Category Archives: Just Blogging

Will Love Conquer All?

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Coming East

Yesterday morning I read of an HBO documentary about the fight to end the ban on interracial marriage. A young couple who fell in love in Virginia in the late 1950’s could not marry because Virginia was a state that … Continue reading →

Posted in Just Blogging | Tagged Bible, Homosexuality, life, Love, marriage, Newt Gingrich, opinion, personal, politics, relationships, US Supreme Court | 37 Comments

Our Fabulous Weekend Getaway

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Coming East

I don’t know whatever possessed us to get married in February in Connecticut. Every time our anniversary rolls around, it’s too darn cold to do anything close by and too expensive to get far enough away to escape the cold. … Continue reading →

Posted in Just Blogging | Tagged Berlin Wall, marriage, National Gallery of Art, Newseum, Occupy DC, personal, Travel, Washington DC | 49 Comments

I Figured Out Romney’s Brilliant Strategy

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Coming East

People are being too hard on Mitt Romney. He meant well when he said he wasn’t concerned about the poor. After all, they do have safety nets like Medicaid and food stamps. It’s the millions of middle class families who … Continue reading →

Posted in Just Blogging | Tagged humor, middle class, News, opinion, personal, politics, Poverty, Romney | 22 Comments

Time Traveler

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Coming East

A few years ago I read The Time Traveler’s Wife. Though I didn’t see the movie, the book was terrific and intriguing. I’ve been going through family photo albums this past week for a project I’m working on, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Just Blogging | Tagged aging, children, family, family photo albums, home, life, marriage, memories, motherhood, parenting, personal, relationships, San Antonio, Time, Time Traveler's Wife, women | 30 Comments

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 →

Posted in Just Blogging | Tagged Angry Birds, Blog, blogging, Facebook, life, Online Communities, personal, Pinterest, Social media, Social network, Twitter | 46 Comments

Are You Sure I Don’t Need My Appendix Removed?

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Coming East

My husband thinks I’m the worrier in the family, but I know the truth. Yes, I worry about the little things, like what if Trader Joe’s never starts carrying their Conacado Organic Fair Trade Cocoa anymore and we’re forced to … Continue reading →

Posted in Just Blogging | Tagged aging, Flexible spending account, FSA, Health, Healthcare, home, humor, life, marriage, Medicine, personal | 26 Comments

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 →

Posted in Just Blogging | Tagged baking, Bread, Cooking, Dough, Food, home, Kneading, personal, Recipe, whole wheat bread | 43 Comments

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 →

Posted in Just Blogging | Tagged children, Fashion, life, make-up, memories, motherhood, mothers and daughters, personal, relationships, women | 30 Comments

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 →