by MarianBeaman | Feb 22, 2023 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, meditation, Memory, Nostalgia, popular culture, Reflection, Romance, Uncategorized
Guess who is celebrating a 10th blogiversary this month? Two bloggers I happily follow have bragging rights to 10-years’ blogging. They are faithful commenters on my blog too. Drum roll please for. . . Marie Washington who blogs about writing and life at El...
by MarianBeaman | Feb 26, 2020 | blog, Reflection, Tips, Uncategorized
With this blog post, edging toward # 500 posts, I celebrate 7 years of blogging. Yes, SEVEN, my perfect number! One of my faithful blog readers, L. Marie in El Space has just celebrated her 7th blogiversary with her clever memes Harry and Kitten. Her blog is...
by MarianBeaman | Feb 27, 2019 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Gratitude, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Nostalgia, Uncategorized
Fancy little girl Plain young woman Those six words summarize the first 24 years of my life as a Mennonite in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. And these words are reflected in photos on my memoir cover, front and back. (Here is the link to my first cover...
by MarianBeaman | Feb 28, 2018 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Lists, Literature, Memory, Quotations, Tips, Uncategorized
Five is the magic number this week: I have arrived at the 5th anniversary of my blog. And as it happens in the Land of Even Numbers, this is my 400th post. Magical! In 2013 when this blog was birthed, I posted twice a week, Wednesdays and Saturdays. As writing my...
