tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41027585554383861132024-03-28T22:30:04.949-05:00Seriously?These are the rantings of a certified ancient curmudgion (me). Hopefully I will provide some helpful information to folks who visit here. Love, Peace, Harmony.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387388241138898169noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102758555438386113.post-87394582547632399962017-09-26T16:00:00.000-05:002017-09-26T16:06:02.223-05:00<h2 style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Blacks fought and died for our flag since the time they were liberated from slavery. Blacks have been on a journey seeking racial equality for 150 years. If I was black I would probably hate all white people because of the cruelty we showed toward them. But you know what? The black people I have met have been loving, forgiving, gracious as a people.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I have heard every kind of stupid white explaination denying that they are racist … remember separate but equal? When whites said they were not racist because they wanted blacks to have separate but equal schools? They weren’t racist, they just didn’t want their kids to go to school with those “other” people. Same bullshit today. White nationalists aren’t racist, they only want a part of the country separate from blacks so they can enjoy their white culture! BULLSHIT. That is the essence of racism.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Now that some black athletes peacefully protest toward achieving the goal of racial equality, the same stupid white people wrap themselves in the American flag to cover their obvious inability to acknowledge the black struggle for equality in the United States. And yes, black people also fought and died for our flag, so cut the crap about blacks disrespecting soldiers like me who fought alongside them in Vietnam.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Black people have enough going against them as it is, quit throwing rocks at them because it gauls you to see them protest peacefully in public view. They have the right and we should encourage every American to put our racist fears behind us. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387388241138898169noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102758555438386113.post-7427069493190478202015-03-27T17:24:00.000-05:002015-03-27T17:44:08.358-05:00May Days FestivalI made a new promotional video for the upcoming May Days Festival on May 8th & 9th. It is a great time to visit Jamesport. This year promises to be better than ever. Several stores are expanding, including Sherwood Crossing, Jamesport Sales and Surplus, and The Farmhouse Collection.<br />
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I recently visited the John and Marie Detweiler farm in Jamesport, Missouri. Johm and Marie make homemade noodles that are sold in the local stores. This is a video that shows how the noodles are made.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387388241138898169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102758555438386113.post-59810332614114867272012-10-13T13:38:00.000-05:002012-10-13T13:38:29.660-05:0013th Annual Jamesport Amish Quilt Auction<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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The annual Amish Quilt Auction is going on today in Jamesport, Missouri. We have been busy the last few days getting ready for the quilt show and auction.<br />
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The judging is over and we have many beautiful quilts for sale this year. More than 300 hand made quilts are up for auction today.<br />
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There were too many quilts to show here, but I did get a picture of the Best of Show ....<br />
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The judges were overwhelmed this year. They all complained that there were too many beautiful quilts. It was tough to pick a winner. This is a good problem to have. The word is that the large number of quilts being auctioned (a record number this year) will mean lower prices. My wife is looking to bid on a quilt she likes. I hope that prices are good!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387388241138898169noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102758555438386113.post-81648865690921242252012-10-11T08:56:00.001-05:002012-10-11T08:56:33.290-05:00Fall Hay Harvest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Fall is here and the last cutting of hay is being raked. This is a common scene about the Amish countryside. This photo is of a 15 year old Amish girl driving a 4-horse team pulling a double rake.<br />
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I was told that she enjoys doing field work with the horses. I watched her work for a while yesterday and noticed how relaxed she was.<br />
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This was just another beautiful day around Jamesport!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387388241138898169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102758555438386113.post-7890081661911592442012-09-29T12:06:00.001-05:002012-09-29T12:07:36.560-05:00Amish Home Tour<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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I have been taking tour groups to the Graber Farm this year for an inside peek at the Amish life style. The tour only includes a walk through the downstairs are where the Grabers do summer cooking, canning, and daily laundry.<br />
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Some of the folks who took the farm tour were cusious about the upstairs portion of the house, so I asked permission to take some photos. I was able to take quite a few pictures. Here are a few<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387388241138898169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102758555438386113.post-1907117066979065362012-09-22T12:16:00.002-05:002012-09-23T10:07:58.982-05:00Amish Hospitality<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Jamesport, Missouri celebrates Heritage Days every year at this time. One of the Amish attractions in the area is Shearwood Crossing.<br />
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At Shearwood, they are having customer appreciation days to coincide with the Jamesport Heritage Festival. They are giving free carriage rides, and miniature train rides all day.<br />
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Amish ladies are serving food and dessert, as well as home made ice cream.<br />
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The turnout this year is exceeding expectations. The interest in all things Amish seems to be on the increase. I have noticed that a large number of tourists from the St Louis area are coming to Jamesport. Many of the tourists share that they have seem stories about Amish on the TV. This might account for the current uptick in Amish tourism.<br />
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Several times a year businesses around Jamesport will have a customer appreciation day or open house. This past weekend we had several Amish businesses running sales, offering raffles to give away merchandise and gift certificates, and serving free coffee, donuts, and home-made ice cream to all visitors to their stores.<br />
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Last week I was at Countryside Bakery and noticed that they were preparing to make two thousand donuts for the open house events around town. They were bringing in extra help to get the job done. During the open house I had an opportunity to try a few of the donuts and can absolutely state that the Amish ladies made up a great batch of donuts! The weather has been cooler and the dough has been rising perfectly. The donuts were big and fluffy.<br />
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The stores having open house included: Jamesport Sales and Surplus, Jamesport Country Store, Jamesport Truss, Jamesport Lumber, and Jamesport Builders. These Jamesport Amish businesses are a vital part of our community and remind us all here in Jamesport that "hospitality is a way of life".<br />
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You cannot have a local Amish event without home-made ice cream. Jamesport Sales and Surplus had two 5 gallon ice cream makers going on their front porch. You cannot beat their ice cream! I cannot get enough of this stuff.<br />
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This coming weekend is the Heritage Festival. There will be more ice-cream, more open houses, free buggy rides, and more free coffee and doughnuts. Heritage Days is one of the best festivals of the year. We step back in time to celebrate the old crafts. Demonstrations will take place all during the festival. Music, crafts, dancing, and shopping will highlight festival activities. We are looking forward to record crowds at this years festival.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387388241138898169noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102758555438386113.post-72090551839238761482012-09-10T09:17:00.002-05:002012-09-10T09:54:41.135-05:00Breaking Amish TV Series<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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I watched the first episode of the new reality show "Breaking Amish" I have mixed feelings about it, since it deals with very sensitive personal issues, in a very public way.<br /><br /> The situations portrayed on the show are being played out as a result of larger family tragedies. It may be enlightening, but my heart goes out to the families that have to face these decisions with a camera crew looking on. <br /><br />The Amish here in Jamesport, Mo take a much more reasonable approach to their children who go modern. They are accepted back to visit and Amish families here accept and cherish their non-Amish grandchildren. It seems to me that the Amish here cling to love and understanding of their children, and do not shun their children for fear of damnation. I personally do not believe any God would want parents to reject their children .... in the name of their God. On the other side of the equation, these kids need to grow up and be realistic about leaving home. Even non-Amish families have to deal with this issue. It remains to be seen if these kids are leaving home for the right reasons. Bottom line ... This is like watching a train wreck, and I hope no one gets hurt too bad!<br /><br /><br />
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I was attending the North Missouri Produce Auction this week and noticed a team of horses pulling strange looking rig. I snapped this shot with a telephoto lens. On closer inspection I could see the details enough to determine that the team was pulling a Power Take Off (PTO) unit and hydraulics that were operating a cultivator.<br />
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It appears that this unit is 1/2 of a standard tractor. The horses supply the pulling power, while the engine operates the cultivator.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387388241138898169noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102758555438386113.post-13750965768860864262012-09-05T08:50:00.000-05:002012-09-05T08:52:29.168-05:00Amish Pony Carts Proliferate<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Over the past ten years I have noticed a steady change in the Amish community. I can remember when I used to drive by an Amish school when kids were coming or going to class. I would always smile at the line of kids, walking barefoot and carrying their lunch pales and books. Times has changed.<br />
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If you look closely at the picture, you will notice that only two of the kids are actually walking home from school. Amish kids in Jamesport mostly "drive" themselves to school in miniature carts and wagons.<br />
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A little over ten years ago I noticed that miniature horses began appearing at Amish farms around Jamesport. As the years went by I began to see Amish kids riding miniature horses. That was apparently only the first step in a quiet evolution that has culminated in a proliferation of miniature horses and pony carts. Now it seems that you cannot pass an Amish farm without seeing a pony cart for the kids. This is making the littlest Amish more mobile.<br />
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The size and style of the pony carts is diverse. The kids are as cute as ever. I hope they stay safe on their journeys to school and back.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387388241138898169noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102758555438386113.post-27149135679202235632012-09-02T09:34:00.000-05:002012-09-02T09:34:09.968-05:00Amish Farrier Delivers On Site Service<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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On many occasions I have noticed a strange Amish horse drawn rig on the highway. I didn't think much of it, but over time my curiosity got the best of me. I asked an Amish friend if he knew who was driving the unique team and wagon. My friend told me that it was the farrier wagon, and that the strange trailer being pulled is the tool wagon. The traveling farrier goes from farm to farm and shoes horses for local farms.<div>
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Once I knew what to look for, I began to keep a watch for the farrier, hoping to catch him at his work. At last, this week my vigilance paid off. Yesterday I happened across the traveling farrier while he was shoeing horses.</div>
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On the first real full day of rain in months, I caught the farrier working under the roof of a barn at a nearby farm. I asked if I could get some pictures of him at work, and he graciously agreed. From the photo hear you can see the team of Belgian horses he uses to pull his farrier wagon.</div>
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He said that he likes doing this work and had relatives that taugt him the trade when he was younger.</div>
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One of the advantages of living in the country is that you can order a turkey from a local Amish farmer, then watch it grow!<br />
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I pass by the Raymond Mast farm quite often and this year he is raising a Thanksgiving Turkey for me.<br />
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See the turkey in the picture? The one in the middle of the road is mine .... He seems to have a death wish. The turkeys are allowed to range free during the afternoon, and like to wander across the road, where they feast on grasshoppers!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387388241138898169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102758555438386113.post-70699324502827950602012-08-27T11:06:00.000-05:002012-08-27T11:09:47.397-05:00Amish First Day of School<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today marked the first day of the Amish school year. The teachers at Walnut Creek Parochial School have been busy cleaning and preparing the school house for the arrival of the children.<br />
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I was allowed to see the classroom prior to the beginning of class. The sun had just risen and was still low on the horizon when I arrived. It had rained just yesterday and the grass was still wet and the air was fresh and filled with the promise of blue skies and fair weather.<br />
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There were three Amish ladies there preparing to teach the class. There were two regular teachers and one special education teacher. They said that the kids are always excited on the first day and everyone was happy that the day had finally arrived.<br />
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I have been planning this visit since the end of the last school season, but as usual, I procrastinated throughout the Summer and did not actually visit until this morning .... just 2 hours before class began!<br />
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The blackboard was already prepared with today's assignments and the teachers were getting the name tags prepared for the children to complete. The walls were covered with familiar sights and a few unfamiliar ones as well. There were two alphabets on display, both English and German. The teachers explained that Friday was German. The children read, write, and sing in German on Friday.<br />
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The school library is at the rear of the classroom and the mudroom is large enough for all the students to hang their coats and store their belongings. There is a wash sink there, but the rest rooms are still outdoors.<br />
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The school yard is very large and has play swings, a slide, basketball hoop, and of course, a baseball diamond. Outdoor activity is popular among the Amish.<br />
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There is no electricity in the classroom. Light is provided by propane lantern and large windows and both sides of the room.<br />
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I enjoyed my visit this morning. There was a warm feeling about the classroom, and I had a sense that the children were fortunate to have such a nice atmosphere to grow and learn with friends who will last a lifetime.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387388241138898169noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102758555438386113.post-56438895653983687372012-08-25T18:56:00.000-05:002012-10-19T16:25:39.337-05:00Rescued Squirrel - Rusty is His Name<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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This week I heard that their was a baby squirrel that was rescued after being abandoned by its mother. This happens fairly often on Amish farms. <br />
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The squirrel was named Rusty and will be raised until old enough to return to the wild. It is not recommended to capture or raise wild animals unless you are a skilled animal rescue practitioner. We are fortunate to have many such skilled rescuers in our community.<br />
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I love to see these little critters. This is just one more reason I like living in Jamesport.<br />
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Update 10/18/2012 ... Saw Rusty today. He is getting regular visits outdoors and spends hours in a large tree near the H&M Country Store. He will probably begin living totally free very soon.<br />
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I stop in at the Countryside Amish Bakery almost daily. I was speaking to the owner about my favorite baked goods and she told me to try something new. She created a new recipe for "Bacon Bread".<br />
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I took a loaf home and heated it up for breakfast the next day. It was great! It was like eating breakfast sandwich without the egg. Now I have to try it sliced with a fried egg.<br />
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You never know what little treasures will show up at the bakery. Their most popular novelty bread is the "Jalapeno Cheese Bread". My favorite is "Apple Bread".<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387388241138898169noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102758555438386113.post-53189838501346952812012-08-20T11:07:00.001-05:002012-08-20T11:07:30.166-05:00Amish Buggy Legroom<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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After living around the Jamesport Amish, you begin to notice subtle behavior patterns. One of the local Amish habits always brings a smile to my face. In the summer, local Jamesport Amish like to dangle a leg out the door of their buggies while they cruise the highway.<br />
I asked a local Amish girl (see photo) if she agreed that it was a common practice to dandle a leg while driving the buggy. She laughed and said that I was correct, and that they do like to dangle a leg as they ride. Just one more reason to enjoy the laid back life here!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387388241138898169noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102758555438386113.post-20121496098366834262012-08-18T12:56:00.001-05:002012-08-18T16:09:33.732-05:00Amish Phone Booth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Most tourists visiting Jamesport ask about the little buildings scattered throughout the countryside. They look for the most part like out houses. They are actually Amish phone booths.</div>
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The Amish here will not allow phones in their homes, but will allow the use of phones as long as they are away from the house and cannot be heard. The idea is that a phone in the house would detract from family quality time. The Amish do "not" answer phones. If you want to reach an Amish friend, you have to leave a message on their answering machine. They will call you back</div>
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This is another example of how the Amish have adapted to modern devices. In the photo above, there is even a solar panel to charge the batteries in the phone booth.<br />
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The inside of the phone booths appear to be small offices where Amish check messages and make business calls. <br />
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I was acting as tour guide on Saturday and stopped at the H&M Country Store for my last stop of the day. I was relaxing in a porch chair in front of the store and witnessed an amusing drama that took place over the adoption of a kitten.<br />
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There were two families with children looking at the cute kittens for adoption on the porch of the store. One of the mothers ducked into the store to avoid the pleading of her daughter, who obviously had fallen in love with the kittens. Poor dad was left to deal with the pleading kids.<br />
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The other family agreed on adopting a kitten and their child was overjoyed when she was allowed to choose one of the kittens to take home. That left two of the kittens left in the cage for adoption. The young girl who was still bargaining with her father was relentlessly going through the age old promise of how she would feed and care for her new pet everyday until eternity and beyond. Dad kept shaking his head .... no.<br />
At that point I chimed in with a comment that as a grandfather, I had a vote and I voted yes for the young girl to get her cat.<br />
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The pleading continued until mom came out of the store and rejoined the discussion. The young girl immediately used the old "dad said it was OK routine" and mom was temporarily perplexed.<br />
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That's when the Amish owner came by and noticed the family group that was surrounding the kitten cage. She walked up just in time to overhear mom utter the words that would be her downfall. Although she really did not want a kitten, mom explained to the children in her most sympathetic voice that she really did want to have a kitten, but she only wanted the black and white one that had been taken by the other family just minutes before. Mom smiled, thinking she had slipped out of a tough situation and could refuse the kitten without taking responsibility for saying no.<br />
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That is when everything went sideways. The Amish owner, having heard mom's excuse, stepped in and happily announced that everyone could be happy because she had more kittens hidden in a cool storage shed and immediately walked over to the shed and produced a black and white kitten! The kids were jumping with joy and you could tell by mom's slow head shake that she was defeated.<br />
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I almost laughed out loud when the kids sealed their victory and snatched up the black and white kitten. I know this battle will go on again and again as long as there are kittens and children. It was nice to see the kids win this one with the help of a quick thinking Amish woman.<br />
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I was out at the Menno Graber farm today for a last chance photo opportunity. Menno is shipping his hogs off to market tomorrow, so I drove down to get some photos of the hogs keeping cool in 108 degree weather!<br />
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Menno has a pond uphill from the pigs. He uses gravity to get the water from the pond to his hog pen. He releases enough water to make a river of mud for his hogs to enjoy.<br />
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Tourist love to see the farm animals, but I have to warn them to keep their windows rolled up. Hogs after all, are odoriferous.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Local Artist Betty Polley invited me to her studio this week to see her latest work. Betty does custom design of clothing and jewelry for clients around the country.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">She showed me several designs she had done, including some beautiful foot jewelry. She explained that many of her clients like to go bare foot, but want something on their feet to look nice. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; text-align: left;">Betty is moving into a larger studio next month. She plans to continue work in Jamesport, but will need some help to keep up with the demand for her designs.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amish family harvesting melons.</td></tr>
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Early hot weather has affected local melon crops. We are getting good melons to market lately. I was out in the Jamesport countryside yesterday and took some pictures of local farmers harvesting melons.<br />
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I bought some melons last week at the Clear Creek Produce Stand. They were great! I almost managed to eat one whole cantaloupe on my own. Yum. <br />
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I made a few trips this past week to the Clear Creek Produce Stand, just south of Jamesport off Hwy 190. I enjoyed talking to the kids there and bought some good produce. The stand is one of those old fashioned honor system places. You take what you want and leave your money in a jar. How cool is that?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387388241138898169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102758555438386113.post-72550272236479446712012-07-04T17:33:00.002-05:002012-07-04T17:34:24.419-05:00Annual Spring Hill Amish Auction a Great Success.<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At least 4 auctions going on at one time!</td></tr>
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I went to the annual Spring Hill Amish Auction today with the grand kids. It was hot and dry so we immediately went to the food building and got some home-made ice cream.<br />
The turnout was impressive. From reports I got from some Amish, this year was far better than last and a part of a continuing trend upward. There were at least 4 auctioneers going at the same time across more than 20 acres.<br />
People were using horses and 4-wheelers to get around the sale area. This seems to be a growing trend as the size of the auction has grown over the years.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">4-wheelers used by buyers.</td></tr>
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The parking lot was huge. I was concerned about parking, but this year there was plenty of space. I noticed that there were several RV's dry camping in the parking lot. There is no charge for parking. This looks like a good opportunity for local RV clubs to come out for a fun and low cost event. I plan to speak with the auction organizers to see if we can advertise RV space for next year. All the inns in town were full and it would help if people could dry camp at the auction.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">RV's with lots of room to park at the auction.</td></tr>
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We had a good time. It was a carnival atmosphere with kids and adults all enjoying the event. If you have not attended this event, you should try to make it this year or next. It is turning into the best event of the year. Tomorrow is the final day.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387388241138898169noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102758555438386113.post-91316085257554501412012-06-27T13:36:00.001-05:002012-06-27T13:52:17.164-05:00Grand Children Summer Visit<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lucy,Cara, and Loretta chase chickens</td></tr>
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Once again we are blessed with a visit from some of our grand children. Lucy and Noah Ledesma are here from Yulee, Florida. They will stay for 3 weeks this year. We are already going on adventures. Yesterday we went out to the Homestead Creamery to watch the cheese making process. Lucy spent some of her time playing with Loretta and Cara Flory. I caught them terrorizing the chickens in the hen house. The girls thought it would be great fun to chase the chickens with sticks and make them all run into the hen house. It was chaos.<br />
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Noah spent most of the time in the creamery watching the older Flory girls making cheddar cheese. They make cheese every Tuesday. Both of the kids enjoyed our trip to the dairy and Lucy has new friends to visit. The Flory family has 8 girls and 2 boys. Noah had no one to play with except for the girls. We plan to go back to the dairy at 5PM to see the milking.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387388241138898169noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4102758555438386113.post-54180472043248516662012-06-22T09:40:00.001-05:002012-06-22T09:40:04.160-05:00Young Amish Craftsman Builds Dreams<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Graber completes dream house.</td></tr>
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I drove out to Trenton, Missouri yesterday with young Amish craftsman John Graber. John just turned 21 this year and is taking over the family furniture building business. He is a new generation of Graber craftsmen who is branching out to custom design and building projects.<br />
John's motto is, "If you can dream it, we can build it". When I heard that he had a customer with a 25 year old tree house they wanted to save for sentimental reasons, I decided to see what John did for them.<br />
As you can see from the photo John took one of his fort designs and integrated it with the old tree house for a new generation of kids to enjoy.<br />
I was impressed to see how quickly he built the new addition while all the while listening to his customer and integrating her ideas. He truly made her dream come true. I spoke with the owner and she confirmed that John built it just the way she asked. She was ecstatic. Good work John.<br />
You can see more of John's work at http://www.jam.jamesport.netAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387388241138898169noreply@blogger.com0