Trip to Amish Country

Last Tuesday we spent the day in Amish country.

We can go east or west and

we will be in Amish country.

This time we went west.

Central Ohio.

Beautiful.

Look at the clean farms.

Everything is so neat.

The yards and flower beds are perfect,

and most yards had clothes drying on the clothes-line.

Every road you travel has an Amish family in a wagon or horse drawn buggy.

So drive with caution.


These were my companions for the day.
My younger daughter Samantha and her daughter, Riley.


This was typical of every parking lot. Notice what they leave behind.
And they say cars cause polution.

This is one georgeous creature. And huge!

Just your typical work horse. We saw one wagon that

had four of these horses pulling it.

This will give you something to compare the size of

the horse with. Did I mention that he was

HUGE?




We did lots and lots of shopping.

And eating.

For the most part that is why we go.

We got there in time for breakfast which for me

was the best blueberry pancakes I ever tasted.

Makes me hungry just thinking about them.

There are a lot of bulk food stores so we stocked

up on spices...

dill

parsley

oregano

italian blend

dried onion

dried tomatoes

basil

thyme

garlic salt

lemon pepper

taco seasoning.

They were packaged in little plastic tubs

so for the most part we bought one tub

and split it later. But some of the things

we use a lot of we each bought a tub.

We also bought bags of penny candy, which of course

is no longer a penny. Several kind of dried fruit,

several jars of pickled artichoke hearts

a round of baby swiss and

several dozen amish cookies.

Then there were the farm markets where we

loaded up on produce like strawberries

potatoes, green onions, green beans, tomatoes,

squash, cabbage, leaf lettuce and on and on.

There were only three quilt shops. Most of what were

advertised as "quilt shops" sold quilts, which makes

total sense. But to me a quilt shop sells fabric.

Anyway, I found these darling note cards which I

could not pass up. Have already used some of them.

This wool kit was just too cute to pass up.

A couple of patterns came home with me.

And of course fabric...

and a little more fabric.

I guess I was in the mood for sherbet colors.

Have no idea what I will make, but love them.

This is a terrible picture of the thimbles I bought.

Sorry about that.

Have you tried these? They are so soft

and I prefer them over metal.

Plus I can see them when I'm searching in my

sewing box.

It was a fantastic day and I hope you enjoyed it also.