We took one trip to Amish country, and booked our favorite historic hotel. However, it has new owners and now no longer our "favorite." They completely changed the lobby, basically, making it into a dining hall, so no lobby to play cards and hang out. All of the banquet rooms now have sewing machines with quilters working away daily. Hmpf. It no longer has that "nostalgic" feel. Our room was nice, but we roasted at night. There was no heat/air control for us in our room at all this time. The suite had 2 bedrooms and 2 TV's, but our remote didn't work right either. Not a total disappointment, but not a happy stay for sure. They swore their breakfast was the best to find on a Sunday. We tried that too. Eggs were burned, gravy and biscuits served cold, and even though we were the only ones in the tavern, we had to ask for coffee refills too.
We visited our favorite local bistro for homemade spinach/artichoke dip, homemade chips served warm.
Despite blips in the trip, we won "parent" points with Youngest Daughter. She had a ball! We bought her a scratch off lottery ticket on the way to Amish country and she won $50 to spend. She was a very happy, happy kid.
Had to move the chicks to their own coop. My bully hens wouldn't let them eat. Each time the tried, the hens would peck them away. Now they can eat and drink and be merry until they are older.
The whole point of the trip was to buy corn hole boards for our party. Harley Davidson boards. Well, they didn't have them. Grr. I did however, bring home 6 lbs. of organic old fashioned oats.
We came home and got a very short ride on the Harley. A very wet, short ride. I told him it looked like rain, but you know those men and their motorcycles. We laughed though. All the way home.
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