Tag Archives: women

Happy Birthday to Me

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Coming East

“Once I was looking through the kitchen window at dusk and I saw an old woman looking in. Suddenly the light changed and I realized that the old woman was myself.  You see, it all happens on the outside; inside … Continue reading →

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A Favorite Christmas Reflection

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Coming East

So that I may enjoy the holidays with family and friends, I’m reposting one of my favorite seasonal reflections from early in my blogging career.  Hope you are enjoying the holidays as well. This one is from December, 2010: A … Continue reading →

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The Whisper of Life

Posted on December 17, 2012 by Coming East

A few months ago when my husband and I were on a trip to the Philadelphia area, we ate breakfast at a restaurant called Ruby’s Diner. It was a retro eatery designed to make its patrons feel as if they … Continue reading →

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What’s In a Name?

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Coming East

She called him Daddy for as long as I knew her. My grandfather’s name was William, and people called him Bill, but to my grandmother, he was forever “Daddy.” Long after my mother and her brother grew up and had … Continue reading →

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It’s About More Than Just the Food

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Coming East

I do not like to drive.  I do not like crowds.  I particularly don’t like driving in a crowded place.  So a few weeks ago, when I had the brilliant idea to go to the opening of our Whole Foods … Continue reading →

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Can’t We Move Beyond Adam and Eve?

Posted on November 14, 2012 by Coming East

Last night my husband and I watched the CBS Evening News and listened to anchorman Scott Pelley talk about how General David Petraeus had been “brought low” by a woman. I was so livid I put the program on pause … Continue reading →

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Fifty-Year Anniversary

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Coming East

This weekend my girlfriend, Linda, and I celebrated fifty years as best friends.  We had originally decided to take a girl’s trip to Ogunquit, Maine, or to New York City, but a couple of months ago, she asked if I … Continue reading →

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If This Is Age-related, We Won’t Outgrow It

Posted on November 8, 2012 by Coming East

My husband and I have disabilities I don’t like to talk about very often. I suffer from delayed memory, and he has a selective hearing affliction. Conversations in our house very often sound like this: Hubby: Did the kettle boil, … Continue reading →

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What a Difference a Few Hours Makes

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Coming East

Since we moved to Virginia Beach four years ago, I have been going to our neighborhood YMCA during the day.  I work out with young stay-at-home moms who want to work off those extra baby pounds, other retirees like me, … Continue reading →

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If You’re Taking a Trip Down Memory Lane, Don’t Forget Your GPS

Posted on September 17, 2012 by Coming East

When my husband had a conference in Philadelphia last week, I jumped at the chance to accompany him because we used to live in the area a few years ago.  Thirty two, to be exact.  In fact, our youngest son … Continue reading →

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