For the vast majority of Old Order Amish, church is held in private homes. That’s a remnant of the early days of the Amish religion when they were persecuted and forced to go underground (not literally, but figuratively). Read more
Okay, it is Saturday which means it is time to travel the blogosphere and see what is being written about the Plain people. Got some interesting stuff today, so sit back, relax, and explore with me! 1) NEBRASKA AMISH: I often remark that the Swartzentruber Amish are the most conservative of all the Amish. But […] Read more
Hmmm, is it a “brownie”, “bar” or a “finger?” This is a nice, easy recipe from the Amish archives for “peanut butter bliss bars.” Read more
CAPTION: These are some peaceful bovines laying in the pasture at an Amish farm in Adams County, Ohio. They are already laying down, no tipping needed! Cow tipping has been floating around the urban legendsphere for years. Not sure whanyone would want to sneak up on a poor bovine and give it a shove, but […] Read more
CAPTION: An Islamic mosque outside of Toledo, Ohio. Broad brushes paint inaccurate portraits. Broad brushes can make for beautiful art, but they distort features in a way that a finer tipped, smaller brush doesn’t. Groups that stand out the most get painted with the broadest brush. Because a few Amish get busted for running puppy […] Read more
This is sort of off topic, but then it is sort of not because I’ll tie it to the Amish:) The topic: cloth diapers. Read more
Baked apple pudding. Yum! It is apple season now and I happened to have a couple of Honeycrisp apples on hand and the recipe seemed so easy I thought I would give it a try. The recipe is easy and delicious. It’s really more cobblerish than pudding-ish. The only thing I would have done different […] Read more
