For several years, now, I have been quite intrigued with the lifestyle of the Amish. It started when I got in to various Christian-fiction Amish series, but in our region of Kentucky, Amish are moving to our area at rapid rates. We have great farm land, which the self-sufficient, peaceful people need. One thing we love to do during the summer is take our annual field trip to Habegger's Amish Market. And now that the heat wave has finally broken, we took full advantage of the milder temps, and did just that.
We had prepared Hadley to see some horse and buggies on the roads in this area. Unfortunately, "buggies" became "boogies" to her, so we had to really enunciate b-u-g-g-i-e-s.
A play version of a horse and buggy....
A real horse and buggy. The open air carts must be so much cooler this time of year. Kinda like a convertible, maybe? Oh, I'm such an Englisher;)
We always make sure we make it to Habegger's in time for lunch. Their fresh deli sandwiches are out of this world. Was my barbecue ham sandwich thick or what? The homemade peach ice cream isn't so bad either.
After lunch we headed down some country roads surrounding the market, where so many of the Amish family farms are located. Many families have businesses selling produce or hand-made furniture. I love to watch them working/preparing their fields. My grandfather says it's just exactly like he farmed as a small boy in the 30's and 40's, with their equipment pulled by horses. This church doubles as a school house. The hitching post to the left in the picture was one of many around the building. I would have loved to have taught in a one room school house.
A simple way of life that is so fascinating to me. Sadly, I would probably only make it about 24 hours before needing electricity! But in this ever-changing world, the traditionalist in me does admire their desire to hold on to to the way things used to be. All in all, a perfect day in Amish Country!
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