Kristin and I spent Thursday in beautiful Amish country.
On Ty and Becca's recommendation, we took off Thursday morning to visit a portion of PA I had never seen. We took the 76 to the 202 to the 30 and ended up in Lancaster county - home of the Amish.
Unfortunately, we don't have any pictures of our Amish visit. The Amish are partly to blame because they don't allow pictures - however our own forgetfulness played a large role as well.
First, we visited an Amish furniture store. Everything was hand crafted - and most things custom built. A nice Amish man ran the cash register (??). We loved this store - perhaps in ten years we will buy something from it.
Next, we visited the town of Intercourse, PA. We ate lunch at Plain and Fancy. For those with deep pockets Plain and Fancy offers an all-you-can-eat Amish buffet full of everything Amish. We went for the regular menu - Kristin partook of the best Homemade Pot Pie she has ever tasted, and I enjoyed a roast beef sandwich with mashed potatoes. So good.
Following Plain and Fancy we ventured to the Kitchen Kettle Village. A small Amish strip mall. There we ate wonderful fudge (although a 1/2 lb. cost $5!!), watched Amish woman make jam, ate lots of said jam (over 100 flavors all with one open bottle for sampling), and visited a handicraft type store full of wooden stars (you know those trendy wooden stars folks in Sandy, South Jordan, Salt Lake, Daybreak - okay everywhere - have hanging on their walls?) - which made me wonder if the stars originated with the Amish or with the trendy...
Finally, we enjoyed our ride home through the Amish country side. The highlight of the day happened on our drive. We saw three children, all under the age of 10, riding in a horse-drawn-box (the horse looked the size of a pony). The box had two plastic wheels, perfect for trudging over rocks and such, and barely fit the three children. A blonde haired 9-or-so old boy held on to two reins serving as the driver. They flew around a corner, almost knocking out all three children, smiling all the time. It reminded me how I often disregard life's simple joys. Those three children looked content to ride around in their box all day long.
Great fun. If you ever have the chance, make sure to visit Amish country in PA - unlike anywhere I've ever been.
2 comments:
Daaaaaaaave, Krissy, and Patten:
Somewhere I have a photo I probably shouldn't have snapped of an Amish boy standing by his plow-horse. When we slowed down to get a good look he stopped working and seemed to pose for the picture. Didn't occur to me that I shouldn't have taken the photo.
I love your description of the kids in the horse drawn box. I could see them going around the corner.
Love you guys, lots and lots,
Dad J.
P.S. I saw Moushnick today and he said to tell you hello.
P.P.S. Just remember--the only good Laker is a Salt Laker.
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