Today John and I took my mom, my Uncle Herb, and my Aunt Pearl up to Amish country. Herb and Pearl have taken countless trips up to this area over the years to visit relatives. They are no longer able to make the trip themselves so we offered to drive them up there. We began our trip with a stop at the Amish General store located near Montello. The shelves are stocked with plastic bags full of spices, cereals, candies, and baking ingredients of all kinds as well as jellies, relishes, and other goodies. There are also quaint toys, books, and remedies for all kinds of ailments. The store services the Amish community as well as the non Amish. The prices are very reasonable and the employees are friendly. After that stop we drove to the nearby community of Harrisville, the home of Pearl's brother and sister in law both of whom passed away. It was nice to hear of all the happy memories they have of their many visits to this area. We had lunch at Sparks Restaurant in Montello, a favorite of Pearl and Herb's. Even though they had not been there for months, the waitresses remember them and what they liked to order. They are such warm, personable people that it is easy to see why they are remembered and liked by so many.
After lunch we headed over to Oshkosh to see Courtney and Paul. They wanted to show Pearl and Herb the plants that they had gotten from them and planted in their side yard garden. Herb could not say enough about their beautiful, old house with the refinished wooden floors and radiator, steam heat. He said it is a well built house that will serve them well until they grow old. We enjoyed Ethiopian coffee and treats from the Amish store before heading home to Watertown.
Note of the day to Tizita Desta: We noticed your picture displayed in various rooms in your soon to be new home in Oshkosh. We all admired your great beauty and talked about the day you would be here with us.
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