Category Archives: Just Blogging

Well, It Seemed Like a Good Idea

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Coming East

The day we almost frightened our mother to death started out very much like today, a morning with a sparkling sky, so blue that it looked like it had just been painted and left to dry.  I’ll always remember it … Continue reading →

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As Time Goes By

Posted on June 7, 2011 by Coming East

I used to be a fairly decent pianist when I was younger.  Much younger.  In fact, I was my piano teacher’s top student, and she, herself, had been a student of Bela Bartok.  She wanted (expected!) me to continue my … Continue reading →

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The Long Mind-Trip Home

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Coming East

In 1759  Laurence Sterne wrote Tristram Shandy, a comical novel which takes stream of consciousness writing to the extreme.  This weekend we took a whirlwind road trip from Virginia Beach to Stratford, Connecticut to celebrate my husband’s sister’s sixtieth birthday, … Continue reading →

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Wanted: A New Life

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Coming East

This week’s Red Dress Club‘s Red Writing Hood prompt is  about character development.  We’re supposed to write about what our character wants most.  This is my first work of fiction to be posted on my blog.  Seriously.  Everything else I’ve … Continue reading →

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Why Do They Have to Change?

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Coming East

“Miss Susan, don’t you just love cleaning up?  I could work and work and work all day!” five-year-old C. said to me.  She was so cheery, I expected her to break out whistling like one of the Seven Dwarfs.  I … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Water

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Coming East

When I read that this week’s photo challenge was water, I didn’t spend a minute wondering where I would get my pictures.  Living here in Virginia Beach, water is all around us.  Hope you enjoy.

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Revising My Bucket List

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Coming East

When I was a child, one of my favorite books was Maguerite Henry’s Misty of Chincoteague.  It is about the wild ponies on Assateague Island and how the volunteer firemen in Chincoteague swim them across a small channel and herd … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Tiny

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Coming East
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Not a Sesame Street Moment

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Coming East

Late yesterday afternoon, our area of Hampton Roads got pounded by a quickly moving storm that overtook us in a flash.  One minute it seemed like a perfectly lovely day, a moment later, angry black clouds moved in, and in … Continue reading →

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Versatile Blogger Award

Posted on May 25, 2011 by Coming East

Thanks to Bud of Older Eyes, I just received my first blogging award, The Versatile Blogger.  At my stage in life, any award is a good award because it’s just nice to be noticed.  So, thank you, Bud.  Of course, … Continue reading →

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