Kate’s Pictures

Welcome, everyone! Come, stroll through this tempting nursery with me & see what I resisted. Please help me congratulate Bobbie Anderson, the winner of Susie, the precious Amish-made doll from Lancaster County, and a signed copy of one book from The Legacy of...

Born Old-fashioned?

People have often asked me why millions are intrigued with the Amish. Is it their slow pace of life? Their commitment to God and community? The fact they cling to their traditions and rarely change? Are some people born old fashioned? I grew up in a home where items...

Kate’s Favorite Pics

  Congratulations to Barbara Gauthier, winner of the Amish-made Tea Towel and a copy of one signed novel from The Legacy of Lancaster Trilogy! (Leaving Lancaster, its sequel Pennsylvania Patchwork, or Forever Amish) Thank you to all who entered. Your comments...

Cabin Fever

Do Amish get Cabin Fever? No TV or Internet, nor four-wheel-drive vehicle to scoot them to the store or jet their children off to school, which rarely closes due to inclement weather. (Some Amish hire English drivers.) What would an Amish mom do during a snowstorm?...