tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post3935873456253486794..comments2024-03-03T22:03:05.210-05:00Comments on A Joyful Chaos: FamilyA Joyful Chaoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-90247438150853125502011-02-23T11:57:57.515-05:002011-02-23T11:57:57.515-05:00I loved seeing the Amish photos. Thanks for expla...I loved seeing the Amish photos. Thanks for explaining about why they don't pose for pictures.<br />There is an Amish community in southern md too.happyonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186179870233267082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-90405918547247231132009-07-07T08:30:17.607-04:002009-07-07T08:30:17.607-04:00Re Angela:
Somerset County is almost two hundred ...Re Angela:<br /><br />Somerset County is almost two hundred miles west from Lancaster area. The difference between those two communities is huge! Lancaster has had tourism forced on it, Somerset is a mostly an unknown area, there are lots of other differences too but I'll come to that sometime in a future blog post.A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-75126759924721662282009-07-06T18:54:58.445-04:002009-07-06T18:54:58.445-04:00Thanks for answering my questions!
I think we h...Thanks for answering my questions! <br /><br />I think we have been in the Somerset area when we went to Dutch Wonderland in Lancaster County and Hershey Park a few years back. That was a lovely area but I liked the Sugar Creek area in Ohio better. Ohio is more of the little town feeling than the PA area was. I like the old small town feel. There were a lot Amish or Mennonite families at Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15240864960032938754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-88161478705260396062009-07-06T13:33:41.940-04:002009-07-06T13:33:41.940-04:00OH.OH.OH. I just love coming here and seeing thes...OH.OH.OH. I just love coming here and seeing these sweet pictures in the gentle setting was lovely. Your husband is a fine looking man and the children are precious. I LOVE the little bonnets and the women. I think there is just part of many of us that long for the simple life (though we wouldn't share all that goes with it which may be among some of the reasons you left though I don'Robynn's Ravingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619286823020924023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-67210566086362611832009-07-05T16:15:05.296-04:002009-07-05T16:15:05.296-04:00Love the pictures. It really is a different life....Love the pictures. It really is a different life. The hair, the beards, the dresses. <br />I love seeing it though.<br />One thing seems the same - Family loving to get together!!CBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911579093553356167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-24757112845493893212009-07-05T14:38:06.784-04:002009-07-05T14:38:06.784-04:00OK, I think I got my new blog up and going! Come ...OK, I think I got my new blog up and going! Come visit me at www.theimperfecthousewife.blogspot.com and by the way, my husband thinks the man holding the plate is the in-law. Can't wait to find out!The imPerfect Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09155280178284448740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-38060766640345305592009-07-05T07:12:48.310-04:002009-07-05T07:12:48.310-04:00These are precious photos!These are precious photos!Lynette Jacobshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008748483680810943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-39518782088554840392009-07-05T01:15:51.161-04:002009-07-05T01:15:51.161-04:00I was taken by the sight of the ENORMOUS gas bbq (...I was taken by the sight of the ENORMOUS gas bbq (grill)!!! How did they smuggle that past Customs House (Amish Sector)??????trashhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15522550420718532131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-39911269524466803592009-07-04T18:20:30.312-04:002009-07-04T18:20:30.312-04:00Re Angela:
The Amish in Oakland Maryland are what ...Re Angela:<br />The Amish in Oakland Maryland are what we call New Order Amish. They have electricity and drive tractors for transportation during the week. On Sundays they drive a horse and buggy. They do not however drive a car. There are lots of Mennonites living in that area and look somewhat similar to Amish that you probably mistook as being Amish.<br /><br />Amish do not pose for pictures A Joyful Chaoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13647481484192797931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-11915606826254684642009-07-04T17:48:01.539-04:002009-07-04T17:48:01.539-04:00I too wonder if it is the one on the far right, bu...I too wonder if it is the one on the far right, but then again his facial features resembles the others. Hmm....<br />When we go to Kalona I avoid taking pictures of the people. I had me a brain pause when I wonder about a horse and wagon outside what I thought was an outhouse so far from all the other buildings. I thought that'd make an interesting picture. Then my husband tells me Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01101766685572321533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-58689334867996625852009-07-04T15:21:25.148-04:002009-07-04T15:21:25.148-04:00Love the "sneaky" pics!! Ok, I'm go...Love the "sneaky" pics!! Ok, I'm going to guess the brother-in-law is the one in front, far right. He doesn't seem to have the bowl-type haircut. Don't forget to let us know on your next post which one he is!! Have a happy 4th ~The imPerfect Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09155280178284448740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-30134737310446048282009-07-04T14:56:14.276-04:002009-07-04T14:56:14.276-04:00Oh I'm so glad that you took to heart, our ask...Oh I'm so glad that you took to heart, our asking you to not worry needlessly about the housekeeping aspect of life, right now. :-)<br /><br />A very handsome husband you have there!<br /><br />And you say that you are former Amish, so I guess it's fine for me to mention it. I wonder what was your turning point, and 'the why' of your leavng the Amish? But have not wanted to be Auntie sezzzzzz...https://www.blogger.com/profile/16170232476926222740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-88712020582873830912009-07-04T13:53:11.495-04:002009-07-04T13:53:11.495-04:00Thanks for sharing your stories of your Amish chil...Thanks for sharing your stories of your Amish childhood. It's very interesting. Have you thought about writing a book sharing your experiences? <br />Happy 4th.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-48602782988391230992009-07-04T12:38:16.427-04:002009-07-04T12:38:16.427-04:00Lovely photos. It looks like a peaceful happy time...Lovely photos. It looks like a peaceful happy time. Have a nice 4th!theUngourmethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433513087823589129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-29522106172933701452009-07-04T11:29:57.519-04:002009-07-04T11:29:57.519-04:00Looks like a wonderful family summer BBQ in the co...Looks like a wonderful family summer BBQ in the country, not so different from events all over the country. Only the clothes are unfamiliar. I was very interested to see the photos. <br />I can't figure out which is the in-law in the last photo.Janiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06509431336916594990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-79004393379469924222009-07-04T11:01:11.230-04:002009-07-04T11:01:11.230-04:00Thanks for visiting me and commenting on my Amish ...Thanks for visiting me and commenting on my Amish bakery! That is cool how you grew up in that area! Did you ever go to Canaan Valley and see the Blackwater Falls? <br /><br />I wasn't sure if there were more Amish in that area or not. We only found them by mistake when we took a drive to Deep Creek Lake a couple of years ago. We have only drivin on the main road and seen all of those Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15240864960032938754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1260159263783917143.post-39040074174285724432009-07-04T10:29:12.054-04:002009-07-04T10:29:12.054-04:00Thank you for sharing the pictures of your family....Thank you for sharing the pictures of your family. Happy 4th!Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14870099085502780406noreply@blogger.com