I live close to Lancaster PA and I have to say, Amish homes and yards are so well maintained. Their vegetable gardens are beautiful! Not a weed in sight.
Herm Zinn better get informed as to how many taxes Amish pay plenty they're the third overall wealthiest group of people in the US the wealthiest of all minority groups by far.
There is a story about amish farmer in Missouri who made an extremely high yield of winter wheat the university of Missouri Extension service flocked out to his farm and asked him how he made such a high yield he replied I had 3 barns full of manure and 4 strong boys. They shook their heads and left.. it's called recycling
I absolutely love the Amish. They are the friendliest and most humble people I have had the honor to know and speak with when I lived in PA. Truly remarkable people
I'm not about to go live that lifestyle myself, but I must say I really do respect and admire it as well. I can't understand the way some look down on these people... mostly out of ignorance I guess. I saw something on TV a few years ago about how Amish businesses have among the highest success rates in the country, something like ~90%. All about the work ethic
They do refuse many modern conveniences, but they are reliant on the System for income. I lived in Lancaster, PA for nine years, so I am speaking from experience. This video takes place in Lancaster County, I believe.
@@stefaniehasandras7473 That's the point. Many modern conveniences they enjoy. No doubt each amish group may differ in....well..amishness. One thing that confuses me though. If their whole religion is about living off the land, and the toil to do so, why do they buy carts and carts of potato chips??? I don't think most even grow anymore. lol such a strange group
The door is such an inventive idea...very wise people and good workmanship! Thank you Amish Jack for sharing this with us and for the time it took you video it and upload it here...a lot of curiosity about the Amish it seems...a lot of people want to know more about them...I lived in a place in Ohio where there were many Amish families and they were all very kind and generous with anyone who needed help with things...never took a dime when they came to help either. Thank you again!
@O up here with the California Canadians , they don't get it , been saying that for forty years , when spring comes, they laugh , they have forgotten from whence they came . But the ELECT know .
I remember the old, old house! 1963, I was 3. my first memory. I went in to my grandma and grandpas house. no electricity, no bathroom. My cousin Bud took me there. Walked into the living room. A potbellied stove set in the corner. I was burnt severly on it in 61, don't remember that but still 55 years later I still have the scars on my hand and both legs. I remember my mom and sis and grandma in the kitchen. Grandma or Mom went to the stove and got me a bowl of beans. I'am pretty sure it was a wood burning stove. First meal I remember. Just a thought! Don't know why this video brought this memory back, but it did. Have a nice day my friends.
That's a beautiful story. I am 20 years younger, but my upbringing was simple compared to today. That's the way people are meant to live. The amish have the right idea.
You wouldn't have the internet, TV, radio, movies or books other than the bible. You would never travel or meet new people. If you grew up this way it may not matter, if you didn't it would matter a great deal.
modern technology, mass production, and common comforts of today's living ways can not stand up to that of what is shown here in this video. the solid functions of everything seen here will and has stood the test of time. there is a peaceful beauty that rests in knowing if you make something right, when you do right. no one can say anything negative without proving themself a fool. thank you for providing us a peek at such wonderful simple goodness that this world is so missing
If given a chance many people including me would like to live like Amish, looks so calm and peaceful. And ofcourse a running water and electricity i would chose 😂 But overall for a sane minded people, this Way of Life is close to Best!
This is so cool. Love seeing all the older artifacts and treasures. You are doing what many Americans want to do, which is living off the grid. Thank you!
Oh I LOVE YOU, you're amazing to do video's like this! I have Mennonite and Amish in my family, part of them being IN Lancaster, Pennsylvania - one was a master carpenter who did beautiful work and taught his sons, another was a very experienced and talented midwife whose crafts and knit/crochet (which she will deny until she dies of old age) are so beautiful, especially her quilts and clothing - we used to write letters A LOT - I miss them so much, God love you for doing this. Am crying but they're happy tears because they remind me of my extended family and how close at one time we used to be. I haven't been to Lancaster since I was 9 or 10, but when I was there it was a great time of my life. xxx
I read many Christian books so when searching for books to read I came across your books which I love. I’m not Amish yet your books are fascinating, interesting, the way of Amish life, family, style of life. I love the down to earth way you write, sharing feelings we all feel. Thank you, thank God for your wonderful talent which I’m sure touch many lives. Thank you.
Lovely. I might be in outer London but the peace and birds and animals, and horses that go by on the very quiet road, the woods, the huge trees on my land and some of the old things in the house are not too different although we are worlds apart.
Jane Smith It can get very noisy in high, tourist season. This is Lancaster County, Pennsylvania which has the largest Amish population in the world. People come from all over to see the Amish, so it can get very crowded during tourist season.
We have a Mennonite area close to where I live and we go there to buy produce and other things. I guess in a way I don't like to go there because when I get there I do not want to leave.
Gosh! I remember watching this a few years ago👍😊 I thought this gentleman had given up on utube? I do hope he, and his family, are still well and keeping safe. I have subscribe again👍😊 Blessings to you all. Moira From England.
Tree veneration is missing here. Planting new woods takes away from grazing, but woods are an important part of the creation. Living large like this is not simple/plain.
They come here to visit sometimes. They are always welcome. As an outsider i cant tell the difference between Amish or Mennonite or anything else they are doing. It is always interesting to talk with people. I think they are sincere and honest. I wont turn christian.
Ever since my family took a trip to Lancaster Pennsylvania and we had the honor of meeting some Amish people and seeing their farms I have loved the Amish way of life. They have the most beautiful farms and are the nicest, sweetest people ever
My grandfather and grandmother were from the Friends order, they had relocated to Florida and raised their children. Many memories were watching my grandfather in his shop and being in the kitchen with grandmother. I learned to cook on a wood stove and there's nothing better tasting than food cooked by a fire place with a spit or bread from the wood burning stove. I was brought up with many teachings from them and cherish all the memories. Today, i still use many of their teachings, although not brought up in the community, my life is much richer from my grandparents, I try to live as close to self reliance as possible and it's not easy but rewarding. Thank you for sharing this.
Love the door, love the hutch, love the table that turns into a bench. But, not too keen on another family living in close prox. with mine. No electricity and a washing machine run by a generator of some sorts.But, modernize it just a bit and I could easily live this way..simple way of life..
These people are so smart. I love them. Some in Abbeville SC and they live on large farms and own very successful businesses. They own eateries and the food is incredible and firebox business, countertips. Everything they do is first class.
Thanks jrhager. Someday I'm hoping to spend a few weeks living with the Amish. I'd like to see how people can live and farm without either gasoline or electricity. I think the electric appliance I'd have the hardest time giving up is the refrigerator. But it sounds like these days the goal is not so much to reject electricity per se, but to be "off the grid" and independent of the rest of society, and they are ok with creating it themselves via generators, solar panels, etc. Is that correct?
When I call my sister in Pennsylvania I hear a noise if her and her husband are in the car driving. I always ask if it is a horse and buggy clumping away in front of them. But I know it's only the sound of their turn signal. We are from Pennsylvania. My dad always said "a horse with a buggy BEHIND!!"
@@j.lietka9406 Yes, they are one of the fastest growing groups of people on the planet. There are more than thirty thousand Hutterites. BTW, I had clicked on another question. Don't know how it ended up on yours.
When I lived in Texas (originally from Ontario Canada) we use to travel quite extensively back and Fort to PA where my husband (RIP💔😪) had a young son. So we would travel I-35, I-75 or my favorite, up the east coast through the Appalachian mountains, the carolinas, etc, my first time driving through PA I remembered so well seeing the many coal mines, the rolling hills...and then there were Amish wagons, homes, shops (the best preserves, home made bread and cakes I've ever tasted) someday I will take a "memory" trip in his honor (he passed away at the young age of 42 to ALS), if there was ever a near perfect marriage, we had it, the memories he gave me are the most cherished ones that I will keep close to my heart....I always dreamt of moving to PA (near the Pocohos) but with the craziness within your present government, the best place for me right now, is to remain in Canada, oh I will return (possibly move back to Texas or find myself a cabin in the great smokey mountains near Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburge or possibly the Pocohos, I know big differences from one to another)...in closing, it would have been nice to see more of your home, how things were built, the length of time it took to build, etc., my question is, do most Amish families have huge homes like this? If so, what is the main source of income?
I wish that your dear husband was in the physical with you right now😥, I am so sorry for your loss(ALS is an evil disease it really is😔)! I believe you will make that memory trip you spoke of back, and your hubby will be closer along with you than you may even realize. Lots of good vibes going out ur way from the east coast of Canada
Really love this, Amish Jack, as you call yourself... you mentioned in Lancaster… Is that where this is located? I am from the Philadelphia area, the suburbs… Always love the Amish and Mennonites… Are there any Shakers there now? Oh, and also the Quakers! Can’t forget them! I had a godfather who was Quaker, Rollie/Rolland Ellis...
I like that the farm is given to the youngest son. That actual makes a lot of sense because it means that one person will maintain it as long as possible.
I was a Mennonite, my grandmother, and grandfather are Mennonite they took me and my brothers and sisters in was our dad and mom gets in the army. I went back to live with our dad and mom. I do not miss the Mennonite life. I do keep some of the Mennonite ways I make all of my family cloths and make our bread and pasta sauces and ice cream and laundry soap and canning and more. my one sister is living in our grandfather and grandmother farm. If kids now cannot live without a cell phone and tv. I know if we have a good storm the power goes out. I know that I can live by cooking outside in a grill and have lights. My husband loves all homemade foods and clothes and more homemade things.
This is all about my ancestors background on my mom side maiden name was Giesbrecht out of Winkler Manitoba back in the late 30s so we here are Learning about our ancestors protect them for that time
I live close to Lancaster PA and I have to say, Amish homes and yards are so well maintained. Their vegetable gardens are beautiful! Not a weed in sight.
It's because they take pride in what they have unlike most people nowadays witch is a big shame all farms can look good like this if people would care
Wow...no traffic....no sirens...no noise...no crime. Beautiful!
@Karen Reed Lol. 🤗
And no taxes to pay!
Carol Benson
No crime because they take care of their own.
Herm Zinn I think they pay taxes....
Herm Zinn better get informed as to how many taxes Amish pay plenty they're the third overall wealthiest group of people in the US the wealthiest of all minority groups by far.
There is a story about amish farmer in Missouri who made an extremely high yield of winter wheat the university of Missouri Extension service flocked out to his farm and asked him how he made such a high yield he replied I had 3 barns full of manure and 4 strong boys. They shook their heads and left.. it's called recycling
Wow. 4 strong boys i love that response
It's called good old hardwork and compost. Something people have been doing since medieval times.
I absolutely love the Amish. They are the friendliest and most humble people I have had the honor to know and speak with when I lived in PA. Truly remarkable people
Thanks for showing us around. your. beautiful. peaceful farm. I subscribed. and. would like to see more videos
Simple life,no laziness, being fruitful and expanding families. I really admire this
Are you Amish brother?
Expanding families not so good. Overpopulation is killing the planet, big time...
Cult
Simple is boring
I'm not about to go live that lifestyle myself, but I must say I really do respect and admire it as well. I can't understand the way some look down on these people... mostly out of ignorance I guess. I saw something on TV a few years ago about how Amish businesses have among the highest success rates in the country, something like ~90%. All about the work ethic
I like that they don't refuse modern conveniences. however, they WILL NOT be dependent on the system. this is true independence.
@@KAT-ow2tothey seem peaceful and minding their own business to me...
I's actualyl called hyprocrisy
@@KAT-ow2to I concur
They do refuse many modern conveniences, but they are reliant on the System for income. I lived in Lancaster, PA for nine years, so I am speaking from experience. This video takes place in Lancaster County, I believe.
@@stefaniehasandras7473 That's the point. Many modern conveniences they enjoy. No doubt each amish group may differ in....well..amishness. One thing that confuses me though. If their whole religion is about living off the land, and the toil to do so, why do they buy carts and carts of potato chips??? I don't think most even grow anymore. lol such a strange group
The door is such an inventive idea...very wise people and good workmanship! Thank you Amish Jack for sharing this with us and for the time it took you video it and upload it here...a lot of curiosity about the Amish it seems...a lot of people want to know more about them...I lived in a place in Ohio where there were many Amish families and they were all very kind and generous with anyone who needed help with things...never took a dime when they came to help either. Thank you again!
I had to replay the first part showing the scenery....absolutely beautiful area.
Cool that they're getting into solar. These people won't have a problem when the grid goes down.
They will when the starving masses start storming there houses and farms!!
@@brethart9214 naa! The starving masses , will just be dead .
@@MrGuy-cp1gt corona zombies
@O up here with the California Canadians , they don't get it , been saying that for forty years , when spring comes, they laugh , they have forgotten from whence they came . But the ELECT know .
whatchu gunna do when the grid goes down? PE
I really like that door too. Seems sturdy.
I've met Jack before we were invited to his home and they showed us it was beautiful!
I remember the old, old house! 1963, I was 3. my first memory. I went in to my grandma and grandpas house. no electricity, no bathroom. My cousin Bud took me there. Walked into the living room. A potbellied stove set in the corner. I was burnt severly on it in 61, don't remember that but still 55 years later I still have the scars on my hand and both legs. I remember my mom and sis and grandma in the kitchen. Grandma or Mom went to the stove and got me a bowl of beans. I'am pretty sure it was a wood burning stove. First meal I remember. Just a thought! Don't know why this video brought this memory back, but it did. Have a nice day my friends.
Steve the country cook You remembered it because of the the old-styleness in the video and your memory houses the same thing!❤
Steve the country cook sorry u got badly burned
must have been a beautiful comfy, happy, home.
This brought back INCREDIBLY vague memories of my grandfathers horses as well. I say vague because I jumped the fence when I was about 3 and a half.
That's a beautiful story. I am 20 years younger, but my upbringing was simple compared to today. That's the way people are meant to live. The amish have the right idea.
In my experience, the amish are friendly, polite, hardworking and loyal. You can find quality craftsmenship and know where it comes from.
Very educational. Thank you for posting. I certainly enjoyed it.
Some time I'm thinking to go back living like an old days..
The Amish have such prosperous and tidy looking farms.
LOVE Lancaster, PA!! Life seems so much more simpler, I wouldn't mind living like this😊
You wouldn't have the internet, TV, radio, movies or books other than the bible. You would never travel or meet new people. If you grew up this way it may not matter, if you didn't it would matter a great deal.
@@Tonithenightowl You know, that doesn't sound like such a bad thing :)
Really, oh really!!!!
modern technology, mass production, and common comforts of today's living ways can not stand up to that of what is shown here in this video. the solid functions of everything seen here will and has stood the test of time. there is a peaceful beauty that rests in knowing if you make something right, when you do right. no one can say anything negative without proving themself a fool.
thank you for providing us a peek at such wonderful simple goodness that this world is so missing
memekitty343 Yes, but there's stuff that would be HARD for me to give up.
Now multiply that by seven billion people on the planet
The luddite has spoken.
If given a chance many people including me would like to live like Amish, looks so calm and peaceful. And ofcourse a running water and electricity i would chose 😂
But overall for a sane minded people, this Way of Life is close to Best!
This is so cool. Love seeing all the older artifacts and treasures. You are doing what many Americans want to do, which is living off the grid. Thank you!
Thank you, Amish Jack, for explaining things in such interesting detail! I thoroughly enjoyed it! I kinda like that Indian door, too; a lot! :-)
Oh I LOVE YOU, you're amazing to do video's like this! I have Mennonite and Amish in my family, part of them being IN Lancaster, Pennsylvania - one was a master carpenter who did beautiful work and taught his sons, another was a very experienced and talented midwife whose crafts and knit/crochet (which she will deny until she dies of old age) are so beautiful, especially her quilts and clothing - we used to write letters A LOT - I miss them so much, God love you for doing this. Am crying but they're happy tears because they remind me of my extended family and how close at one time we used to be. I haven't been to Lancaster since I was 9 or 10, but when I was there it was a great time of my life. xxx
I read many Christian books so when searching for books to read I came across your books which I love. I’m not Amish yet your books are fascinating, interesting, the way of Amish life, family, style of life. I love the down to earth way you write, sharing feelings we all feel. Thank you, thank God for your wonderful talent which I’m sure touch many lives. Thank you.
That table/bench is awesome! Ingenious.
My Grandmother's from Lancaster Penn. Love the culture, and the door
Thank you for sharing information about your life , the old pieces of furniture are beautiful !
You are quite welcome. I've learned so much from Jack, and feel like he's my best friend. Make the best day.
I like your door too Jack.I also love your bench turn table
I have never seen one.
Live simply,raise your kids w.values,learn a trade,cook farm fresh.....wow. Lost art.
Simple is boring
@@darthkillerhog For me, living simply makes me appreciate the little things.
I bought a porch swing handmade by the Amish 30 + years ago . It still hangs from a tree in my yard in perfect condition.
Lovely. I might be in outer London but the peace and birds and animals, and horses that go by on the very quiet road, the woods, the huge trees on my land and some of the old things in the house are not too different although we are worlds apart.
Jane Smith It can get very noisy in high, tourist season. This is Lancaster County, Pennsylvania which has the largest Amish population in the world. People come from all over to see the Amish, so it can get very crowded during tourist season.
Mozart in Amish Country! Two of my all-time favorites! Thank you!
Thank you for your hospitality and your valuable information. It's much appreciated. God Bless!
Ps I also like that door, it's so amazingly practical.
I like every part of this. Thanks for sharing.
The amish in Wisconsin are so polite and hard working. They sure know how to build barns
Love that door, that is wonderful. I also like those doors where the bottom can stay shut, but the top opens.
We have a Mennonite area close to where I live and we go there to buy produce and other things. I guess in a way I don't like to go there because when I get there I do not want to leave.
beautiful home. peaceful. i like the amish
Gosh!
I remember watching this a few years ago👍😊
I thought this gentleman had given up on utube?
I do hope he, and his family, are still well and keeping safe.
I have subscribe again👍😊
Blessings to you all.
Moira
From England.
I did not know that the Amish and Mennonites shared a home, we have a large group in western Canada - called Hutterites
Thank you so much for sharing. Very interesting about the solar power, bench table and door. I look forward to learning more.
Nice door ....quite practical ...🙏🏼
Like the idea of the front door using that other board sliding up to protect the glass that gives me something to think about
Never seen that bench/table design before - love it!
The sounds of clip clopping instead of horns. Great livin.
Tree veneration is missing here. Planting new woods takes away from grazing, but woods are an important part of the creation. Living large like this is not simple/plain.
The amish are great up in clare county Michigan
Ghost Writer The Amish ( in Clare county ) used to teach school in my schoolhouse in Scottville Michigan I think they own a metal roofing company.
Pretty music. Sweet and lovely. GREAT DOOR!
We were in Ohio a couple months ago and visited the Amish there and I wish I was born Amish. What a lovely peaceful life.
Loved the Indian door!
Kool and functional door!
Among other things, I very much enjoyed the selection of pieces for the soundtrack. +1
They come here to visit sometimes. They are always welcome. As an outsider i cant tell the difference between Amish or Mennonite or anything else they are doing. It is always interesting to talk with people. I think they are sincere and honest. I wont turn christian.
I love that door shown at the end. Ingenious. :)
I visited these people from the Netherlands and felt right at home. They live like the Germanics (Dutch or Deutsch) did, not to long ago.
I love the Amish they very hard, workers God faring people
My mother's family was from Pennsylvania, hence; Pennsylvania Dutch background. I learned a lot about being frugal and I practice those things today.
Love the door, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the tour. I'm a little late watching it, 8 years later.
Ever since my family took a trip to Lancaster Pennsylvania and we had the honor of meeting some Amish people and seeing their farms I have loved the Amish way of life. They have the most beautiful farms and are the nicest, sweetest people ever
I truly love the Amish way of living !!
I like that door also,very good craftsmanship.
Loved the door!
Beautiful home, I’ve always wanted a walk in fireplace, I was told it lost to much heat up the chimney.
It does! It's better to use a rocket stove
My grandfather and grandmother were from the Friends order, they had relocated to Florida and raised their children. Many memories were watching my grandfather in his shop and being in the kitchen with grandmother. I learned to cook on a wood stove and there's nothing better tasting than food cooked by a fire place with a spit or bread from the wood burning stove. I was brought up with many teachings from them and cherish all the memories. Today, i still use many of their teachings, although not brought up in the community, my life is much richer from my grandparents, I try to live as close to self reliance as possible and it's not easy but rewarding. Thank you for sharing this.
I like the fact that they're German and they're playing Mozart in the background
Love the door, love the hutch, love the table that turns into a bench. But, not too keen on another family living in close prox. with mine. No electricity and a washing machine run by a generator of some sorts.But, modernize it just a bit and I could easily live this way..simple way of life..
These men can do anything. Great Faith
These people are so smart. I love them. Some in Abbeville SC and they live on large farms and own very successful businesses. They own eateries and the food is incredible and firebox business, countertips. Everything they do is first class.
I really like the door with the shutter. If you see a stranger coming to the door and feel the need for extra security, you can put up the shutter.
Thanks jrhager. Someday I'm hoping to spend a few weeks living with the Amish. I'd like to see how people can live and farm without either gasoline or electricity. I think the electric appliance I'd have the hardest time giving up is the refrigerator. But it sounds like these days the goal is not so much to reject electricity per se, but to be "off the grid" and independent of the rest of society, and they are ok with creating it themselves via generators, solar panels, etc. Is that correct?
So cool! Love learning about Amish life! Such wonderful natural people! God bless
Enjoyed watchinh the story of the amish. Thank u
I LOVE that door!! 🤪Very cool! Great video. Thanks for sharing!
I wish my exterior doors were like that one he showed at the end. It's both esthethically pleasing and secure when you need it to be.
cool place, i have a walk in closet, he has a walk in fireplace. He wins
thanks for sharing i subscribed...from phoenix ...peace
sirknightcape you look familiar but I think it was another incarnation ()~*
Did you see the Phoenix Lights love ?
I love that door too ... wow and the kitchen table is neat
When I call my sister in Pennsylvania I hear a noise if her and her husband are in the car driving. I always ask if it is a horse and buggy clumping away in front of them. But I know it's only the sound of their turn signal. We are from Pennsylvania. My dad always said "a horse with a buggy BEHIND!!"
This man sounds like a neighbor I used to have.
He wasn’t Amish just a regular guy like this gentleman.
I love the amish house! so beautiful and so practical !!!! : ) I ll take it !
Looks like heaven. Very special. Thank you.
Absolutely beautiful!!!
Thank you for sharing
Also, I found the music quite distracting because I played that piece in a string orchestra recently!
Oh man Love your video, Thank you so much for sharing
IBeing disabled, I couldn't do the full inside home ops that they have to do & don't agree w/the shunning but love everything else they do!
I wish I would have been born into a family of Amish or Menenite descent.
Blessings to you all
I love that door good protection from anything
the horses & carriages are beautiful! wish you could add some color! are the Hutterites still around? thank you
Hutterites are NOT Amish! Completely different kind of"religion". Hutterites live communally and have TONS OF RULES. Try Googling it.
@@hilltopgypsy my question was if the Hutterites are still around!
@@j.lietka9406 Yes, they are one of the fastest growing groups of people on the planet. There are more than thirty thousand Hutterites. BTW, I had clicked on another question. Don't know how it ended up on yours.
@@hilltopgypsy that's ok thank you for the answer!
@@j.lietka9406 No worries. Still don't understand how my answer ended up on your question.
Yes i noticied in lancaster county how there can be 5-10 buildings on a peroperty… in ohio its usually one big house… great pink flowers planted 🌸
Beautiful and serene!
Thank You I enjoyed this.
When I lived in Texas (originally from Ontario Canada) we use to travel quite extensively back and Fort to PA where my husband (RIP💔😪) had a young son. So we would travel I-35, I-75 or my favorite, up the east coast through the Appalachian mountains, the carolinas, etc, my first time driving through PA I remembered so well seeing the many coal mines, the rolling hills...and then there were Amish wagons, homes, shops (the best preserves, home made bread and cakes I've ever tasted) someday I will take a "memory" trip in his honor (he passed away at the young age of 42 to ALS), if there was ever a near perfect marriage, we had it, the memories he gave me are the most cherished ones that I will keep close to my heart....I always dreamt of moving to PA (near the Pocohos) but with the craziness within your present government, the best place for me right now, is to remain in Canada, oh I will return (possibly move back to Texas or find myself a cabin in the great smokey mountains near Pigeon Forge/Gatlinburge or possibly the Pocohos, I know big differences from one to another)...in closing, it would have been nice to see more of your home, how things were built, the length of time it took to build, etc., my question is, do most Amish families have huge homes like this? If so, what is the main source of income?
I wish that your dear husband was in the physical with you right now😥, I am so sorry for your loss(ALS is an evil disease it really is😔)! I believe you will make that memory trip you spoke of back, and your hubby will be closer along with you than you may even realize. Lots of good vibes going out ur way from the east coast of Canada
Really love this, Amish Jack, as you call yourself... you mentioned in Lancaster… Is that where this is located? I am from the Philadelphia area, the suburbs… Always love the Amish and Mennonites… Are there any Shakers there now? Oh, and also the Quakers! Can’t forget them! I had a godfather who was Quaker, Rollie/Rolland Ellis...
I like that the farm is given to the youngest son. That actual makes a lot of sense because it means that one person will maintain it as long as possible.
so beautiful there and beautiful built home love the fire place
I was a Mennonite, my grandmother, and grandfather are Mennonite they took me and my brothers and sisters in was our dad and mom gets in the army. I went back to live with our dad and mom. I do not miss the Mennonite life. I do keep some of the Mennonite ways I make all of my family cloths and make our bread and pasta sauces and ice cream and laundry soap and canning and more. my one sister is living in our grandfather and grandmother farm. If kids now cannot live without a cell phone and tv. I know if we have a good storm the power goes out. I know that I can live by cooking outside in a grill and have lights. My husband loves all homemade foods and clothes and more homemade things.
Could I get your recipe for the laundry soap?
I like all of them :))
Two weeks ago I have visited Lancaster area.
So sad to see how industrial world pushed them out of their World.
This is all about my ancestors background on my mom side maiden name was Giesbrecht out of Winkler Manitoba back in the late 30s so we here are Learning about our ancestors protect them for that time
Hey there brother that is so beautiful home there sure look better than they are now brother