{"id":3324,"date":"2011-08-11T22:01:10","date_gmt":"2011-08-12T02:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/?p=3324"},"modified":"2011-08-11T22:01:10","modified_gmt":"2011-08-12T02:01:10","slug":"an-amish-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/2011\/08\/an-amish-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"An Amish Farm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today was our last full day here, so we packed it with all the things we couldn&#8217;t get done in the rain the other day.\u00a0 First we headed to <a href=\"http:\/\/theamishvillage.net\/pa-amish-tours\/\">The Amish Village<\/a>.\u00a0 It was wonderful!\u00a0 We started out with a very informative, guided tour through a farmhouse:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3325\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3325\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm2.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3325\" title=\"20110811_amish_farm2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm2.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3325\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An Amish farmhouse.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3326\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3326\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3326\" title=\"20110811_amish_farm3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm3-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm3.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3326\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A child&#39;s bedroom.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3327\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3327\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm4.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3327\" title=\"20110811_amish_farm4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm4-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm4.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3327\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just look at those quilts...<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Got to meet some lovely farm animals:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3328\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3328\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3328\" title=\"20110811_amish_farm5\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm5-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm5.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3328\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This baby cow is only a month old! So cute!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3329\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3329\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm6.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3329\" title=\"20110811_amish_farm6\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm6-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm6.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3329\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mr. Ed.  Wonder what he has to say...?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3330\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3330\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3330\" title=\"20110811_amish_farm7\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm7-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm7.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3330\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A baby goat.  Another cutie!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And then the highlight for the girls&#8230;the one-room schoolhouse.\u00a0 They were enchanted!\u00a0 First they played being students.\u00a0 Then they took turns being the teacher.\u00a0 Anna read all the numbers on the number line on the desks.\u00a0 Carolyn read all the school rules and the lesson plans.\u00a0 Then they wanted me to be the teacher.\u00a0 Even better?\u00a0 There was a bell to ring!\u00a0 (Thankfully the rope ended at adult height.\u00a0 Someone planned that well.)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3331\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3331\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm8.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3331\" title=\"20110811_amish_farm8\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm8-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm8-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm8.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3331\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anna studying her number line.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3332\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3332\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm9.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3332\" title=\"20110811_amish_farm9\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm9-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm9-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm9.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3332\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Carolyn waiting to be set lessons.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3333\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3333\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm10.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3333\" title=\"20110811_amish_farm10\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm10-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm10.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3333\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Not the most studious of students!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3334\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3334\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3334\" title=\"20110811_amish_farm11\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm11-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm11-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm11.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3334\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Teacher Carolyn<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3335\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3335\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm12.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3335\" title=\"20110811_amish_farm12\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm12-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm12-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm12.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3335\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Teacher Anna<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>There were lots of buggies outside to take pictures in.\u00a0 And they were selling bonnets in the gift shop, obviously.\u00a0 Really, it was a fabulous way to spend the morning, and I&#8217;d highly recommend it!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3338\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3338\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm14.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3338\" title=\"20110811_amish_farm14\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm14-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm14-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm14.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3338\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two girls in a buggy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3339\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3339\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm15.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3339\" title=\"20110811_amish_farm15\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm15-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm15-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm15.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3339\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">...and in another buggy!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3336\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3336\" title=\"20110811_amish_farm13\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm13-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm13-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm13.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Just such a lovely place!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We had a nice lunch and went on a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amishbuggyrides.com\/\">buggy ride<\/a>.\u00a0 It was really more of a horse-drawn wagon with a roof, but it went through some incredibly beautiful countryside.\u00a0 And the girls got to sit up front with the driver and kept everyone entertained with their commentary on all the little white butterflies and the cows in the fields.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3340\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3340\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm16.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3340\" title=\"20110811_amish_farm16\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm16-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm16-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sarahsthreads.com\/journal\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/20110811_amish_farm16.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3340\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A farm and a cornfield on a perfect day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Unfortunately, the buggy ride went longer than we expected &#8211; the horses were tired and couldn&#8217;t be coaxed into going very quickly &#8211; so we didn&#8217;t make it to the pretzel factory tour.\u00a0 We still stopped there to get some pretzels to eat, though.\u00a0 We had a wonderful day, and truly enjoyed spending time in this beautiful, peaceful part of the world!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today was our last full day here, so we packed it with all the things we couldn&#8217;t get done in the rain the other day.\u00a0 First we headed to The Amish Village.\u00a0 It was wonderful!\u00a0 We started out with 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