by MarianBeaman | Dec 6, 2013 | Education, meditation, Quotations, Uncategorized
Diane Ackerman published years ago a “lusciously written” book entitled A Natural History of the Senses. My students enjoyed reading passages from the book for their summary assignments. Both poet and scientist in her approach, Ackerman has since written...
by MarianBeaman | Dec 4, 2013 | Family / Nostalgia, Memory, Nostalgia, Reflection, Uncategorized
My Marriage in Vacuum Cleaners My mom still has the same vacuum cleaner she’s had for decades, a blue, bullet-shaped machine with a snorkel hose at one end. Think of a mechanical Dachshund, a hot dog with a waist-line problem. “It still does the...
by MarianBeaman | Nov 30, 2013 | Family / Nostalgia, Memory, Mennonite Lore, Recipes, Uncategorized
When our children were little and our family visited Mother and Daddy in Lancaster County, PA , we could always count on an enamel-coated refrigerator drawer full of soup–either chicken corn or vegetable–to get us revived after a long car trip from...
by MarianBeaman | Nov 27, 2013 | Gratitude, Memory, Uncategorized
This image is a work of an employee of the United States Farm Security Administration, taken as part of that person’s official duties. The image is in the public domain. But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that that I...
by MarianBeaman | Nov 23, 2013 | Education, Nostalgia, Reflection, Tips, Uncategorized
Tennis, touch football, swimming, sailing, horse-back riding . . . if it involved action, the Kennedy clan, including our 35th President, were at it! Though President Kennedy suffered from severe back pain, he was often photographed participating in sports. Through...
by MarianBeaman | Nov 20, 2013 | Coming of Age, Education, Gratitude, Memory, Uncategorized
Last Wednesday, into my inbox popped a message which included an invitation to lunch from Karen Bruner Upright, my former student at Florida State College. The last time I saw her, she was a “surprise” visitor at Christmas, marching up the walkway to our...
