Amish Lifestyle
Scribe Emma Yoder from Willow Springs shares a letter…
Willow Springs, PA – New Order Fellowship August 31, 2022 The hot and humid dog days of August are here! We have had on-and-off thundershowers, just enough to keep the young boys busy mowing grass. I have a blackberry pie cooling on the counter, which will make a good...
A Message from Emma Yoder – Strawberries, Storms, and Summer
Willow Springs, PANew Order Fellowship June 20, 2022 – Greetings on this last Monday of June! The rain is barrelling down this morning, leaving little streams maneuvering through the yard. It promises a muggy day once the sun comes out, making it perfect for sinking...
A Day in the Blues at the Amish Mud Day Sale
The first Saturday in June marks the day for the annual Amish Mud Days in Northwestern Pennsylvania. With a bluebird sky, mild temperatures, and the sing-song chants of a handful of auctioneers, Amish and Englishers alike enjoyed the long-awaited outing. Young boys...
A Message from Emma Yoder
For a bit of fun, I asked Emma if she would be willing to become Willow Springs resident Scribe …and she agreed. I hope you enjoy her first entry. Willow Springs, PANew Order Fellowship May 10, 2022 - We've been blessed with beautiful weather. It was 80 on Sunday. The...
The Amish Ice House
Photo by Jim Fisher It continues to amaze me at how resourceful the Amish are. I don’t think twice about going to the refrigerator and pushing my glass under the ice dispenser to fill my glass with perfect little square cubes of ice. I don’t give it a thought on how...
Questions About the Amish
Some of the most asked questions about the Amish I get from my readers. In today’s post, I want to set the story straight and answer a few questions about the Amish in and around Northeastern Ohio and Western Pennsylvania. Why do they stop school in the eighth grade?...
Handmade Amish Baskets – Millersburg, Indiana
Handwoven Amish Made Natural Reed Baskets We do a lot of traveling, and I'll be the first to admit I'd much rather travel the backroads of Amish Country than the traffic-filled streets of big cities. You would think with all of our travelings I would learn to like...
Amish Country Tour – Cashton & Tomah Wisconsin
Among the marshlands filled with cranberries in central Wisconsin live over two hundred Amish families who call Monroe County home. A few weeks ago, we had the pleasure of taking a ride through the backroads of this Amish community.
A Visit to Amish Country – Augusta, WI
Last week I had the joy of visiting an Amish community tucked deep in Eau Claire County, Wisconsin. About an hour southwest of Wausau is home to the town of Augusta. Known for its popular stores like Weaver’s Country Store and The Wood Shed, there’s not a shortage of winding country roads just waiting for you to explore.
A Visit to Amish Country – Daviess County, Indiana
Every summer we take a long grueling twenty-hour trip from South Carolina to Northern, Wisconsin, trading the smoldering heat for mosquitos as big as baby birds. The trade-off is worth it since we get to spend the summer loving on our two Wisconsin granddaughters.
