Part 1
Penryn Mud Sale
A photo shoot assignment from our daughter for next year’s Mud Sale Magazine. Deb is on vacation and could not be there.
Saturday, March 19
Mud sales are popular in our area in late winter and spring, and raise funds for Amish schools and fire companies. They are called mud sales because it is often muddy this time of year. You can find one somewhere almost every Saturday in March and April. (There were four on Saturday.) There are a variety of others between May and October.
A sign at the crossroad in our small village and the back of someone’s T-shirt.
After parking at our niece’s nearby house, I walked across the field behind the fire hall and saw some of the equipment that was for sale.
When I saw this Amish bench wagon, I decided to look inside. I often see these when benches are moved from one Amish home to another for church. I don’t know if this was for sale or if it was used to transport benches for inside some of the tents. I think probably the later.
I was amazed at the organization for storing the benches.
Benches are numbered and have there own section for storage.
A nice pony cart. I can tell that these are not for Amish use because they have rubber tires.
An even fancier one.
It was cold and windy so I quickly headed to the main auction inside the fire hall, but first went by the food stands.
The bake sale inside the food tent.
A John Deere cake
My view when I entered the fire hall where the main auction was beginning.
My sister reserved a front row seat for me (green chair in front of the auctioneer). Nancy is visiting with her daughter Karen (pink sweat shirt). Karen’s husband is a fire fighter at this location, the reason we can get good seats. 
My view of the auctioneers.
Some of the craft items for sale.
Another thing you notice in the fire hall is all the firemen’s equipment.
A view from the top of the steps. Notice the firemen’s equipment lining the left and back walls.
More tomorrow night.
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