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Old 09-28-2009, 12:23 PM
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Does he have a sleeper sofa to put you up for a few days?
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Old 01-21-2010, 07:34 PM
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I live near Belfast! Yes it is a huge Amish community. I like seeing the horse and buggies go by. I like to look at the horses. :D
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Old 01-21-2010, 08:56 PM
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If you go to shipshewanna - go to Lolly's and Yoder's.... take lots of money, and plan on lots of time.....

stop by the music store
go to the Amish restaurant - get the butterscotch pie - trust me on this one - it's to die for...
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Old 01-22-2010, 03:05 AM
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Oh boy sounds like a visit is in order when the weather gets better! We are moving in a week and the first thing I checked out was where is the closest fabric store. 1 hour away. Ok better than none at all. Thankfully we have the internet. I would gladly drive behind a slow buggy for the chance to see some handmade quilts..
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Old 01-22-2010, 02:03 PM
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fluffbug95 where are you? I'm also in Belfast. We buy some of our sheep and chicken feed from the Amish in Black Creek. His wife makes the best donuts!! There is a store on Rt 305 but I haven't been there. They bought the business from Jake and Sally when they moved to live with their daughter. I think they have fabric. I go to the store in Centerville to buy my bulk flour and spices.

The buggies generally pull on to the shoulder of the road. Since they have an SMV sign(slow moving vehicle - it was designed for farm equipment) on the back of the buggies, you can pass on a double line when safe.
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Old 01-22-2010, 02:06 PM
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nope, I do that too.

When my hubby wants to go for a ride on the motorcycle he suggests going to find a quilt shop, he knows I'll go for that one!! Once when I was in a shop and he was with me the clerk, when she heard we had come on a bike, said that was cool and my hubby said that way I could only buy so much!!!

All in all he is cool!
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Old 01-22-2010, 04:16 PM
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They can be a little tricky to find... One of my favorites (here in the Finger Lakes of NY) was, until recently, Hoovers Shoes. Now they are Golden Lane. Still sell shoes, bonnets and socks!

They don't advertise, don't have websites, so can be a little known treasure.
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Old 01-22-2010, 05:23 PM
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Forgot to mention - there was an accident up the road recently, involving a car and a buggy.

http://www.mpnnow.com/news/x98051394...am-buggy-crash

Comments in the paper, following the accident, pointed out that as a local resident, the driver of the car should have been aware that there are many buggys on the roads - so he should have known to be more careful.

I'm with you - find those shops - but tell DS to be careful!
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Old 01-22-2010, 06:17 PM
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Great idea! I never thought about looking for quilt shops with my GPS. :thumbup:
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