Tag Archives: relationships

Not a Sesame Street Moment

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Coming East

Late yesterday afternoon, our area of Hampton Roads got pounded by a quickly moving storm that overtook us in a flash.  One minute it seemed like a perfectly lovely day, a moment later, angry black clouds moved in, and in … Continue reading →

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Let’s Play

Posted on May 24, 2011 by Coming East

This post comes from a weekly memoir writing prompt provided by The Red Dress Club. This week’s RemembeRED prompt was to write about a game you played when you were young.  I wasn’t much of an outdoor game player when … Continue reading →

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Spirit of Abby Dog

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Coming East

We’ve been redecorating the guest bathroom, and since we live by the ocean, we picked a beach theme with walls a pale aqua, a seashell fabric shower curtain, and a wreath of sea urchins, starfish, and scallop shells.  We needed … Continue reading →

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Role Reversal

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Coming East

My father was a brilliant man, a mathematician, an aeronautical engineer who was head of the team who designed the airframe of the Blackhawk helicopter. I remember cocktail parties at our house, my brother and I sneaking halfway down the … Continue reading →

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Raising Daughters

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Coming East

I only have one daughter, but while visiting her this week and watching her interact with her two daughters, thirteen and nine, I’m grateful that after my girl was born, I had two boys.  Boys are easier.  One girl is … Continue reading →

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Beware the Tongue

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Coming East

All of us, without exception, I’m confident in saying, have said things we wished we hadn’t said, or wished we had rephrased, or wished we had thought about more before we said them.  I remember many years ago when my … Continue reading →

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Second Sight

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Coming East

Last night, as I was standing at the stove stirring a pot of lentil chili, I felt my husband staring at me from his usual perch at the kitchen work table.  Yes, youngsters, when you’ve been married for nearly forty … Continue reading →

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The Final Relaxation

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Coming East

After an hour of strenuous activity during my yoga class at the Y, our instructor, Sandy, a soft-spoken, gentle spirit, has us lay on our backs while we close our eyes, listen to soft, soothing music, and go into what … Continue reading →

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What’s in a Name?

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Coming East

My father named me Susan, he said, because the Hebrew form of it, Shoshanah, meant the Rose of Sharon.  One of his favorite books in the Old Testament was the Song of Solomon, and he particularly liked the passage, “I … Continue reading →

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Letter to My Son-in-law

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Coming East

Dear D., Because you live so far away, and when I come for a visit, so much is going on, it seems that you and I never have a moment alone so I can tell you just what I think … Continue reading →

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