Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Psalm 37:7 (NLV)
Friday Evening, March 17 This year it was a “real” mud sale – with lots of mud – due to melting snow. We went on Friday afternoon – before any of the auctions began. It was a good time to get pictures – especially in the grassy areas. Inside the antique tent The furniture tent We […]
Saturday, March 21 It was full in the quilt tent, making it difficult to get good pictures – but I got a few. The ones up for auction were put on an Amish clothesline – a very creative way to display them. Pretty quilts waiting to be sold. This is why I got lunch early – […]
Saturday, March 21 Love her boots. I was there only fifteen minutes when I met our Canadian friends. I was so pleased to see Merle & Rita (left), because we were unable to attend the ministry banquet the night before. He is CEO of Living Hope Native Ministry, Red Lake, Ontario, Canada. They were with our good […]
Saturday, March 21 This is the largest yearly event in our nearby, very small village. It brings in lots of people – many Amish – as funds raised are for the fire company and a local Amish school. As you can see, it snowed the night before the sale… …and the morning sun was hazy from the […]
Saturday, March 15 I have a few more pictures to help you visualize what it was like to attend our local mud sale. Outside wagonload sale Outside the furniture tent. There were some “interesting” things in the field rows. I went back to the animal pens because there were too many people there during my […]
Saturday, March 15 My view of people as I walked toward the quilt tent. The auctioneer was selling small quilted items when I was there, so I had to settle for pictures of the few quilts that were hanging or those folded neatly on the rack. After visiting the quilt tent, I again walked through the […]
Saturday, March 15 There was a tempting array of baked goods and lunch items inside the fire hall. We love homemade bread, so I bought a loaf of wheat bread. It is so moist and delicious! The aroma of grilling chicken carried to anyone who was downwind of this area. I took this picture as he was turning […]
Saturday, March 15 It was a cool ~ sometimes sunny, sometimes cloudy day ~ a wonderful Saturday morning to walk around our local mud sale. Mud sale you ask? What is that? They are an area phenomenon ~ benefit auctions for fire companies and Amish schools. If you really like them you can find one almost every Saturday from the […]