Tag Archives: family

If It’s Sunday, It Must Be Ice Cream

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Coming East

Yesterday was a chilly, drizzly, dreary day in Virginia Beach.  My husband and I always go down to the Oceanfront late in the afternoon or early evening for our Sunday ice cream trip to Dairy Queen.  I get a chocolate … Continue reading →

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My Flirtation With Running

Posted on May 17, 2012 by Coming East

I have never been an athlete, unlike my brother and sister.  While my brother played soccer and ran on the cross country team and my little sister earned belt after belt in judo, I was content to read my books … Continue reading →

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For Rent: Prime Real Estate

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Coming East

I have always wanted a house with a big front porch.  Big enough to have a porch swing.  Big enough to fit my whole family and then some.  I remember my grandparents in Ohio having a porch like that, and … Continue reading →

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Relics of the Past

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Coming East

On our wanderings through the Connecticut countryside this weekend, we came across many old stone walls, remnants from our agrarian past when early settlers cleared the land of forests in order to do their planting.  As they cleared more and … Continue reading →

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Monday Morning Update

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Coming East

I’m driving home to Virginia this morning and thought I’d give you a quick update on my weekend. I can’t manage more than that because it’s difficult to write on my iPad while bouncing along the New Jersey Turnpike at … Continue reading →

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Life is a Series of Heart Tugs

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Coming East

“I’m so happy to have you back,” my husband said to me this morning as I placed an egg and toast in front of him. “Because now you have someone to make your breakfast and pack your lunch?” I joked. … Continue reading →

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I Just Discovered I Was a Terrible Mother

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Coming East

I’ve been cleaning out bookcases in our bedroom, trying to reduce the number of books that are stacked upon other books, sideways and every which way.  I haven’t been successful, but I’ve discovered some old books I’d forgotten about. One … Continue reading →

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A Mexican Feast

Posted on March 12, 2012 by Coming East

If you read my post last week about the cooking app that lets me eat out every day, you might get the impression that I don’t like to cook.  That’s not the case.  I love to cook.  In fact, I … Continue reading →

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The Face of Poverty

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Coming East

I was planning on writing another light-hearted post this morning, but reading the newspaper at breakfast put an end to that.  On the front page was a picture of a young woman, Kimberly Meade, crying in her car.  She had … Continue reading →

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Maybe It’s Never Too Late!

Posted on February 28, 2012 by Coming East

I have the pleasure of following a blog called Life with three boys!  Jenny, the author is pregnant with her fourth and final child, and she says she is a little sad that this is her last.  I remember having … Continue reading →

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