Category Archives: Editor’s Blog

Pin itWe’ve discussed this topic before, most recently about “Amish butter.”    Furniture Fair is a Cincinnati area home-furnishings chain and in their Sunday paper ad insert this past week they were trumpeting a new selection of furniture called “Daniel’s … Continue reading →

Pin itI just posted “Lesson 3″ in Amish 101 and that has to do with how the Amish view the automobile versus the buggy and other transportation options.  So click here to read more. Meanwhile, writing that post got me itching … Continue reading →

Pin it The Aylmer, Ontario Amish settlement is a really, really neat one.  There’s not much “touristy” to do there, so I’m not sure I’d plan a special trip just to go to Aylmer.  But if you were passing through … Continue reading →

Pin itI just thought I’d share a few of my favorite items from the blogosphere this past week. First, this is a really good, thought-provoking post about “Amish butter.” Last summer I was able to enjoy a few pats of … Continue reading →

Pin itSusan Eicher, 16, did a superb job of writing her mother’s column this week.  She’s an articulate young woman and intelligent.  She always made great grades in school.  So what was her schooling like?  Like most Amish children in … Continue reading →

Pin it Many of you know that I am writing Amish-themed fiction now.  It just seemed like a logical way to channel some of what I’ve learned about the Amish through the years.  And, besides, everyone else is doing it!:) … Continue reading →

Pin it The United States Postal Service has announced that it is once again seeking a rate hike. Stamps would go to 50 cents apiece.  You know, I don’t really care. I use the postal service for so few things … Continue reading →

Pin it  We had a fun guessing game earlier today where I asked people to guess where these photos were taken.  Eventually some people got the location right.  What gorgeous images these are and this is a special, special place … Continue reading →

Pin itThis photo is taken from one of my favorite spots in one of my favorite plain settlements.  Can you guess where this photo was taken?  Whoever GUESSES (sheesh, I think some people Google photo-matching technology sometimes for these things, … Continue reading →

Pin itWell, the one good thing about having such a mild winter here in the Midwest is that I think it’s tamped down on those ubiquitous ads for “Amish heaters.”  The past few winters the newspapers have been overrun with … Continue reading →