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Ted’s Wild Adventure in the Snow

Ted’s Wild Adventure in the Snow

by MarianBeaman | Jan 31, 2024 | blog, Cliff Beaman artist, Family / Nostalgia, Gratitude, Quotations, Travel, Uncategorized

Cold in Florida The weather has been rough this January by Florida standards. Not rough like in Winnepeg, Manitoba or Litchfield, Maine, but rough enough to potentially kill plants. At 31° Fahrenheit, the Beamans have had to cover their tender plants with tarps....
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....
Anticipation: Wordless Wednesday

Anticipation: Wordless Wednesday

by MarianBeaman | Oct 26, 2022 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Travel, Uncategorized

  What are you anticipating? Inquiring minds would like to know!
Six Reasons to Visit Cross Creek, Florida

Six Reasons to Visit Cross Creek, Florida

by MarianBeaman | Oct 5, 2022 | blog, book review, Coming of Age, Education, Literature, Neighborhood / Environment, Nostalgia, Quotations, Recipes, Travel, Uncategorized

Cranes, roosters, snakes and an antique yellow Olds! These are among the attractions (or distractions) in Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park, the home of the Pulitzer-Prize winning author of The Yearling, made into a movie by the same title. In late...
Where am I and Who are These People? Wordless Wednesday

Where am I and Who are These People? Wordless Wednesday

by MarianBeaman | Sep 7, 2022 | blog, Cliff Beaman artist, Family / Nostalgia, Kiev Ukraine, Travel

          Cover Reveal of Memoir 2 Coming Soon!
A Blooming Sinkhole & Vegetable Jewelry

A Blooming Sinkhole & Vegetable Jewelry

by MarianBeaman | May 11, 2022 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Travel, Uncategorized

Snowbirds Faythe and Howard Landis introduced us to Sunken Gardens, St. Petersburg in April 2022. You may recall that Howard is my second cousin, whom I’ve blogged about before when we visited him and Faythe last summer. You can view our escapades in Missouri here....
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