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 | Dec 28, 2016 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Mennonite History, popular culture, Uncategorized
History buffs and Downton Abbey devotées know that 1912 is the year of the sinking of the Titanic. What Else Happened in 1912? On the world scene Woodrow Wilson elected President Japan sends 3020 cherry trees to the United States First neon sign appears in Paris...
by MarianBeaman | Dec 14, 2016 | blog, Coming of Age, Family / Nostalgia
Not Quite a Bar Mitzvah Grandsons Patrick and Curtis, born 7 weeks apart in Chicago, both turned thirteen this fall. If they were Jewish, they would each have observed the bar mitzvah ritual: Bar = son; Mitzvah = law or commandment, able to participate in all areas of...
by MarianBeaman | Dec 7, 2016 | blog, book review, Education, Gratitude, Quotations, Tips
Whoopi Goldberg is no nun, but she played one in Sister Act, where she befriended three other nuns all named Mary and made the convent’s choir into a rollicking, soulful act. Dr. David Snowdon obviously is no nun either. He’s not even a monk. But he is an...
