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“The Most Immediate Breath of Life”

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Coming East

“We lay aside letters never to read them again, and at last we destroy them out of discretion, and so disappears the most beautiful, the most immediate breath of life, irrecoverable for ourselves and for others.”         … Continue reading →

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Never Leave Home Without Your Eyebrows

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Coming East

“Never leave home without your eyebrows” was one of the Mom-isms I learned at an early age from my mother.  Most moms struggle with their adolescent daughters about the make-up issue when girls, starting in middle school, think they are … Continue reading →

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The Wisdom That Comes With Age

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Coming East

At the start of a new year, it is always nice to reflect on life and the lessons it has taught you.  Since my birthday occurs at the beginning of the year, it makes this yearly stock-taking seem all the … Continue reading →

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The Adventure Continues

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Coming East

This past weekend we hosted two of our dearest friends as they stopped to spend the night on their move down to Florida from Connecticut. We have known J.and A. since college. They both grew up in Connecticut and lived … Continue reading →

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How Do You Know?

Posted on January 6, 2012 by Coming East

A couple of days ago I was loading groceries into my car when I was approached by a large and intimidating looking man who mumbled something to me.  He was rather gruff and did not speak distinctly, so I didn’t … Continue reading →

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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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A Star Is Born

Posted on December 12, 2011 by Coming East

George and I have a routine we follow every time we drive up to Connecticut or Boston.  We stop at the Dunkin’ Donuts near our house and fill our thermoses with coffee before we drive across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge … 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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