Category Archives: Just Blogging

Winners and Losers

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Coming East

Mondays are my days with three-year-old T.  We listen to my music boxes and sing along to the tunes, we drum and shake, rattle, and chime with my special little people’s musical instruments, we go to the playground and squeal … Continue reading →

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I’ll Be Waiting Breathlessly by My Mailbox

Posted on November 2, 2013 by Coming East

I just completed my online application for Medicare. I used to think you had to be pretty old for that, but apparently, even young people like me are required to sign up. I’m wondering how this will change my life. … Continue reading →

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All the King’s Horses, All the King’s Men

Posted on November 1, 2013 by Coming East

Sometimes I feel like Humpty Dumpty, fragmented into a thousand pieces, and I don’t know how to put myself back together again. As of today, I have been retired for five years, and I still cannot grasp what I’m supposed … Continue reading →

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Chess Keeps Your Mind Sharp

Posted on October 17, 2013 by Coming East

My father taught me how to play chess when I was about seven. I never was good at it and didn’t particularly enjoy it, but I played because it gave me an opportunity to be with my father and do … Continue reading →

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If You Want Something to Stop, Make an Appointment

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Coming East

My husband has been struggling with a pain in his shoulder for the past week and a half.  At first, it was merely a small annoyance, but as the days wore on, so did the pain, getting progressively worse until … Continue reading →

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Chicago Sunrise

Posted on September 25, 2013 by Coming East

This is what I see from our hotel window every morning. First time in Chicago, and I’m loving it!

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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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