by MarianBeaman | Feb 14, 2017 | blog, Memory, Quotations, Travel, Uncategorized
Love Locks Their love, they thought, was an iron-clad statement, fixed to the grill work of Pont des Arts bridge in Paris. Etched with their initials, couples professed undying love as they tossed the key to their lovelock into the Seine. City workers in 2015 with a...
by MarianBeaman | Feb 8, 2017 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Literature, Quotations, Uncategorized
The Lion and the Mouse Once upon a time a mischievous mouse scampered across the outstretched paw of a sleeping lion, awakening him from his nap. The king of beasts clapped his paw upon the pitiful creature that squealed: “ Please don’t kill me! The day may come when...
by MarianBeaman | Feb 1, 2017 | blog, meditation, neighborhood, Quotations, Uncategorized
If you are reading this, you have arrived at my new website, marianbeaman.com – welcome! It is still a work in progress. Another introduction is in order: I have been dying for you to meet my new neighbors who live peacefully on the lake behind our patio. After...
by MarianBeaman | Jan 18, 2017 | blog
Truth be told, 2 women and 1 man have been working hard to update my Plain and Fancy Girl website. We will be wearing hard hats and steel-toed boots, not pumps, until February 1 when the new site will be unveiled. Surprise!
by MarianBeaman | Jan 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
Last Week Joe Schrock of TIP TOP Window Cleaning announced his arrival by knocking lightly on my door. I spotted his truck on my driveway. I had contacted Joe about cleaning the windows at our new house. They were dirty when we moved in and got even worse when...
