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Breaking Bread and All That Jazz

Breaking Bread and All That Jazz

by MarianBeaman | Aug 10, 2022 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Memory, Nostalgia, Recipes, Tips, Uncategorized

“Do you want to bring a ‘starter’ over, or do you want us to start from scratch in my kitchen?” This was my query to grandson Ian, who visits our house often this summer to mow and trim the lawn and help with other chores like car-washing. “No, we can do it all at...
You Found My Glasses Where?

You Found My Glasses Where?

by MarianBeaman | Jul 13, 2022 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Nostalgia, Quotations, Tips, Uncategorized

The Back Story from 2016 The photo of a pair of transitions eye glasses attached to a scarlet lanyard is still posted on my Facebook page dated April 14, 2016. “Hubby makes a lanyard for my glasses today. He is not just being kind. He simply doesn’t want to look for...
Czech It Out: Ludmilla’s Hospitality

Czech It Out: Ludmilla’s Hospitality

by MarianBeaman | Jun 1, 2022 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Nostalgia, Tips, Uncategorized

Ludmilla is a humble widow living in Prague, Czech Republic. She has survived two political regimes, the German Nazis and the Russian Communists. Her life has not been easy; she has seen much sorrow. However, over the years, Ludmilla has come to  view her kitchen...
Grandma Shirley and Amma Marilyn: Mindful Grandparents

Grandma Shirley and Amma Marilyn: Mindful Grandparents

by MarianBeaman | May 4, 2022 | blog, book review, Coming of Age, Education, Family / Nostalgia, Nostalgia, Quotations, Uncategorized

  What Amazon Says Loving our children’s children well is an art–one we keep learning as they grow. Making memories and fostering relationships with our grandchildren in the midst of a fast-moving culture isn’t easy, and a legacy that lasts...
Diary Secrets at the Push of a Button

Diary Secrets at the Push of a Button

by MarianBeaman | Dec 15, 2021 | blog, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Nostalgia, Quotations

I wasn’t sure it would open. So my husband Cliff gathered assorted tools in case the clasp on Aunt Ruthie’s Diary had clamped shut with rust.   A faux-leather, brown diary with an attached key has lain on my desk for years now. Ever since we cleared out Aunt...
Mary: Face to Face with a Memoir Character

Mary: Face to Face with a Memoir Character

by MarianBeaman | Aug 25, 2021 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Gratitude, meditation, Memory, Mennonite Lore, Nostalgia, Reflection, Travel, Uncategorized

When I was a plain, ten-year-old girl, I wanted to looked like Mary. My big brown eyes turned green with envy when Mary Martin and her sister Evelyn walked through the door at Grandma Fannie’s house for holiday dinners. Both were elegantly turned out, resplendent in...
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