We got what we came for...some SNOW

The view from our room before breakfast..and later in the afternoon after the snowfall. Some birds were seeking cover under the tree.

While the Board members were meeting, Phil (hubby of Board member Sue), Sue's first cousin Elaine and her husband Phil visiting from the UK, Susan, and I set out for the Pennsylvania Dutch country. As can be seen from the above photos, the snow kept coming and Phil kept driving. He had to stop once to scrape off the accumulated ice on the side of the widescreen from the wipers pushing the snow to the sides. In the last photo a man is trying to clear the snow that fell on his car during the morning.

Our first (and as it turned out, only) stop was in Lancaster, PA, at the Mennonite Information Center. We watched a short movie explaining Amish life in the area and browsed the museum area.

Scenes we would have seen if the snow had not prevailed.

This is a replica of the sandstone house built in 1729 that is the oldest surviving dwelling in the Lancaster area. ~ One block of a beautiful handsewn quilt for which the Amish are well known. ~ Snow on the trees around the building and my footprints sliding in the snow. ~ Cleaning off the Mercedes before turning around to go back to the Ramada Inn.

As one can see, the road has a lot more snow on it during the return trip. All that slush would be thrown up on the windshield whenever another vehicle would pass. The going was slow. 40-45mph. As we went over the bridge for the Susquehanna River, Phil pointed out how lovely it would be if we could only see it. He said we'd have to take his word for it.

Another photograph of the Peace Church. We had dinner at Visaggio's in nearby Enola. Some fine Italian dining all made to order was the fare. John enjoyed an enormous dessert afterwards.

                                                This is what we are missing by living in Texas. Aren't we lucky?