Tag Archives: children

Modernizing Mom

Posted on January 4, 2012 by Coming East

One of our sons gave us a French press coffee maker for Christmas last week.  It was a very thoughtful gift, especially since we’ve enjoyed many great cups of coffee made in our sons’ French presses when we visit them … Continue reading →

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What We Do For Love

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Coming East

If you follow my blog, you know that my daughter-in-law asked me to bring a loaf of my homemade challah for Christmas, but here’s the rest of the story: Challah tastes best if you eat it the same day you … Continue reading →

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I’ll Be Home for Christmas

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Coming East

We’re heading up the Eastern Shore yet again.  Didn’t we just do this a week and a half ago for my mother-in-law’s 85th birthday?  Now we are driving up to spend Christmas with our sons and daughter-in-law in Boston.  I … Continue reading →

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Stop the Blame Game

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Coming East

This morning I was having difficulty trying to come up with a topic for my blog post. As I was reading the op-ed section of the newspaper this morning (yes, a physical paper copy, not an online edition. Some of … Continue reading →

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What It Means To Be a Mother

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Coming East

The other day I opened my old 1940 Episcopal hymnal to the Advent and Christmas section to look for hymns in keys that would be easy to play on my violin.  When I came across number 41 (110 in the … Continue reading →

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Cultural Literacy

Posted on October 17, 2011 by Coming East

Every morning when the newspaper comes, my dear husband always hands me the most important section first:  the comics.  One of my favorite comic strips is one called Zits, about the life and trials of raising a teenage boy.  A … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Faces

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Coming East

Note:  I am going to be separated from my computer until Monday, October 3, so this is the last post from me you will see for over a week.  Since I wasn’t able to do much on a computer while … Continue reading →

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The Art of Lying

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Coming East

When I was a child, my father, who was Head of Structures for Sikorsky Aircraft, used to take some interesting business trips.  When he would return, he always brought me trinkets, usually little gadgets from the vendors during conferences, and … Continue reading →

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The Empty Nest Blues

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Coming East

September 1.  Another school year has begun.  My grandchildren start next week and I know their mama is going to shed a little tear or two.  I know because I’ve weathered that emptiness before.  I remember helping our oldest son … Continue reading →

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Where Did Those Memories Go?

Posted on July 22, 2011 by Coming East

This week’s Red Dress Club‘s Red Writing Hood prompt is  a picture prompt about cameras, and it is limited to 400 words. It can be fiction or non-fiction.  I chose non-fiction.   Nineteen fifty-nine was an important year.  Alaska and … Continue reading →

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