by MarianBeaman | Mar 15, 2013 | Conflict, Family / Nostalgia, neighborhood, Neighborhood / Environment, tree surgery, Uncategorized
It’s a long way from Lancaster county, PA to Jacksonville, FL, but years ago our family moved into a neighborhood called Killarney Shores with street names like Emerald Isle Circle, Leprechaun Court, and St. Patrick Lane. On the day of Ireland’s famous...
by MarianBeaman | Mar 12, 2013 | Conflict, Uncategorized
They were gathered in a circle when I walked in. Call it naivete or being preoccupied with my classes, I was totally unprepared for the conclave of bishops, school administrators and other assorted male authorities that greeted me on entering the conference room at...
by MarianBeaman | Mar 9, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
A throw-back to celebrations in the Old Country, Fasnacht Day had its origins in Switzerland, southern Germany, Alsace, and western Austria. In Pennsylvania Dutch Country, Fasnacht Day is celebrated on the eve before Lent. Think “Mardi Gras” but less bawdy! Aunt...
by MarianBeaman | Mar 6, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
My Mother loved her kitchen with a spiritual passion and was happiest at the altar of her stove, cooking or baking. We’d hear her off-key voice singing “Heavenly Sunlight” or “Keep on the Sunny Side” as she fixed breakfast while we...
by MarianBeaman | Mar 5, 2013 | Recipes, Uncategorized
Grandma’s Kitchen: Recipes and More Grandma Longenecker’s kitchen was many yards long with the necessities for cooking at one end where an old cook-stove squatted and the comforts of dining on an old oak table at the other end, bounded by three bay...
by MarianBeaman | Feb 28, 2013 | Uncategorized
Middle Schooler: Veiled and Caped Good Mennonite girls of the 1950s and 60s like me wore a prayer cap and a dress with a cape. Yes, no fancy fad in the frock I’m wearing in the photo. As best I can tell, the belted cape was worn to add an extra layer of padding...
