Before facebook, did I know what anyone was up to? The Amish did.
I subscribe to Die Botschaft...the weekly Amish newspaper. It's a hoot. It is a compilation of letters written in by the scribe in each district/parish with a dusting of awesome advertisements. Need to know where to get a full treadle sewing machine, just let me know!:)
This week's update from Lowville, NY. the town neighboring my mother in law. Ok maybe not a town....but a group of houses on the other side of the hill and within a 15 minute drive to Turning Stone, well, by car.
Lowville, NY
David & Saloma Beiler
March 15, Tuesday
A new day! What an opportunity. And looks to be a lovely one, with the sun out so bright, after the 20 degree morning. I see steam from three sugar camps, which looks to be very thrilling. What nicer way to spent your time than trudging the woods gathering sap. Working with nature! Here it is shop work, and seems no let up there yet. Yesterday we dressed a turkey someone gave us. An old (at least three years!) rooster. I knew people who used to come for old hens to make chicken corn soup. Said old ones have more flavor. Well, I know see that is true. This rooster has a very rich flavor, much more so than fryers.
Sounds like everyone in the area was well and busy. A new arrival in the area was a Henry to Dannie A and Becky Stoltzfus. Bringing their total up to seven. Five boys and two girls. Amos R's of MD and Sammie B's, local are the grands.
Amos and Lydia Hertzler were home over the weekend, (Ammons) am not sure how long they will be here. Also Chris W's Rudy of Path Valley, Pa is here helping is brother in the sugar bush. Greenhouses are started up, and our snow seems to be going the way of all snows. Not that I think anyone is sorry. It is beginning to seem like spring isn't too far off. Although, it does not come in March in the North Country.
My sister writes her lilac bush will soon be in bloom and one patch of daffodils is near. Well, I'm glad we still have that to look forward to; but still kind of makes the heat rise to read such, although I know i could not handle Maryland's heat in the summers. So guess we best bloom where we are planted. Then our glowers will bloom in due time.
Have a good week.
Have you ever heard the word trudging used so positively? :-) It's like "your week in status updates" for all the folks in Lowville. We hear about the new baby, what was for dinner last night, the maple sap, the vising family and the weather. We even get the update from MD included:) Just no pics, digital or otherwise, and the news is a week behind--"amish real time."
I love these people. To follow their lives week by week is truly a look into the lives of their people, a culture so different from our own but really just over the east hill.
Nice!
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