Green was the color this early morn when we stepped down the stairs from our aerie across the street from the farmers' market.
The selling action supposedly begins at 7 AM but the vendors at 7:20 were still setting up their wares, and the Amish girl said she needed a cup of coffee to wake up, and sheepishly strode off to find some. There were few customers at that hour. That is the trick, go early!
We had already bought our loaf of long-proven-excellent bread from her. Her intensely blue and friendly eyes had recognized us from other visits.
Later in the morning, Dee went across to get some flowers for tomorrow's altar at church, per her custom. She ran into Wis Guthrie, who had stepped over from the nearby Avalon. Sorry we missed him. We've no doubt that he has spoken with the Amish girl as he makes his own rounds. He can spot a pretty girl, and he is Quaker. See http://raccoonnews.blogspot.com/search?q=wis+guthrie
We would have told him that our old Maytag wringer washer is going to a new home in an Amish household. There was a picture of a wringer Maytag like ours taped to the Amish stand one day with the word, WANTED.
Having the raccoonery's machine still in storage at son David's house, and it being still unsold, we called the given number the other day and arranged for a man who drives the Amish around and does errands for them, including restoring machinery, to pick up the washer. We had a good long talk.
The raccoon news is not going to sell the Maytag to the Amish. Since Grandma's long-used and still working washer - the old Maytag commercials were right - is gathering unwarranted dust, we are donating it, gratis.
That feels much better to us than selling it to somebody who might use it for a non-functioning lawn planter.*
We recommend the Amish bread. Though we usually buy whole wheat at other places, we chose the white. You will find her stand at the intersection of the Fox river and Friedman St. off the 5 Points. Other bakery is sold there too; the sweet rolls are splendid!
* Why would the Amish want an electric washing machine since they do not use electricity? We're told they put gasoline engines in them.
