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A Heinz 57 Jar, a 57 Chevrolet, and a Wedding Anniversary

A Heinz 57 Jar, a 57 Chevrolet, and a Wedding Anniversary

by MarianBeaman | Jul 31, 2024 | blog, Cliff Beaman artist, Family / Nostalgia, meditation, Nostalgia, Quotations, Uncategorized

A Heinz 57 bottle, a 1957 Chevy BelAir, and a Jewish fable provide multiple metaphors for marriage. The first two proclaim the magic number 57, the number of years we have been married. August 5, 1967–August 5, 2024 which equates to our anniversary milestone this...
3 Miracles and a Cloudy Haiku

3 Miracles and a Cloudy Haiku

by MarianBeaman | Jul 10, 2024 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Literature, meditation, Nostalgia, Quotations, Uncategorized

Behold, some miracles!   SPEECH   Skills learned in early childhood become more difficult to acquire later on, says the research. It seems simple to teach preschoolers any language they hear. In fact, they can learn it often without a trace of an accent. Why...
Surprises of a Class Reunion

Surprises of a Class Reunion

by MarianBeaman | May 29, 2024 | blog, Cliff Beaman artist, Coming of Age, Family / Nostalgia, Gratitude, Mennonite Lore, Nostalgia, popular culture, Uncategorized

Time is galloping by! May 2024 is now practically history . . . and April is long gone. Looking back, the 27th of last month was a red-letter day for me.   On that date I re-connected with some friends I had seen every day in high school decades ago in...
Surprise Inside!

Surprise Inside!

by MarianBeaman | Apr 1, 2024 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Mennonite Lore, Nostalgia, Uncategorized

    Vintage card from the archives of Miss Ruth Longenecker   I’ll be taking a break now . . . back...
Sharpening Knives, Carving Turkey, and Being Thankful

Sharpening Knives, Carving Turkey, and Being Thankful

by MarianBeaman | Nov 15, 2023 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Gratitude, meditation, Memory, Nostalgia, Uncategorized

‘Tis the season for roasting turkey. . . carving the bird. . . and expressing gratitude   You can find dozens of tips on how to carve a turkey online. I found this one, on a website dubbed Webstaurant, demonstrating in 59 seconds flat a surefire way to...
Show Time: Life Stages

Show Time: Life Stages

by MarianBeaman | Sep 13, 2023 | blog, Cliff Beaman artist, Family / Nostalgia, Memory, Mennonite History, Nostalgia, Quotations, Uncategorized

As a kid, I helped my aproned Grandma Longenecker pick strawberries in her garden close to Anchor Road. As a teen, I packaged bologna at Baum’s Bologna company near Elizabethtown, PA. During my sophomore year in college, I worked as script editor for WEMC, the station...
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