The apple season has started. Ginger Gold, summer Rambo and Paula Reds are here. I pay closer attention to the new arrivals. The Ginger Gold and Paula Reds I enjoy now. They don’t retain their crispness too long. There is nothing worse than a mushy apple. I now pay more frequent visits to my local produce stand. Pears will also come in season. I like buying them there for they let them on the tree longer. They are tree ripened and sweeter than you can buy in the big supermarkets. One of my favorite pears are Seckel pears. They are small but very tasty pears and only around for a short time. Fresh cider is also around the corner. All harbingers of the next season–Fall.
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It was just another world–only six miles away. There is an healthy Amish and Mennonite community that close to me. Until two years ago I had no idea it was there.
We were looking for someone to build a wooden fence for our yard two years ago. It was then I became aware of this community. People who only used horse and buggy to get around. And had no electricity or cars.
I became friendly with Ron a Mennonite who built our fence. He was straight forward. There was no guile. He was what you see. Totally honest. I got to know his large family better and his life.
I marveled this community was so close. My awareness of this started when I started shopping at a large Mennonite produce stand. Now I get most of my produce there. The prices are generally good. They also have a bakery.
They know me there. And I learned the names of the two who generally are behind the counter. Sometimes you have no idea of another world until you change you habits a little and go in another direction. This world was right under my nose and until recently I had no idea it even existed.
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