Tag Archives: relationships

On the Train to Secaucus

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Coming East

My daughter-in-law’s mother and me Friday afternoon I received a phone call from my daughter-in-law’s mother.  We don’t talk often, but whenever we do, I always come away from the conversation with a new insight or appreciation of life as … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Hands

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Coming East
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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: Two Subjects

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Coming East

This past weekend we went to the Norfolk Botannical Gardens to see the azaleas, and I came across these two trees.  They fascinated me because they were nearly mirror images of each other, standing stately and tall with branches just … 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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Connecting With Your Customers

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Coming East

We used to shop at a store called Restoration Hardware.  Contrary to its name, it is not a hardware store in the customary sense of the term.  For those of you in the United States, you will remember when it … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Distorted

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Coming East

I took this picture from the inside of a monastery on a little island outside of Mystic, Connecticut. A Bonus of Blogging: I’ve been following Big Al’s blog and he’s been following mine. Recently, after discovering that I live in … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning Didn’t Have a Lock on Love Letters

Posted on February 14, 2012 by Coming East

Perhaps the most widely quoted love letter is Elizabeth Barrett Browning‘s “How Do I Love Thee” which she wrote to her husband, Robert, but there have been many more outstanding ones that were never made public. I’m here to remedy … Continue reading →

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Will Love Conquer All?

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Coming East

Yesterday morning I read of an HBO documentary about the fight to end the ban on interracial marriage. A young couple who fell in love in Virginia in the late 1950’s could not marry because Virginia was a state that … Continue reading →

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Time Traveler

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Coming East

A few years ago I read The Time Traveler’s Wife.  Though I didn’t see the movie, the book was terrific and intriguing.  I’ve been going through family photo albums this past week for a project I’m working on, and the … Continue reading →

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