A Short Visit to Amish Country
My granddaughter needed driving practice time to fulfill requirements before getting her license so she and I took a drive out to Amish Country. Our destination was Millers Bakery for breakfast. We arrived as they opened up, about 9 AM Two young Amish girls were hard at work baking but packaged up pastry and big soft pretzels for us. Their Amish dresses were flour dusted and heads bound with matching kerchiefs. We munched our salty pretzels while sitting out under a tree facing the bakery. Five children ranging from age twelve or so down to a baby of a few months, drove up in a buggy and marched into the bakery. They came out and went over to the house, in a line, from tallest to smallest, except the oldest girl was carrying the baby on her hip. They passed by in their colorful clothing and barefoot and I nodded. The oldest boy replied "Howdy". A short time later they came out and all piled into the buggy and drove aw...