It was a great 32nd anniversary! Thank you to everyone who commented and left anniversary wishes on the last post! We appreciate it so much!
Tom and I have returned home after enjoying a wonderful four-day anniversary trip to Bird-in-Hand, Pennsylvania. Here's the beautiful sunrise we saw each morning peaking out from behind an antique store...which was, oh, so conveniently located right beside the Bed and Breakfast where we were staying.
Here's the Village Antique Market next door which was filled to the brim with so much stuff!:
Many outdoor displays beckoned the antique-loving customer:
Tom and I enjoyed rides around the Amish country-side where scenes like this one below were typical--lots of barns, silos, corn fields, flowers, buggies, and market stands:
I loved the flowers that were in all the Amish gardens:
There were lots of quilt shops around, and this one was my favorite:
And here's a very patient husband checking his phone while waiting for his wife to take pictures outside before going inside the quilt shop:
And (below) this beautiful Compass Stars Supreme quilt with 175 different fabrics and 2,112 pieces--just in the flying geese circle alone--and with a price tag of $3,740!
Everywhere we went there was so much to see and do. Here's yet another quilt and antique shop. The red quilt caught my eye immediately:
On Saturday morning we went to the Bird-in-Hand farmer's market to compare it with our local market. There were so many different vendors--not just beautiful vegetables like these:
...but lots of spices, donuts, cookies, candies, quilts, jams, jellies, meats and so much more all inside one very long building. I took this picture for Sarah in case she wanted to add something different to her farmer's market repertoire:
We attended a theater production, ate at one of the many smorgasbords in the area, visited an Amish farm with miniature horses, tasted a homemade root beer float, played mini-golf, rode the train, traveled to our friends' church in Ephrata on Sunday morning, and enjoyed ourselves tremendously while we were away.
Thanks for traveling along with us. I'm so thankful for being able to see such a beautiful area of Pennsylvania!
~Deb
Real Amish country! I take it the red lights on the back of the wagon are necessary to meet present day legislation? I'll bet the quilt museum was a thrill.
Posted by: Rose | Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 03:44 AM
Looks like it was a fun trip.Quilt museum would have been one of my things to see,Yummy on the candy apples.Glad t see the buggy with caution lights.Always hard to see a buggy at night or n foggy weather.
I worked at an amusement park when I was in high school .One year I had t make candy apples.I burned myself and had 3rd degree burn on my right hand,I have a scare on right hand ring finger and a brown spot on top of the hand.
Posted by: Tammy C | Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 07:55 AM
What a glorious way to spend your anniversary! Even the name 'Bird in Hand' is lovely. Thank you so much for sharing. Your photos are beautiful.
PS I love candy apples too!
Posted by: Lisa Spivey | Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 10:38 AM
Looks like you have a really lovely trip! Oh, and I would LOVE to see caramel and/or candy apples at a farmer's market!!
Posted by: Nikki | Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 10:55 AM
It looks like you had a wonderful trip! Those caramel apples looked amazing!!!
Posted by: Kendra Sheard | Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 12:34 PM
What a lovely trip that looks like. Way cool. Looks like a place I would enjoy visiting. Candy apples with nuts are my weakness!
Posted by: Stephanie in MI | Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 03:04 PM
Hi there! My family visits Bird-in-Hand every summer. This year we went to see Jonah also! Both my 9 year old and 6 year old loved it! I love that farmers market, such variety. I am glad you had an nice trip.
Posted by: sharon Baksa | Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 08:26 PM
Looks like a great trip!
Posted by: annie! | Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 10:29 PM
I love this area! Many of your photos look familiar, as if I took them. I have a quilt from that country store from a few years back, and 2 others from a mennonite lady on the same road. I wanted so much to get down to see Jonah this year. The poster is still hanging in my kitchen even though it's looking like it won't happen. We've seen Daniel, Behold the Lamb, and Joseph. All were wonderful! Some very special family memories have been made there. We love the Good 'n Plenty too, did you eat there?
Posted by: Melissa N | Thursday, August 30, 2012 at 02:17 PM
My parents live not-too-far from Amish country. I always love to go there. Everything feels so wholesome. And tastes wholesome. :o)
Posted by: Carrie | Thursday, August 30, 2012 at 09:12 PM
Happy Anniversary! I've read several Amish Chirstian fiction books and all write about homemade root beer. I've always wanted to try it...how was it?
Posted by: Joanna | Thursday, August 30, 2012 at 10:45 PM
I missed the big date - happy happy anniversary to you both!! And what a perfect spot to enjoy your anniversary milestone. I can just imagine you with all those quilts!! Roger and I toured there a few years ago and loved it. His sister lives near Philly and it's one of her family's favourite get-away spots.
So happy you had a wonderful trip!
Posted by: Kathie | Friday, August 31, 2012 at 11:05 AM