Tag Archives: children

Facebook Etiquette

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Coming East

So, here’s the thing: I really know nothing about how to use Facebook. A few years ago, my daughter set up my Facebook account when she was visiting. I did nothing with it for months. Finally, I got tired of … Continue reading →

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Country Music Makes Me Cry

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Coming East

WHRO, our classical music radio station here in Hampton Roads, plays constantly in our  house. I tune to it in my car, hum along with the recurring themes, and win, more times than not, the classical music quizzes. I have never … Continue reading →

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Attention, Please!

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Coming East

My daughter is a very busy mom to three children.  I know it’s hard for her to find time to communicate, but I hadn’t heard from her in awhile, so I sent her this survey to get her attention: Dear Mrs. Wilson, You … Continue reading →

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Snow Days

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Coming East

“You can sleep in today.  It’s a snow day.”  Those are the sweetest words a kid can hear.  We heard them at least once or twice a winter when we were growing up in Connecticut.  It had to be a … Continue reading →

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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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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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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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Deja Vu All Over Again

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Coming East

I have written many times about the two little girls who live near me who visit every week.  Their youngest sibling, three-year-old T., has now become a visitor.  In fact, his mother told me the other day that he put … Continue reading →

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