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Spring as arrived and winter has most certainly left for this year. The sun is shining more often, flowers are in bloom. Chirping birds make you smile as you enjoy the sunshine from your front porch. … read more

I have recently been taking an interest in a local blacksmith shop. Also a knife maker has started up a shop in local Sugarcreek. Sugarcreek is known as the “Little Switzerland of Ohio”. Tim and Jesse … read more

I had the pleasure of meeting an elderly woman from the community a few weeks ago. She wrote down a list of old Amish words that are not used much anymore by the younger generation. She told me a few … read more

Hello InsidersI have a few fun words for you today. The word I am sharing is not one that everyone would use regularly. However, I am certain that many would be familiar with it. Certainly, if you gre … read more

What source of finance do you use to make a purchase? Within the Amish Community, generally most individuals are most comfortable carrying cash to make purchases. This being the most traditional way, … read more

May all your food be tasty! Great food is the icing on the cake to a great time with family and friends. We all anticipate and compliment each other on how good the food tastes. There are ti … read more

I grew up on a farm, the same farm my mother grew up as a child. My parents moved back to this farm to help my grandparents run the farm and look after them once they were older. This is something com … read more

Do you know what language the Amish speak in their day to day life? Undoubtedly if you have been to Amish country you will have heard them communicating in something other then English. You will hear … read more