GOING TO AMISH COUNTRY

WELL IT'S FRIDAY, 9/18/09. I AM SITTING IN MY KITCHEN HAVING MY AFTERNOON TEA. MY DAUGHTER SAID TO ME "MOM, HOW ABOUT GOING TO LANCASTER, PA. [AMISH COUNTRY] NEXT SATURDAY FOR THE DAY? I WAS DELIGHTED, I LOVE THE AMISH COUNTRY, I LOVE GOING TO ALL THEIR SHOPS, AND SOME OF THE AMISH/MENNONITE WOMEN SELL THEIR CRAFTS, BAKED GOODS, AND QUILTS FROM THEIR HOME. THEY HANG THE QUILTS ON THE FRONT PORCH, THEY LOOK SO BEAUTIFUL, AND THEY ARE ALL HAND MADE. THE AMISH ARE VERY PLAIN PEOPLE, WHERE AS THE MENNONITE WORK IN THE STORES, DRIVE CARS, AND THEY MINGLE MORE WITH THE PUBLIC. THE WOMEN WORK IN THE GARDENS, AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR HOMES, WHILE THE MEN WORK IN THE FIELDS, AND SOME BUILD FURNITURE.

I HOPE WE HAVE GOOD WEATHER WHEN WE GO TO AMISH COUNTRY. MAYBE WE WILL EVEN TAKE THE TRAIN RIDE IN STRASBERG, IT GOES TO PARADISE, AND THE KIDS JUST LOVE IT. [SO DO I.] THE AMISH PEOPLE DRIVE THE HORSE AND BUGGY FOR TRANSPORTATION. SO IF YOU ARE ON RT. 30, WATCH OUT FOR THOSE BUGGIES.