Posts Tagged ‘Amish’
Wind Chill Factor
It feels like this winter has already lasted eons, and yet there is no end in sight. This is the fourth weekend in a row that we've gotten a snowstorm. Tonight the wind is whirling around the corners of the house again, trying to find a way in. The windchill factor is -28 degrees. Did…
Read MoreRespect for the Power of Words and Images
Words and images are powerful. They can be used to foster understanding — of ourselves, others, and the world in which we live. This is what the great artists and writers who have gone before us have left as a legacy. They serve as a reminder of the human love for beauty and the need…
Read MoreIn the Dreab Midwinter…
Every year I experience this low energy feeling after Christmas is past. Sometimes I can dispell the feeling until after the New Year. It's usually around the time that the Christmas tree stops drinking water and starts looking bedraggled. Then I know it's time to take it down. We cut ours early this year, and…
Read MoreOn the Road Again…
David and I have been on the road for more than a week, and we're still enjoying it, even though we are a little travel weary. We've driven nearly 4,000 miles, and have been in eleven states so far. Here are some snapshots from our travels. With my sisters, Sarah and Susan One of…
Read MoreAre there any Amish Hoarders?
I was recently asked this question by a friend, who has observed hoarding behavior in others. I have too. David and I had to help deal with the aftermath of it when his father died, leaving a house full of stuff from attic to basement. Old pieces of sheetrock from when the house was built…
Read MoreSticky Bun Recipe and More…
Welcome to my new blog! Two days after the premiering of the PBS documentary, "The Amish: Shunned," I am looking out my window at the slanted afternoon sunlight shining on the white buildings across the street, I am taking a deep breath. I must have been stressed leading up to the launching of my book on…
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