Tag Archives: blogging

How It All Started

Posted on August 16, 2011 by Coming East

I thought it might be appropriate, the first day after my one-year anniversary, to replay my very first post.  I went back to see how many people had actually read it, and the number was a whopping seven.  Since then … Continue reading →

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Happy Anniversary to Me!

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Coming East

Today is the one year anniversary of my blog.  When I mentioned that to my husband, one of my biggest fans, he said it couldn’t be a year already.  I feel the same way.  Where did the time go? I … Continue reading →

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Facing the Loss of Chocolate in the Ice Cream Cone of Life

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Coming East

Last night, my husband and I were lying in bed, and I said, “I can’t think of anything to blog about tomorrow.” Silence. “Did you hear me?” “What?  I mean yes.  You said you couldn’t think of anything to blog … Continue reading →

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Monday Morning Blues

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Coming East

Monday mornings aren’t my favorite days to begin with, but the Monday after a full week of vacation is even more challenging.  We had such a relaxing time during our daughter and her family’s visit.  We spent two days in … 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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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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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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On the Subject of Gluttony

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Coming East

I’m sitting here at the Coffee Beanery eating my second breakfast of the morning, a vegetarian omelette on a hefty ciabatta roll, and trying to think of what to write about gluttony, this week’s Red Dress Club‘s Red Writing Hood … Continue reading →

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