I’m working on a new post . . . in the meantime, this one is great! ~ Linne
By Virginia A. Smith, Inquirer Staff Writer
The second corn crop is coming in and peaches are practically falling from the sky. There are tomatoes and cucumbers to pick, potatoes and carrots to dig, and for Laura Anne Lapp, it’s canning time.
“August is the busy season,” says Laura, 32, author of a new book called An Amish Garden, a month-by-month chronicle of a full year in her Cumberland County, Pa., garden.
Actually, every season is busy for this Old Order Amish wife and mother of three. She not only grows food and puts things up, she also cooks and bakes from scratch, makes clothes, and tends to 18 egg-laying hens and one noisy rooster.
Read in full here ~ more photos
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wasn’t that a delightful story? good to see happy news in the midst of all the rest . . .
thank you much, sorry have been scarce of late, anti war activities with all the darn war drums … love this article 🙂
no worries; I’ve been scarce, too, but not for such good reasons. I’ve been inspired by Amish women and their work for many years and Sue Bender’s book about Amish quilts was one of the influences.
i would love to learn quilting 🙂