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Moments of Discovery # 9: Keys to the Riddle

by MarianBeaman | Jan 13, 2016 | blog, Family / Nostalgia, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Nostalgia, Uncategorized

A Riddle I have no head, and a tail I lack, But oft have arms, and legs, and a back; I inhabit the palace, the tavern, the cot- ‘Tis a beggarly residence where I am not. If a monarch were present (I tell you no fable), I still should be placed at the head of the...

Purple Passages and Fine China

by MarianBeaman | Nov 12, 2014 | Education, Family / Nostalgia, Literature, Mennonite Lore, Purple Passage, Quotations, Uncategorized

READING La Lectura es el viaje de los que no pueden tomar el tren.        – F. Croisset (Reading is the journey of those who cannot take the train.) Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested . . . .          – Sir...

The Beach at Sunset: Crossing the Bar

by MarianBeaman | Sep 17, 2014 | Family / Nostalgia, Literature, meditation, Mennonite Lore, Nostalgia, Quotations, Reflection

Sunsets, especially sunsets on the beach are # 1 on the list of clichés to avoid in photography. Yet beach sunsets persist on Instagram and Facebook because they are breath-taking, evocative.   . . . the gauzy hinge between sea and sky, the limitless horizon...

The Wonda-Chair and the Heirloom

by MarianBeaman | Sep 13, 2014 | Family / Nostalgia, Memory, Mennonite History, Mennonite Lore, Nostalgia, Reflection, Uncategorized

Did you as a baby sit in one of these? Did you buy one for your child? Produced by Babyhood Industries of Shrewsbury, MA, the Wonda Chair was “a do-it-all, all-in-one, convertible wonder. As the seller mentions, the multi-piece furniture/stroller kit mixes and...

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