Name that Amish community
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Amish Life
Pony cart baseball-newest Amish sport?
Over the weekend the school age sons of a friend and I took scooters and a pony cart down to the local schoolhouse to work off some energy following a picnic. And in a flash of inspiration pony cart baseball was born. Pony Cart Baseball: Ingredients *One pony,with cart (A miniature horse should work too) *Any sort of rubber ball you can catch with your…
Falling asleep in church
Yesterday I attended an Amish church service in a friend’s district. I only really fell asleep one time, during the ten-minute kneeling prayer near the very end. But I had at least roused myself by the time everyone stood up. I clambered to my feet, but nearly keeled over sideways as I tried to shake the sleep out of my head. I can only imagine…
Do you believe in natural remedies?
Boy was I wiped out yesterday. I’m not sure if it was a stomach bug or something I ate (I did spend the morning munching on raw mint sprigs while composting a friend’s berry garden) but whatever it was put a hurting on me. Seeing my pain, my Amish hosts whipped up a couple of home remedies. After trying the first with no discernible effect,…
12 NY Amish orphans to be adopted
The twelve Amish children left orphaned after the accident in upstate NY will be adopted. An Amish uncle and aunt from Ohio will be moving into the children’s home. From the report: The Ohio couple must sell a large home they built plus land in Fredericktown before they can relocate to Jasper, the patriarch said: he hopes the couple, who are in their early 30s…
Inside an Amish Home: Bedroom and Lamp
Another home interior courtesy of Karen Johnson-Weiner. Today, an Amish bedroom and lamp in a progressive Michigan Amish home. This type of cabinet design typically holds a propane tank. These usually have wheels on the bottom making them easy to move about, with a holder for magazines, papers, or books. However if you look close you’ll notice that there is a curly Q type light…
More Amish deaths by DUI
It’s been a terrible two weeks for Amish on the road. The Friday before last, a semi crashed into a carriage in Christian County, Kentucky, killing an Amish toddler. The driver was charged with operating a vehicle under the influence. The next day a van driver, apparently also inebriated, hit a horsecart in northern Indiana, killing a 12-year-old Amish boy. Now, five Amish have been…
Summer travel
Thar she blows! A nice photo of what looks like Lancaster folks* at the Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone park. I’m pretty sure these guys are on vacation and not scouting settlement locations. Amish do take vacations, some more extravagant than others. Summer is upon us which means road trips. Though with gas up and the economy down maybe less than usual. This summer I…
Inside an Amish Home: Attitude Adjustors
How do Amish folks maintain such a calm demeanor? Well, while poking around my friend’s library, I think I came across the secret. Attitude Adjustors: This innocent box just happened to be lying there on the shelf (within easy reach of a work desk, a stack of bills and other scary-looking papers, I might add). It seems Attitude Adjustors come standard in Amish homes. The…
The Amish dunk tank
Yes, these are Amish fellas in the photos. And no, definitely not something you see every day: These were taken at the PA Dutch festival held each summer at Reading Terminal Market in downtown Philadelphia. The event features a petting zoo, buggy rides, parade, country and bluegrass bands, and of course food. The dunk tank is for a good cause. A Lancaster friend who knows…