These past few weeks I’ve been involved in an activity I really do not enjoy. After ten years of owning my Toyota Camry, I had to embark on the adventure of car shopping. My car had started to warn me that it was going to quit on me sometime soon when it hit 217K miles. Several times I thought it …
Have you read the book “Rumspringa?” If so, do you think it does justice to the dilemma young Amish teens find themselves in? Sarah Weaver asked this question some time ago, and I am just now getting around to answering it — thanks for your patience, Sarah. Yes, I have read Rumspringa — in fact I own the book, and …
Do the Amish get involved in community politics? I know there have been controversies about electrical lines crossing Amish-owned property and other community issues, but what about state and national election concerns? It’s been a while since last I posted. David and I had to make a mad dash to Rangeley, Maine this past weekend. His family’s cottage, which has …
We are linked by blood, and blood is memory without language. ~ Joyce Carol Oates One of my readers has asked whether my husband is also from the Amish community and what my sons’ relationship is to my background. I will address each of these in turn. David was not raised Amish –– he was raised in a Roman Catholic …
It’s surprising how much memory is built around things unnoticed at the time. ~ Barbara Kingsolver Happy New Year to everyone! David and I enjoyed a very quiet, yet festive evening together on New Year’s Eve. We’d had a hectic week, so after a nice meal, we sat on the couch, covered with a blanket, looked at our Christmas tree, …
Thanks for giving us a fuller view of “rum springa.” I was curious about what traditional courtship would entail. Going out to dinner is the most benign kind of date in mainstream American culture. That this would be more threatening than getting drunk on the regular basis, was surprising. Okay, AnnnieM, I am ready to tackle your question about “traditional …
