We arrived at our favorite cg in that area: Roamer's Retreat, in Kinzers. It overlooks a small valley, with a high ridge beyond the fields. Picturesque. Amy and Glenn, who now own a sewing machine business in New Holland, Brubaker's, are old friends from the days when all three of us worked for Pfaff Sewing Machine Company. She pedaled her bike, wearing hot pink, over hill and dale the first afternoon for a quick visit. Wow! She's in great shape! It has been far too many years since we last saw each other, and it was as if we'd had a visit last week.
The next day, Stuart and I headed, in the rain again, to Lititz, to the Wilbur Chocolate Co., to stock up on Wilbur Buds. It's a picturesque (I use that word a lot in this area) small town, and the rain stopped long enough to take a short walk uptown. We had a terrific lunch at the Tomato Pie Cafe, and I had their signature tomato pie. That pie! Oh, I'll be making that when I find fresh, local tomatoes.
Later, we stopped at Brubaker's, to see the shop. Lots of embroidery, all incredible. Amy and Glenn went to Thailand recently, and brought back a suitcase full of Thai silks. Two of those pieces are now mine, and I have visions already of how I will use them. While we were there, one of her customers dropped off some hand-dyed fabrics Amy will use for an upcoming class. We visited, and I learned she raises alpacas. They shear, and she spins and knits from their wool. Here are a couple of the samples in the shop:
We met Amy and Glenn Friday after they closed the shop, drove over to Lancaster, and had a most lovely dinner at Haydn Zug's. We laughed long, but not loud enough to be annoying to other diners. Salmon and crabcake, salad of pear and local soft cheese. Yummyumm!
The next day, after a stop at the gym, we found the Lancaster Brewery. The sun was shining, for the first time in many days, and we sat outside for lunch and a beer. The beers were ordinary, the lunch was OK, but sitting outside in the sun was priceless!
On to VT tomorrow.
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