• Book Reviews
  • Mennonite Memoir: A Sampling
  • Privacy Policy
Plain and Fancy Girl
  • Welcome!
  • About
  • Blog
  • Contact
  • Get My Books
Select Page
I Didn’t See that Coming: My 2020 Schedule

I Didn’t See that Coming: My 2020 Schedule

by MarianBeaman | Sep 30, 2020 | blog, book review, Cliff Beaman artist, Conflict, meditation, Nostalgia, Quotations, Tips, Uncategorized

The book promotion part of my life started out robust in early 2020. My calendar was chock full of goodies, bulging with Ways to engage with readers and market Mennonite Daughter.   Here is what January looked like . . .   Then came February . . .   How...
Cherry Ames and Curious George, What Do They Have in Common?

Cherry Ames and Curious George, What Do They Have in Common?

by MarianBeaman | Jun 3, 2020 | blog, book review, Family / Nostalgia, Literature, Mennonite Lore, Nostalgia, Uncategorized

Do You Remember the Bobbsey Twins Books? Recently I read Jennifer Weiner’s novel, Mrs. Everything, which alluded to iconic books and products of the 1950s, like the Bobbsey Twins, Almay soap, Prell shampoo and Ship ‘n Shore blouses. Overall, her book is not a...

Translate Page

Read the Latest

  • Ice Cream Comes Last: Deferred Gratification
  • 10 Snaps with 10 Captions
  • DISHING UP A STORY FOR VALENTINES DAY

Search By Category

  • Amish (8)
  • Amish fiction (4)
  • Award (6)
  • blog (448)
  • book review (90)
  • British History (3)
  • chalk drawing (4)
  • Christmas (9)
  • Cliff Beaman artist (97)
  • Coming of Age (143)
  • Conflict (95)
  • Easter (13)
  • Education (120)
  • Family / Nostalgia (495)
  • Folk Songs of the South (3)
  • Gratitude (61)
  • Kiev Ukraine (5)
  • Lists (40)
  • Literature (128)
  • meditation (161)
  • Memory (236)
  • Mennonite History (200)
  • Mennonite Lore (326)
  • neighborhood (33)
  • Neighborhood / Environment (33)
  • Nostalgia (252)
  • Novel writing (5)
  • Novel writing (5)
  • Paska (5)
  • popular culture (83)
  • Purple Passage (26)
  • Quilt (12)
  • Quotations (279)
  • Recipes (53)
  • Reflection (123)
  • Romance (34)
  • Southern lady friends (15)
  • Tips (127)
  • Travel (64)
  • Tree surgery (4)
  • Ukraine (6)
  • Uncategorized (639)
  • Facebook
  • X
  • RSS
© Marian Beaman - Just a Plain & Fancy Girl - Contact us regarding problems with site.