Category Archives: Just Blogging

Weekly Photo Challenge: Worn

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Coming East
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My Marilyn Monroe Moment

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Coming East

I have an old photograph of me at the top of the Empire State Building, my dress blowing in the wind that always exists up there.   I remember that day well, even though I was only six.  My husband … Continue reading →

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Movie Night

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Coming East

This post comes from a weekly memoir writing prompt provided by The Red Dress Club. This week’s memoir writing prompt by The Red Dress Club, asked us to fill in the blanks: The first time I ______________-ed after ____________________-ing. Every Saturday night … Continue reading →

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Indian Burial

Posted on June 20, 2011 by Coming East

I was puttering in my garden yesterday and found a circular clay object, left by the previous owner, that said, “Toad Abode.”  I don’t know if toads used to live in our courtyard, but I haven’t seen them in the … Continue reading →

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Summer Sneakers

Posted on June 17, 2011 by Coming East

Every time I look down at my feet when I’m wearing my “new” black Converse sneakers my thirteen-year-old granddaughter gave me when she outgrew them, I have to laugh.  I look like I’m wearing clown shoes, but I don’t care.  … Continue reading →

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A Big Thank You!

Posted on June 16, 2011 by Coming East

Yesterday I was Freshly Pressed for the first time, and it was exhilarating.  More than anything, the experience brought home to me what blogging is all about.  It is about making connections.  It is about sharing, about touching lives and … Continue reading →

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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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