There is a land not-so-far away where as many men wear straw hats and suspenders as do those with baseball caps and cargo shorts. It’s a place where the clip-clop along the back roads of farming country is heard from graceful horses pulling the buggies of Amish gentlemen. It’s a land where the sweet aroma of Apple Pies cooling on a windowsill float in the air - where the spring earth is plowed … [Read more...]
Noah, Build an Ark
“Noah! Make yourself an Ark of gopherwood. Make it 300 cubits long, fifty cubits wide and thirty cubits tall. Make rooms in the Ark and cover it inside and outside with pitch.” That was a tall order from God, but one completed by Noah and his family as the floods came and covered the earth for 40 days. The Noah story is recreated in Lancaster in the sprawling Sight and Sound Theater. What a … [Read more...]
Eating Amish Fried Chicken
One thing I wanted to do for sure during our visit to Lancaster County was to pull up a chair at a dinner table spread with Pennsylvania Dutch cooking. Years ago, I had attended such a feast and I was ready to eat my way through one again. There are dozens of dozens of genuine Amish-style restaurants in Lancaster County, but we chose one near our cottage – Miller’s at 11 Lincoln Highway East in … [Read more...]
A Buggy Ride
A popular attraction in Lancaster County is an Amish Buggy Ride and that’s one thing Nancy and were committed to doing. We found a Buggy operation (there are many along the rural highways) in a town called Intercourse, so named because of the confusing criss-crossing traffic in the middle of town. A young Amish lady hitched our team, gave the reins a tug and we were off, quickly taking a turn from … [Read more...]
Shoofly (don’t bother me) Pie
When in this part of the country, it is mandatory to eat a slice of Shoofly Pie. For me, that was no problem. It’s one of my all-time favorites. Shoofly Pie is a classic Pennsylvania Dutch recipe featuring a super-rich filling made with brown sugar and molasse and it is decadent. Shoofly Pie is basically a Pecan Pie without pecans. Tradition has it that the term “shoo fly” came … [Read more...]
I Wrote a Book
Well, I did it. I wrote a childen’s book,r recently published by Dorrance Publishing. The book is called “Ava Meets a Gnome.” It’s about a little girl who discovers a garden gnome where her mother works and brings it to life through her imagination. They have wonderful adventures together. It’s a hardback book, meant to last, and professionally illustrated. It’s suggested for children up to age … [Read more...]
It’s May and the Fish are Biting.
It was an exciting weekend on the OBX. Cobia, Bluefish, Drum, Trout, you name it, and they were biting! The boats fishing nearshore this weekend caught Cobia, Red Drum, Black Drum and Spanish! There has been plenty of action inshore lately! Lots of Drum, Speckled Trout, and Bluefish. There have been a few Sheepshead caught around the bridges. Stripers have been biting further inland. … [Read more...]
A Nice Stringer of Fish
This stringer of bluegills and panfish came from Lake Orange, where water temperatures are now in the low 70s and everything is biting. The crappie and bass are mopping up spawning duties and moving out of the shallows. Some walleye are being caught and the catfish is picking up each day. Sound like Lake Orange is the place to be. … [Read more...]
House Painting 101
We bought our first house, a 3-bedroom ranch in the Berkley subdivision. It wasn’t anything special, but it was ours. About 2 years after we moved in, we decided it was time to paint the house. It had been white with black shutters, but we decided that it would look much better if it was a cream color with red shutters. Since it was my house, I decided I would paint it, which was a questionable … [Read more...]
A Lover of Clover
For the past few weeks, as I mowed my lawn, I have noticed beautiful flowers growing where they probably shouldn’t be growing, like violets and buttercups. This week I saw clover blooming. Clover is not at all a weed, but many consider the delicate plant to be invasive. Not me. I plant clover whenever I have a patch in my yard that may need some grass seed. Clover is one of the great pollinator … [Read more...]
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