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One of the rarest religious experiences you can have in America is to join the Plain.

Amish Photos at the Quilt Action, Bonduel, Wisconsin Sept 2005 - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin

I worked for a year framing houses with a Beachy Amish Crew, and I also worked a year in a barn-building shop with Schwartzentruber Amish. Additionally, I

7. Amish Quilts Are World-Renowned While Amish boys are usually taught woodworking skills, Amish girls learn how to sew. Amish quilts are almost as coveted as Amish furniture. They feature ornate, colorful designs. Surprisingly, though, the quilts that are made for themselves are quite plain and simple, and the colorful ones are made for consumers. ...

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One of the rarest religious experiences you can have in America is to join the Plain.

The annual benefit auction for the Clinic for Special Children is one of Lancaster County's most colorful extravaganzas. It is a spectacular food fest and auction marathon in a league of its own. This auction, held at the Leola Produce Auction, attracts as many as 8,000 people throughout the day, and raises as much as $350,000 for the nonprofit clinic. Most people attending the auction are Amish or Old Order Mennonites, and the auction is organized by these Plain groups. Thousand of items…

Pinecraft Park in Sarasota has been called 'paradise for plain people' as the top vacation spot people who like to live a simpler life without too many modern amenities.

THE AMISH COOK BY GLORIA YODER Gloria, what would be your thought about packing up and going to Ohio for a couple days?" It was my husband Daniel with one of his brainstorms. "We have some furniture that needs to be sent to Ohio this weekend, one way or another, maybe we should just hire...Read More

“The reason some people get lost in thought … is because it is unfamiliar territory.” That’s a favorite Amish proverb of novelist Suzanne Woods Fisher , who advises “Most of us wouldn’t last a day in an Old Order Amish world. As appealing as a life ‘unplugged’ might seem, in a few hours we’d start to miss our laptop, iPhone, or car.”