In Pennsylvania there is quite a large Amish community centered around Lancaster. Many Amish live in small towns bearing sometimes quite unprecedented names 🙂 A number of places offer a look into the lives of the Amish. One of them is The Amish Village located in Ronks, PA. Here a house and farm building have been turned into a museum when one may step back in time to imagine oneself living the simple ( but harsh ) life of the Amish.
There are many curious facts about the Amish, but I will tell you only one. Did you know that the traditional dresses of women in that community are not sown but are held together with small straight pins? Somehow they learn not only to wear clothes made that way but to work in them as well. And theirs is daily and strenuous physical work. That earns my respect.
If you are interested I encourage you to visit Awa on the Road to look at her Amish impressions here, here, here, here, and here.
Sonia en Route 
really interesting
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Thank you 🙂
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Thank you, sister. A nice reminder of our common visit in this place 🙂
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Yes, indeed. That was fun 🙂 Przypomnij mi kochana co to bylo za miejsce ktore odwiedzilysmy w zeszlym roku – olbrzymi palac gdzie bylo tyle do fotografowania ze gonilysmy wycieczke?
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Kamieniec Ząbkowicki. Właśnie dziś oglądałam sobie te zdjęcia i myślałam, co napisać. Będziemy się nawzajem inspirować 😀
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Dzieki. Ja mysle o opublikowaniu na razie tylko jednego zdjecia na WPC – Graceful. Przesylam ci link, moze sie dolaczysz 🙂 https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/graceful/
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Ale jakie właściwie jest znaczenie tego słowa po polsku – bo nie za bardzo pomaga mi Google Translator …
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Konkurs? Taki jak CFFC tylko bez zwyciezcow. To powinien byl byc link na ktory mozesz kliknac.
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Chodziło mi o znaczenie słowa “graceful” 😉
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Silly me 😉 Mysle, ze chodzi o wdzieczne ruchy jak w tancu albo kwiat delikatnie poruszajacy sie na wietrze. Normalnie poradzilabym zobaczyc co opublkowali inni, ale czasem to nie dziala 😉
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I had no idea their clothes weren’t sewn together – do you know why they use pins instead?
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To allow the adjustment of the clothing as the body changes without the need for making a new garment. Practical? With their emphasis on simplicity and not style, I see how this makes sense.
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I guess
what about getting pricked by the pins though?
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They learn to live with them early on and according to the guide, it is really not a problem 🙂
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