By Kevin Williams A reader kindly sent me an invite to join her and her co-workers on a 21-day Day “No Junk Food Challenge” beginning this Thursday. I SHOULD do it. I should…..Will I? I’m not sure if I am there yet….although I am edging closer mentally (as I sip my morning Coke). My problem […] Read more
I was exploring the Amish areas outside of Berne, Indiana before Christmas when I discovered a combination Amish bakery/gift shop tucked away on a rural road. While visiting I spied some beautiful hand-made Amish dolls which the owner made herself. She was selling several of them and with Christmas just a whisker away I thought […] Read more
Tom+Chee is restaurant focusing on the all-American staple: grilled cheese. REVIEW – TOM+CHEE: A UNIQUE NICHE RESTAURANT By Kevin Williams Tom+Chee Review: Grilled cheese is classic comfort food. That fact hasn’t escaped even the Amish who enjoy the all-American sandwich and often refer to them as “cheese toasties.” But not all cheese toasties are alike […] Read more
By Kevin Williams Different Amish settlements have their quirks and local traditions. Adams County, Indiana’s Amish has plenty: yodeling, a unique Swiss dialect, and open buggies to name a few. But here’s another lesser-known one to add to the list: elaborate playgrounds. In some Amish settlements you might see a tire-swing hanging from a tree in […] Read more
By Kevin Williams Morning news shows are on my mind this morning because The New York Times published a great selection of behind-the-scenes photos from the most watched “breakfast shows.” When I was growing up, NBC’S The Today Show ruled the roost. Bryant Gumble and Jane Pauley were fixtures on our TV as I brushed my […] Read more
By Kevin Williams The Amish fiction genre has grown very hot over the past few years. But so has the “vampire” genre, fueled by the Twilight series. So perhaps it was inevitable these two rivers of lava should meet. I’ve run into several books lately that involve Amish vampires. I’m not going to jump on […] Read more
By Kevin Williams BUTTONS AND THE AMISH: It is romanticized in pop culture that the Amish eschew buttons. But, like everything with the Amish, it’s not so simple. If could set their Facebook relationship status with buttons they’d likely pick “It’s Complicated.” Buttons came to be viewed by some Amish generations ago as too ornate and […] Read more
