Wednesday (August 5th) was day two in Amish country for our little anniversary getaway. We slept in, and then took our time getting ready. I sat on the front porch some and started Jane Austen’s Persuasion. Once we were presentable, we headed back to Grandma’s Homestead restaurant because we had seen the night before that they had a breakfast buffet. It was quite tasty, but my favorite part of the breakfast was the homemade strawberry jam. They were not messing around with that – it was basically smooshed-up strawberries (and probably some sugar) and it was fantastic! Shockingly, we both ate too much.

After breakfast, we headed (via scenic back roads) to Miller’s Bakery. Miller’s Bakery is off the beaten path, but had been recommended to us by the owners of the B and B. It was certainly worth the trip! They had huge cookies and desserts for very cheap, and they had homemade chocolates for $6/pound. It was a pity that we went there when we were full, but we still managed to buy a few baked goods and chocolates. And, yes, you are starting to see a food theme in our vacation.

We stopped back at the bakery of Der Dutchman on the way back to the B and B to pick up a cake that Mer had wanted. She really had just wanted to buy a slice, but they only had whole cakes this day, so we plunked down the $4 and went home with too much food.

We went back to the cottage were we munched on our bakery goods, and I napped while Mer went on the back porch to read. Having fully rested, and having virtuously skipped lunch, we took a scenic drive out to Mrs. Yoder’s Kitchen, where we tried to order fairly light – we got sandwiches again. We were both still pretty full from brunch and snacking.

At some point during the day’s driving, we saw another smile-worthy moment. We saw a very cute little Amish girl in her traditional Amish clothing, and sporting bright pink Crocs. Mer and I both agreed that Amish children are all cute, including the boys. Neither of us is particularly parentally inclined, but the children we saw were just cute. They sometimes waved and we never saw them pitching fits.

After supper, we went home again and we played Dark and Stormy, a game about the first lines of books. I think I actually won this time – I can win about 1 out of 5 times when we play, but I may be remembering it wrong. Still, I’ll say I won. We played on the front porch, and were able to wave at a couple of Amish girls who rode by on horseback. The evening was quite nice, and it was pleasant to be on the porch with a good excuse to watch the sunset.

We ended the evening by beginning a six-part adaptation of Austen’s Sense and Sensibility. I had recently listened to the book while running, and so wanted to see a movie version. The adaptation was decent. They cut some characters, and the changed a little bit of the ending (which we saw once we went back home – we did not watch all six parts that evening!), and made it a little more romantic, which I guess I can overlook. It was a good way to end a good day (nothing says “anniversary” like 19th-century literature!).