Inside an Amish home: Library and reading room
From a Lancaster friend’s home: Sharpening minds and no. 2’s: Sigh. Â I remember spending a bit more time with these, once: Here’s the full list of Amish home interior photos.
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The end of “low” Amish in Kentucky?
Here on the blog and on the Amish America Facebook page, some of you have been bringing up the court decision in Kentucky on Slow-Moving-Vehicle (SMV) triangles. Â The SMV triangle has become iconic of the Amish and the vast majority of them willingly display them on their carriages. However, some of the “lower” groups (in particular the Swartzentruber Amish and a few others) refuse to…
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Quilt Questions
Are you a “quilt person”? I’ve slept under them, written about the people who make them, and watched them go up for auction. But I have to admit, I’ve probably under-appreciated Amish quilts, and quilts in general for that matter. Lately that has begun to change. Â I’ve got a section on quilts in an upcoming book. Â That led me to learn a bit more about…
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Is Amish life more dangerous?
A couple of heart-breaking stories this week. An 11-month-old Amish baby died (article removed) late Sunday night when it fell from a moving buggy in Missouri. The person holding it had fallen asleep. Yesterday morning, an Amish woman in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, succumbed to serious burns suffered in a home explosion. She had thrown kerosene on a fire to get it burning better. The regularity…
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Giant Amish People…in a Cage
A picture in need of a caption. Â Taken outside of Shartlesville, Berks County, Pennsylvania. I’m still not sure–would meeting this pair make me smile…or give me nightmares? Either way, one more reason to love America. Photo credit: Colin Grey
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Amish Housewives’ Helpers
Amish housewives have quite the workload. Â They do get some help in managing the household, though. Â Amish homes often feature modified appliances, built to run on power sources other than public electricity. Depending on what is allowed in a given church, you might see an air-powered mixer, or gas-powered refrigerator. Â Wringer-style washing machines are common. The most conservative Amish groups use only minimal technology though….
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The 3 Best Things I’ve Bought From An Amish Business
I’ve picked up a lot of interesting, and often delicious, items while visiting Amish businesses around the country. Here are my top 3 buys: 1. Hickory rocker Technically, this was more “barter” than “buy”. Â It was 2005, and I was selling books in the sprawling Holmes County, Ohio Amish community. Â I had stopped in one afternoon at an Amish furniture place – a hickory rocker…
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Inside an Amish Home: Quilting
From an Andy Weaver Amish home, a quilt in frame: Zooming in: Thanks to Karen Johnson-Weiner for the photo. Here are a few more Amish interiors: Amish Kitchen Amish Living Room Amish Wall Decor
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10 Views of the Ethridge, Tennessee Amish
Last year I visited the Ethridge, Tennesse Amish community. Â I was surprised to find that Ethridge is the Amish mecca of the South. For being a conservative Swartzentruber community, the place is crawling with tourists (relatively speaking, of course. Â Lancaster County, this ain’t). It’s also a charming place to visit. Â It’s got a rural feel despite the oversized tour wagons rumbling about. I hope you…
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What’s your favorite Amish community?
This question got a lot of interesting responses on the Amish America Facebook page this weekend. Four years ago, I wrote about my top 5 Amish settlements. Â Is that post still valid? Since then, I’ve visited around 20 more communities. Â But I’d say yes–with maybe one or two changes. So what’s your favorite Amish community? For ‘bonus points’, tell us why! NY Amish photo: las-initially
