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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...
The Blowout: Part 2

The Blowout: Part 2

by MarianBeaman | May 15, 2024 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Neighborhood / Environment, popular culture, Southern lady friends, Tips, Travel, Uncategorized

Back-up to The Blowout, part 1: How last week’s installment ended: As the morning progressed though, Cliff and I wrestled with unspoken questions: Can we still enjoy a leisurely evening and supper, spending overnight in Valdosta? (We had packed suitcases in...
The Blowout

The Blowout

by MarianBeaman | May 8, 2024 | blog, Cliff Beaman artist, Conflict, Family / Nostalgia, Memory, Reflection, Travel, Uncategorized

Out of the blue there was an ear-splitting BOOM above our heads. Cliff and I looked at each other dumbfounded, jaws dropping. Apparently, the shattering of thousands of glass shards followed the BOOM in the Subaru’s moon roof. We had traveled about seventy miles west...
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...
‘Tis Springtime with Sketchy Solicitations

‘Tis Springtime with Sketchy Solicitations

by MarianBeaman | Mar 27, 2024 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Mennonite Lore, Quotations, Tips, Uncategorized

Springtime At Rheems Elementary, a two-room school of eight grades, we observed a daily ritual: Bell ringing from the school-house steeple (always by a boy), Bible reading, the Lord’s Prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and then singing before morning lessons began....
Buds, Breezes, and a Blunder

Buds, Breezes, and a Blunder

by MarianBeaman | Mar 13, 2024 | blog, Easter, Family / Nostalgia, meditation, Memory, neighborhood, Neighborhood / Environment, Quotations, Uncategorized

Is it spring? Is it winter? As I write, the Weather Channel reports that a late winter storm is blanketing the Northwest and the Midwest while warm temps tease those in warmer climes. Author Kawaguchi of Tales from the Cafe expresses eloquently the fickle fits of...
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