Amishland Adventures

We have some very special guests visiting us this week, and we have been fortunate enough to make some lovely day trips throughout our little corner of the Midwest!  The first one that I'd like to share was our excursion into Amish country.

We had a beautiful, clear day with cool breezes, and along with lots of fresh air and the clip-clop of hooves on the pavement, it was a perfect afternoon.

We visited many bulk food and dry goods stores filled with friendly staff, gorgeous local produce, and sunlight streaming through the skylights that take the place of electric lamps.

There were also several places displaying and selling hand-stitched quilts, and I was enamored of the colors.  Can I share a few with you?

What a colorful feast for the eyes!  And I can honestly say that all of these quilt blocks remind me of the countryside filled with rows of corn and beans and blue skies, white clouds, goats, cows, and horses.  Those colors are the fields, the people, the animals, and the sky represented in fabric.  Beautiful!

We came home with our hearts and bodies refreshed by the slower pace, fresh air, and focus on congeniality.  I hope that you also get a chance to have a lovely afternoon this week,

~Mersydotes