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Guest Post from Ane Mulligan
PLEASE WELCOME ANE MULLIGAN Home to my sisters On a hot July, I opened my email which contained a question that irrevocably changed my life: "Are you the Ane Mulligan looking for your birthmother, Elsie Vauna Mullvain?" I'd always known I was adopted. From the day mom...
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Please help me congratulate Annette, winner of the Amish-made 16” x 11” x 8” purse/carryall bag with leather straps. Dated and signed on the bottom. Plus a signed book from The Legacy of Lancaster Trilogy: either Leaving Lancaster, its sequel Pennsylvania Patchwork,...
Good Neighbors
My husband and I just got home from a short walk. There were many folks outside gardening and gathering their yard recycle for tomorrow morning's pickup. I think my husband was surprised by how many neighbors I know. But I have always felt it is important that you...
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Please help me congratulate Debbie Hazelton, winner of the beautiful Amish-made Folded Star centerpiece or wall hanging from Lancaster County, PA! Plus a signed book from The Legacy of Lancaster Trilogy: either Leaving Lancaster, its sequel Pennsylvania Patchwork, or...
Motivation VS Discipline
I wonder what motivates the Amish to work so hard. Can you think of a group of more industrious and disciplined people? What inspires them? I recently read on Facebook: "So much to do, so little desire to do it." The words struck me because although desire is a good...
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Please help me congratulate Crissy Shamion, winner of Amish-made Quilted Pocketbook from Lancaster County, PA. Plus a signed book from The Legacy of Lancaster Trilogy: either Leaving Lancaster, its sequel Pennsylvania Patchwork, or Forever Amish! Many thanks to all...
Is All Fair in Love and Taxes?
I met my husband on April 15. An easy date to remember! Also, the last day to file federal income tax or apply for an extension. If you don't follow the IRS's stringent rules, trouble abounds, plus penalties. Are you thinking: Oh, goody, we get to pay our federal...
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Congratulations to Kara Kudro, my blog giveaway winner of the lovely 44" Amish-made table runner from Lancaster County, PA, plus a signed book from The Legacy of Lancaster Trilogy: either Leaving Lancaster, its sequel Pennsylvania Patchwork, or Forever Amish! Thanks...
Spring Cleaning
When my husband and I surveyed our messy kitchen the other day, I joked, "Too bad one of us isn't compulsively neat." No matter our good intentions, magazines, envelopes, boxes from Amazon, and do-dads accumulate. Spring has officially made her appearance! Already?...
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Hurray for Bob Cavalcante and his wife, winners of the Amish-made Tea Towel and Potholder, from Lancaster County, PA, plus one signed book from The Legacy of Lancaster Trilogy: either Leaving Lancaster, its sequel Pennsylvania Patchwork, or Forever Amish! Thank you...