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Weekly Photo Challenge: Blue

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Coming East

The photo you’ve all been waiting for:  Me in that blue dress I squeezed into for the wedding!

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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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Weekly Photo Challenge: Unfocused

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Coming East

I know I’ve posted this picture recently, but it was so perfect for this week’s photo challenge, I had to post it again. I caught this rabbit just as it was in the midst of a jump. Notice how everything … 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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Life in the Slow Lane

Posted on May 8, 2012 by Coming East

Nearly a year ago, I wrote a post entitled “Star Struck” about the difference between city people and country people.  I was reminded of that this weekend while we attended a wedding in the tiny village of Lakeville, Connecticut, in … 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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Get Thee Behind Me, Satan, and Don’t Push

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Coming East

While browsing through my email this morning, I came across this from Williams-Sonoma:  “Caphalon waffler, $49 plus free shipping, four days only.”  Waffles?  I’ve always wanted a waffle iron!  My mother had one, and I remember her making the batter … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Together

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Coming East

I captured these two young lovers at Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.  Besides being a tender moment, this picture is ironic in that these two epitomize the exuberance and joy of life amid the gravestones representing the end of life.

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Finding Buried Treasure

Posted on April 30, 2012 by Coming East

Sunday my husband and I went to the Chrysler Museum’s new glass studio to watch a world-class glass artist, Debora Moore, perform her art. We’ve been meaning to go since it opened and finally found an opportunity yesterday.  It was … Continue reading →

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The Snowball Effect

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Coming East

Remember this old proverb? For want of a nail the shoe was lost. For want of a shoe the horse was lost. For want of a horse the rider was lost. For want of a rider the message was lost. … Continue reading →

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