We started our tour of Amish and Mennonite country at a working Amish farm. It was quite interesting to learn about the way they live, customs and religious beliefs. I feel like some of them have caved to our society. They seam to pick and choose when they want to be traditional and when they do not want to. Its a little weird seeing a horse drawn carriage pulling into the parking lot of Target. Lauren and I were disappointed by this crossover of lifestyles.
Then we stopped at a farmers market and sampled all their hard work. (Jeremy there were lots of bakeries, better than Costco). We ended buying some meats, cheeses, popcorn and fresh peach milkshakes for lunch. After that I did a little quilt shopping. I found one that I just loved and came very close to purchasing it. After I thought about it for a while, I decided that every time I looked at it on the guest bed and remembered that someone else made it I would be bummed that I didn't make it. I decide that I like the cathedral window quilts the best. I guess that I have a project to replace having kids at home.
We decided to take country roads from Lancaster to Washingtons Crossing, PA. We thought this would be a great way to see how the Amish really live. The GPS said it was only 1 hour. We went through Valley Forge and Lahaska and kept driving and driving and driving............and finally arrived in Flemington, NJ 4 hours later!
Tomorrow its Troy, New York or Bust!
Nice play on words with "seam" :)
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