• Purple Passages
  • Book Reviews
  • Mennonite Memoir: A Sampling
  • Privacy Policy
Plain and Fancy Girl
  • Welcome!
  • About
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Get My Book
Select Page
Brewing Tea, Recycling Specs, and Feeling Happy

Brewing Tea, Recycling Specs, and Feeling Happy

by MarianBeaman | Jan 18, 2023 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Gratitude, Lists, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Nostalgia, popular culture, Quotations, Tips, Travel

At Christmas, I got a special gift from my sister Jean: Mennotea, a present guaranteed to warm my heart and recall my Mennonite childhood. Grandma Longenecker’s mint tea in china cups and Mother’s gallon jugs of summertime tea instantly came to mind....
See, Hear, and Taste: Marian’s Memoir 2

See, Hear, and Taste: Marian’s Memoir 2

by MarianBeaman | Jan 4, 2023 | blog, Mennonite History, Quotations, Southern lady friends, Tips, Uncategorized

Hear Ye, Hear Ye! In December 2022, I recorded a podcast with interviewer Dr. Katherine Hutchinson-Hayes, author, speaker, podcaster, and much more, including serving as an elementary school principal and publishing devotionals for women. She also has coordinated...
How Do You Handle Plan B?

How Do You Handle Plan B?

by MarianBeaman | Aug 31, 2022 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Quotations, Southern lady friends, Tips

Life is All About How You Handle Plan B In 2013, the year I began blogging, my southern friend Carolyn gave me a clever memo pad for my July birthday. I haven’t used many of the chartreuse-colored sheets because I want the packet of pages to stay plump, so I can stand...
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...
Our Marriage with a Trip to the Emerald City

Our Marriage with a Trip to the Emerald City

by MarianBeaman | Aug 3, 2022 | blog, book review, Cliff Beaman artist, Coming of Age, Conflict, Family / Nostalgia, Literature, meditation, Memory, Quotations, Tips, Uncategorized

The Emerald City lies in the center of the Land of Oz, at the end of the yellow brick road in Frank Baum’s fabled story, The Wizard of Oz, first published in 1900.  In the center of the city is the fairy-tale Palace where the redoubtable Wizard resides.    ...
Six Quotes from a Cleaned-up Desk

Six Quotes from a Cleaned-up Desk

by MarianBeaman | Jul 27, 2022 | blog, Literature, popular culture, Quotations, Tips, Uncategorized

Cataclysmic events have rocked our world. This past year we have been confronted with the relentless effects of COVID-19, the unprovoked war in Ukraine, horrific school shootings, the border crisis, continual political unrest–and more. Regardless of your stance...
« Older Entries

Translate Page

en English
zh-CN Chinese (Simplified)nl Dutchen Englishfr Frenchde Germanit Italianja Japaneseko Koreanpt Portugueseru Russianes Spanishsv Swedishvi Vietnamese

Read the Latest

  • Singing from The Golden Song Book at Rheems School
  • Twins Raid Refrigerator: Wordless Wednesday
  • Brewing Tea, Recycling Specs, and Feeling Happy

Search By Category

  • Amish (8)
  • Amish fiction (3)
  • Award (5)
  • blog (364)
  • book review (69)
  • British History (1)
  • chalk drawing (4)
  • Christmas (7)
  • Cliff Beaman artist (77)
  • Coming of Age (130)
  • Conflict (88)
  • Easter (11)
  • Education (104)
  • Family / Nostalgia (433)
  • Folk Songs of the South (3)
  • Gratitude (51)
  • Kiev Ukraine (5)
  • Lists (38)
  • Literature (112)
  • meditation (135)
  • Memory (207)
  • Mennonite History (183)
  • Mennonite Lore (294)
  • neighborhood (26)
  • Neighborhood / Environment (26)
  • Nostalgia (229)
  • Paska (4)
  • popular culture (57)
  • Purple Passage (25)
  • Quilt (12)
  • Quotations (231)
  • Recipes (49)
  • Reflection (111)
  • Romance (24)
  • Southern lady friends (13)
  • Tips (99)
  • Travel (57)
  • Tree surgery (3)
  • Ukraine (5)
  • Uncategorized (557)
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • RSS
© Marian Beaman - Just a Plain & Fancy Girl - Contact us regarding problems with site.