Friday, Sept 23 It did get down to 40 last night . . . we love cold weather sleeping! Pippa was dressed in her fuzzy jammies and sitting in the window while we ate breakfast. Before we headed out, Tom got my picture with the hand-loomed rug that I bought from our dinner Hosts last night. It is salsa-colored, just like my Airstream interior. At 9:00 we headed out for another practice run of Tom’s tour route . . . in the truck, with Pippa. It is all back-roads driving with the goal of showing off the Amish countryside. It is a total of 35 miles, and when we do the actual tours we will be stopping at 5 different locations along the way. Starting out this morning, I couldn’t resist a few more country-side quick-pics. When we came through the little town of Charm again, I demanded a stop at a quilt shoppe – which is really two little shops right next to each other. As always, my imagination was fueled by all the lovely fabrics and sweet little projects, and I did make a purchase . . . a sweet little log cabin key-cabin block that is just 1” square. We came back to Whipplepleck for lunch and because the sun was out, we then did an afternoon drive in the MG. When we arrived back, we found new neighbors right next door. We had met Bonnie and Bill for the first time last weekend, and were excited to hear they were planning on the Swiss Rally, too. In fact, as we were gone this afternoon, at least another dozen Airstreams arrived! Saturday, Sept 24 Tom grabbed a sunrise shot at 7:05. . . I may set my alarm for tomorrow! Starting yesterday was early arrival for the rally – Airstreams were met by Swiss Maids, registered and parked. This morning we picked up our information packet, to get the scoop on what was happening in the next week. It was decidedly chilly when we set out at 9:30/45 degrees to visit the little town of Sugarcreek – just 2 miles away. It is a sweet small town with the world’s largest cuckoo clock (when it was first commissioned), several charming little stores, and a nice little downtown area. One of the stores had fabrics and I bought two little charm packs of fabric for a quilt project that is on deck for this winter. From there we drove to the little town of Kidron, where our very favorite store, Lehman’s. A true old-time department store with everything from clothing to cast iron to composting toilets. It is visually fun, as well as having many little just-got-to-have-it items. We found the Lodge Cast Iron Dual Handle baking pan with an Airstream scene imprinted on the bottom . . . just $20! We also bought a bag of black-raspberry cheesecake popcorn! Showcased in Lehman’s was Paul Weaver’s woodcarvings. He begins with a giant block of wood (sometimes weighing 300 pounds) and carves the entire block 3-D fashion from the front to the back. That 300 pounds whittles away to 130 pounds! We had packed cheese and salami for lunch, and had a little driving picnic through the countryside to Wnesburg and then onto the little town of Trail. Troyers store is famous for its Trail Bologna – all beef -- and available sliced or linked. I don’t need to say what is on our supper agenda for tonight! At 7:30 we attended an Amish Culture Presentation given by Mr. Lester Beachy. He gave a very informative overview of Amish lifestyle, and then answered many questions asked by the audience. He had brought with him a choir of Amish youth who sang a variety of songs and hymns. Afterwards were cookies and refreshments . . . but we hustled back to the Silvermine for the rest of the Ohio State/Wisconsin game!
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Michael Miller
9/27/2022 03:46:42 am
Enjoy that adventure.
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We don’t go camping any more . . . we go ‘streamin’ ! The “SIlvermine and His” is our 2018 25' Airstream Serenity with Salsa interior and front twin beds., and ‘streamin’ is the name we use to describe our adventures. Stream along as we document everything from weekend trips to longer summer excursions and full-blown vacations. You know what they say: if you’re not in an Airstream – you’re just camping!
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