Oct 11-12 Friday; Maryland to New Holland, Intercourse & Festival

Friday, October 11

 s this morning.  Greg spots several deer while walking to the restrooms.  Beth spots this lovely guy looking over my shoulder in the restroom. (Don't look, Kathy!)

 A neighbor says it is a wolf spider.  Thankfully it doesn't move - but I do!

We drive around the park a bit more this morning and then begin to head north, toward Greg's Mom's place in New Holland, PA.   More farms, horses, pumpkins and other crops along the way.

We opt to stop at LA Fitness in Lancaster and share a Subway for a quick lunch.  We arrive at Garden Spot Village about 2:00.

Mom is on the 4th floor, and greets us at the door.  We visit and  Greg does a few things from her "Honey-Do" list before we head downstairs for dinner.  They have a great selection every day, with soups, salad bar, wraps, sandwiches and entrees. Mom and Greg have chicken cordon bleu and Beth has a tasty pork chop.

Mom gives us her bed (thanks!) and moves to the single in the den.  While setting up her c-pap, clock and lamp, there are some sparks and we totally lose power!  We call maintenance and two men show up within minutes.  Seems the antique floor lamp Mom was plugging in has antique wiring also, and it is the culprit. They re-set the breaker and we finish setting things up,  sans lamp which they carry off for re-wiring. The charring around the outlet is a little disconcerting, but they assure us it isn't a danger and will be replaced within a few days.

We chat and watch some sports highlights as we enjoy Mom's favorite treat - ice cream.  Good to be here!


Saturday, October 12

Beautiful sunrise here on the 4th floor and later, the golden light catches some nice Fall color.

Garden Spot Village is having a Fall Festival today, so  we start off with an All-You-Can-Eat Pancake breakfast, with both regular and pumpkin pancakes.  Yum!

Then we wonder through a festival, which features lots of foods, information and many, many crafts from quilts, to needlework, to paintings, jewelry and more.  We run into quite of few of Mom's friends.

 There is also a silent auction and we pick up a few used books. I like this sign by a woodworker.

We head downstairs to the train room, where a group of grown men have fun setting up and running trains.  As people move here, they bring their train equipment with them, so there is quite a collection!

 Fun time!

Afterwards, we drive to Lily's at Kitchen Kettle Village in Intercourse, PA.   This is a shopping area filled with cute shops, local treats, and more Pennsylvania Dutch flavored stores.

Mom had gotten a darling home-made doll for Ruby at Lily's, so we are shopping for one for Rose's upcoming 1st birthday.  They don't have any red heads, but Lily is happy to make one and mail to us.  So cute!  Thanks Great Grandma!

We also go to a local dry goods store to pick up a few items, including corn-butterers, an apple peeler/corer/slicer like Anita had, post cards, and a bottle/jar opener for Mom.  All the folks that work here are in PA Dutch garb and are extremely friendly and helpful.

We pick up some delicious soup from the festival for dinner and finish packing for the upcoming trip. We will leave for Gwynne's tomorrow after Church.