A couple of months ago Matt asked if I wanted to drive up to Pennsylvania with him to check out a whitewater canoe for work.  It was my first venture into Amish country and of course it was picturesque and idyllic – until I started thinking about how much work it would be to run full farms without machinery.  I’m glad there are people who carry on that traditional lifestyle, but I don’t think I have it in me.

Matt did end up purchasing the canoe, so with the boat strapped on the roof, we started back and stopped at this great (read: touristy) market/nursery for lunch.  The nursery was gorgeous and we bought our first tree for our new house, a rosebush and a butterfly bush.

Of course, all of this had to go inside the rig since the canoe was on the roof -

So after wrestling the plants inside the car, we ordered sandwiches at the market.  The store had all of these great baked goods and we couldn’t resist a black raspberry pie -