool, melamine … Continue reading →

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My Sister-in-Law, the Writer

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Coming East

My sister-in-law is one of my biggest blog supporters,  always telling me how much she loves my writing. Last week we were talking  baseball because I had just seen the movie 42 about Jackie Robinson. She told me of her … Continue reading →

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Let Me Tell You About Barbara

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Coming East

We met Barbara at a very needy time in our lives.  We were a young family, newly transplanted from Philadephia to a faraway place we had never been to before, San Antonio. We knew nobody. We had left all our … Continue reading →

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Where Has the Time Gone?

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Coming East

Fifteen years ago today, I became a grandmother.  I could have phrased this differently:  My beautiful, talented granddaughter is fifteen years old today.  But this is my blog, so it’s all about me.  As I was saying, I became a … Continue reading →

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Kiss Me, I’m Irish

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Coming East

As everyone knows, the United States is the largest melting pot on Earth. Those of us whose families have been around for a long time have histories tied to many different nations and ethnicities. My mother’s ancestors are from England, … Continue reading →

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Kitchen Tables Are Special

Posted on February 15, 2013 by Coming East

The first furniture I bought when we got married was our kitchen table and chairs. The New England pine table was made by a craftsman in his workshop near Redding, Connecticut, and it had not one nail in it, only … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Brother!

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Coming East

Today is my brother’s birthday, and I want to take time to acknowledge that as far as brothers go, he’s been a terrific one. We grew up together for nearly eight years before my sister, Karen, was born. We had … Continue reading →

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Life Has a Way of Repeating Itself

Posted on February 7, 2013 by Coming East

My daughter, Emily Okaty Wilson, has a blog on WordPress entitled My Pajama Days. Many of her posts are about the joys of being a parent, but she also writes about the trials and tribulations parenting brings. My oldest granddaughter, … Continue reading →

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It Keeps On Getting Better

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Coming East

I read somewhere that when people have loved each other for a very long time, love doesn’t get old. It gets better. Today my husband, George, and I have been married forty-one years, and I can attest to the truth … Continue reading →

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