Amish Grace

[Hoovie]

I can tell from the buggy design it's an Amish buggy versus Old Order Mennonite.

[coadie]

Originally Posted by Hoovie

I can tell from the buggy design it's an Amish buggy versus Old Order Mennonite.

The Amish population doubles every 19 years. Will there be a market for Hotwheels brand buggies for little boys?

[missourimary]

Originally Posted by pelathais

Attached is the Walmart near my sister's house. Most of my interactions have been "in traffic." LOL. But those were always friendly.

There was an Amish community about five miles from the town I went to college in. One of the girls in my dorm brought in an article about the Amish. That got me started reading. It irritated me that some students said things that weren't true, and it irritated me that the Amish seemed to be treated poorly in that town (both because of some locals and some college students).

I enjoyed seeing them at auctions, around town, and in their local shop. Even though we didn't ever talk much, they reminded me of my own family in some of their ways, demeanors and mannerisms.

After college, I stayed in the area. At the time I would have insisted that I knew a lot about Amish life. I needed an antique table repaired and took it to them. They told me they'd be happy to work on it, but that they weren't sure how they would let me know when it was done. I told them I could drive out and check in a week or two. They told me they weren't sure it would be done by then though, and didn't want me to waste the trip. I shrugged and said it was only five or ten miles, it wouldn't be a big deal. The look on their faces told me I still had a lot to learn. Five or ten miles may not be huge in a car, but it's a sizable trip in a buggy.

For me to overlook a little detail like that as a 20-something year old was understandable and a lesson well-learned. When Hollywood overlooks the details, it detracts from the realism and distracts people from the meaning behind the movie.

[whoami]

Originally Posted by missourimary

For me to overlook a little detail like that as a 20-something year old was understandable and a lesson well-learned. When Hollywood overlooks the details, it detracts from the realism and distracts people from the meaning behind the movie.

Exactly!!!

[ILG]

Originally Posted by Hoovie

I can tell from the buggy design it's an Amish buggy versus Old Order Mennonite.

I used to live by some OOM's. When I asked them if they were OOM, they looked pretty impressed. I figured it out by the clothes.

[whoami]

Originally Posted by ILG

I used to live by some OOM's. When I asked them if they were OOM, they looked pretty impressed. I figured it out by the clothes.

That's how I can tell too, I know some of the different styles of buggy, but can't remember which style belongs to which group.

Off topic, but my daughter was playing in the park with an OOM little girl her age last summer (her Mom was selling baked goods at the farmers market) and my little one said "Mommy can I have a dress like hers?" so I ended up getting a pattern from a friend who has OOM family and making her a dress in their style.

Edited - meant to say last summer not last month. lol

[ILG]

Originally Posted by whoami

That's how I can tell too, I know some of the different styles of buggy, but can't remember which style belongs to which group.

Off topic, but my daughter was playing in the park with an OOM little girl her age last month (her Mom was selling baked goods at the farmers market) and my little one said "Mommy can I have a dress like hers?" so I ended up getting a pattern from a friend who has OOM family and making her a dress in their style.

That's cute.

[pelathais]

Originally Posted by Hoovie

I can tell from the buggy design it's an Amish buggy versus Old Order Mennonite.

LaRue County, Kentucky - actually just across the river in Elizabethtown. Most of the 'Amish traffic' seems to be in LaRue County, but the shopping opportunities exist more in Hardin County.

[coadie]

Originally Posted by whoami

That's how I can tell too, I know some of the different styles of buggy, but can't remember which style belongs to which group.

Off topic, but my daughter was playing in the park with an OOM little girl her age last summer (her Mom was selling baked goods at the farmers market) and my little one said "Mommy can I have a dress like hers?" so I ended up getting a pattern from a friend who has OOM family and making her a dress in their style.

Edited - meant to say last summer not last month. lol

My wife designed clothing for our children so they could sumer in a living museum as re-enactors. We did order leather shoes from a mail catelog that were legal. All the fabric had to be natural fibres. No zippers.

[Hoovie]

Coadie as you know Amish attraction is huge for tourism in Lancaster county PA where I was born. Unfortunately even most of the "handcrafted" items are imports from China... So hot wheels brand buggies may very well be in the works!