July 6, 2006 - Mennonite Community - Monterey, TennesseeJul 6, 2006
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Muddy Pond - sign - Monterey, Tennessee
The Country Porch Sign - CXE & PIE - we had lunch...
The Country Porch General Store
| July 6, 2006 - Today we went up to the Mennonite Community in Muddy Pond in Monterey, Tennessee. The weather was beautiful and a bit cool. After driving around a bit and looking in all the shops, we stopped at the Country Porch Store for lunch. We had sandwiches and wonderful homemade soup and ice cream. Later we stopped at a farm that sold blueberries, eggs and honey. Here she handed us a bucket and showed us where the blueberries bushes were so we could pick our own. There's a picture of Carsen walking out to the blueberries with her. We picked 3 pounds of blueberries. Back at her home we bought the blueberries, a dozen eggs, and a bottle of honey for a total of $5.31. Unbelievable. We made smoothies every night til we left. We also had a couple of wonderful breakfasts with those eggs. At the end she showed us a 10 pound cabbage she had just picked and cleaned that morning. We have a picture of it. The Mennonites are a religion as well as a simple way of life. They do work outside of the home - usually the husband. They tend to work with their hands like contracting and woodwork. The women all seem to wear prairie type dresses and bonnets. I've taken a few pictures of the clothing for sale along with quilts they made and woodwork. Ed bought a belt in the tack shop. They wrapped it around him and cut it to size for $12.00. |
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