We are into the first week of May. The grass is growing fast with all the rain April brought us. We need to buy a new mower. Ours last year was getting repaired constantly. I couldn’t believe what new ...

Amish gardener Lapp offers an intimate journal of a year of gardening, cooking, family life, and friendships in the small, rural valley in Pennsylvania where she lives. She begins in January, with the ...

Amish furniture companies are showcasing their work this week at the Pittsburgh Home & Garden Show. The event gives the companies a chance to make contacts with future customers. “This is the only ...

We are in need of rain. The gardens are dry and the grass is turning brown. Even with it being dry, our gardens are still producing; tomatoes and sweet corn have been on our menu quite a bit. I need ...

I have been busy the past week in the garden. Our cucumbers are really doing well this summer. I canned dill pickles and jalapeno peppers last week. I'd like to do a couple more batches of dill ...

My husband, Joe, has left for work, and the children are heading out for school now. The girls were excited about going to school today. All the kids are going to meet at a park first, and then the ...

Forty-three years ago, on April 16, my oldest sister, Leah, and Paul united hands in marriage. I was in third grade at the time, and for some reason, I always remember that Good Friday was the next ...

Sister-in-law Nancy’s 62nd birthday was April 23. Brother Amos passed away suddenly six years ago, leaving Nancy a widow. Hope you had a wonderful birthday, Nancy! Last Friday evening, Joe and I ...