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Howard and Faythe: Bed, Breakfast, Lunch and More

Howard and Faythe: Bed, Breakfast, Lunch and More

by MarianBeaman | Aug 18, 2021 | blog, Cliff Beaman artist, Education, Family / Nostalgia, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Travel, Uncategorized

Howard and Faythe Landis don’t operate a bed and breakfast, but they are hospitality hosts extraordinaire nonetheless. We discovered their great hearts and open arms on our recent trip to Springfield, Missouri in mid-July.   Before we ever boarded the...
Mother Ruth, Bedtime Stories and a Legend with Chickadee and Star

Mother Ruth, Bedtime Stories and a Legend with Chickadee and Star

by MarianBeaman | Jul 7, 2021 | Coming of Age, Family / Nostalgia, Mennonite Lore, Quotations, Uncategorized

                                    July is Mother’s birthday month. If she were still living, she would be 103 years old on the 23rd. Like most Mennonite women in the 1950s, Mother Ruth expended energy in keeping house, making meals, and preserving a garden...
Wordless Wednesday: Reading Lesson

Wordless Wednesday: Reading Lesson

by MarianBeaman | Jun 30, 2021 | blog, Coming of Age, Family / Nostalgia, Uncategorized

     
Who’s in the Mirror?

Who’s in the Mirror?

by MarianBeaman | Jun 23, 2021 | blog, Education, Family / Nostalgia, meditation, Nostalgia, Quotations, Uncategorized

When you pass a mirror, do you deliberately walk on by, or do you make a point to look into it? The Evil Queen in the tale “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” stared with vengeful intent into a mirror and chanted, “Mirror, mirror on the wall/Who is the fairest of them...
Come with me to Mount Dora – Again!

Come with me to Mount Dora – Again!

by MarianBeaman | Jun 16, 2021 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Travel, Uncategorized

Off on an excursion to Mount Dora, Florida, a peaceful, small town in central Florida we visited in late 2018. Here is a refresher of what we saw!     Comments closed
Nostalgia and Aunt Ruthie’s Diary

Nostalgia and Aunt Ruthie’s Diary

by MarianBeaman | Jun 2, 2021 | blog, Coming of Age, Family / Nostalgia, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Nostalgia, Quotations, Reflection, Uncategorized

Did you know that, Boomers and Gen-Xers are looking back to their youth, collecting . . . Cassette tapes Vinyl LPs Polaroid cameras Manual typewriters . . . even decades old video games   So says, Jeff Nilsson in “Nostalgia is Good For You,” an article from The...
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