Hello Friends!

Yes, I have returned from my Pennsylvania Amish country trip with my siblings and we had a great time despite the intense heat! I could not believe how warm it was there, 98 with a heat index one day of 110! I always love to go out to the Brass Kettle Village where this black man is playing his banjo and guitar, but when we went he was not there due to the heat. The next day I saw him at the local restaurant and he said he couldn't stand the heat past 1:30 and that we would have to get there earlier. If you ever go there (Intercourse) be sure to stop by that village to hear him play and sing. He's very entertaining.

We were very fortunate in that we saw only 2 vehicle accidents and they were very minor. I thought it was quite interesting that we saw no policemen at all in Lancaster County! I hope that means that the crime rate is so low, policing is unnecessary. The young Amish boys are out late on their horses and buggies, especially Sunday nights when they are free to date their girlfriends. Sometimes, they have up to 20 miles to travel home after the girls' 11:00 PM curfew. (And I always thought that Monday mornings were a drag!) We rode 300 miles while there just enjoying the beautiful scenery. Everything was so green and lush.

I am very tired tonight since we didn't arrive home until after 1:00 this morning. I will try to write more about the trip tomorrow. I have more clothes to wash for my next trip now.
Come back tomorrow night.