Kate’s Pictures

Welcome, everyone! Come, stroll through this tempting nursery with me & see what I resisted. Please help me congratulate Bobbie Anderson, the winner of Susie, the precious Amish-made doll from Lancaster County, and a signed copy of one book from The Legacy of...

Born Old-fashioned?

People have often asked me why millions are intrigued with the Amish. Is it their slow pace of life? Their commitment to God and community? The fact they cling to their traditions and rarely change? Are some people born old fashioned? I grew up in a home where items...

Kate’s Favorite Pics

  Congratulations to Barbara Gauthier, winner of the Amish-made Tea Towel and a copy of one signed novel from The Legacy of Lancaster Trilogy! (Leaving Lancaster, its sequel Pennsylvania Patchwork, or Forever Amish) Thank you to all who entered. Your comments...

Happy New Year, Everyone!

May 2015 be your best ever, no matter the circumstances. My first challenge will be remembering what year it is! I’ll have a few other challenges too, but I know all things work together for good. My blog is taking the week off, but I wanted to announce the winner of...

Amish Cozy Mysteries

Please give a warm welcome to my guest, Vanetta Chapman. Murder Tightly Knit releases today (December 16), and I thought I’d share with you a little bit about the genre of Amish cozy mysteries. This is the second book in my Amish Village Mystery series—the first was...

Boys versus Girls

When our two sons were young, a neighborhood friend, mother of three boys, hosted an annual party for mothers of boys only. It was a popular occasion, filled with laughter and wild tales of the shenanigans our sons had instigated. By the time these young men graduated...