About 45 minutes from our home is an
Amish community that is wonderful to
visit and find lovely items. Over the years
we have kept their map and added to it with
scribbles - especially adding those who do
not participate in the map. Farms selling
different items aren't marked terribly well so
the map helps.
Keep in mind these photos aren't the best
since they are taken from inside the car and
undercover since the Amish don't appreciate
cameras. This would be a typical Amish farm
house here:
Their culture is so interesting. We passedquite a few schools and I noticed many
of the children were barefoot. It was
around 80 degrees out.
I had never stopped at the first plant place
so I did today. Lots of annuals and hanging
baskets.
The little building in the collage below is
one of the little schools.
We are expecting a storm tonight so several timesthere were questions to us about what we had
heard about a potential storm. I was reminded
that they do not have radios or televisions.
We stopped at 4 businesses and this plant placeabove is a favorite. I have no sense of direction
but my husband always figures out how to
find different shops.
Our car came home quite covered in dustfrom all the country roads. The dusty roads
get much worse later in the summer. We try
to stop when we see a cart coming our way
to let them by without covering them in dust.
I have never been to their auction house but
imagine you could find some greatly priced
items. I remember going to one in Pennsylvania
many years back in the 70's and got a whole
crate of cauliflower for 50 cents. That was
fun! I put all of it in the freezer too.
Everywhere there are goats, sheep, cows andhorses and chickens too!
We got some homemade butter which I am anxious
to try and cheese that we purchased before
in the past. I found thread that was cheaper
than Walmart's. I love their spices that
they package themselves. Today I bought some
of the large noodle "shells" to stuff for pasta.
I got my 3 hanging baskets made up quickly
after we got home. They aren't very impressive
now but will be in the coming weeks. I only purchased 4 plants for each one but I planted
marigold seeds in the middle part. I save my pots
every year and just buy some dirt and peat to
go in them.
I just texted our across the street
neighbors as I offered to fill their hanging pot
again from when I made it up last year. This
was my idea of a fun day!
