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How Do You Handle Plan B?

How Do You Handle Plan B?

by MarianBeaman | Aug 31, 2022 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Quotations, Southern lady friends, Tips

Life is All About How You Handle Plan B In 2013, the year I began blogging, my southern friend Carolyn gave me a clever memo pad for my July birthday. I haven’t used many of the chartreuse-colored sheets because I want the packet of pages to stay plump, so I can stand...

School Daze: They Ain’t What They Used to Be

by MarianBeaman | Aug 24, 2016 | Education, Family / Nostalgia, Memory, Nostalgia, Reflection, Uncategorized

Flop – flop – floppity – bop bop! That was the sound of grandson Ian’s heavy plastic bag of supplies bouncing off his left leg walking into orientation last week at Mandarin Oaks Elementary School. I didn’t pay too much attention to its contents until I helped him...

Birthday Butter Shake: A Sequel

by MarianBeaman | Jul 24, 2014 | Family / Nostalgia, Nostalgia, Recipes, Southern lady friends, Uncategorized

  You may remember when I visited Pennsylvania last month we made butter the old-fashioned way, my mother, sister and I shaking cream in a 2-quart jar. This week my Southern friend Carolyn threw a birthday bash that included friends making butter together. We did...

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