Mitzi and the Amish...part 2

Hmmm, with the weather so beautiful I have to admit that the flight delay is a surprise...well sort of. I guess they are not ever a real surprise, but the lines are so long that I chose not to wait in one to see why. I recently sprained my ankle...sounds minor, but it is quite painful in certain positions. It was taped up, but was just too tight so I removed the bandage in favor of the boot like ankle support, only to find out it really doesn't work well with my tennis shoes. So at some point I will have to try to find an ace bandage, even though I don't know the proper way to bandage it, which apparently is important. It will be better than no support. Ligaments take 5 weeks to heal, I really don't hve time for this injury, but it could be so much worse, so I'm trying to be grateful for that.~~~back to Lancaster, PA and that last adventure. Not much to see in Lancaster on a Sunday. We didn't go to Bird-in-Hand or Intercourse (yes, really that is a town in Pennsylvania!), but did enjoy the experience at Millers Smorgasboard. We got there a bit early for the restaurant, so enjoyed browsing in the gift store and the quilt shop. I never thought of myself as a quilt person, but I loved so many of the ones I saw! Lots of bright colors and beautiful patterns. I looked at the price of my favorite...$700, so no quilt for me! But maybe it is time to get out the fabrics and pattern books I bought a few years ago when I thought I would start one, and just make my own. After browsing we went to the restaurant. Our time was limited because we had the hour drive back to get to the matinee performance at 2. We decided on the soup and salad bar, and what a great choice that was! The breads were delicious, the soups unbelievable! 8 or 10 choices, and although I only tried 3, I'm quite sure they were all just as tasty. Highly recommend this place if you are in the area. We also had the choice to have the full meal, too much food for us, and we could have even have chosen a dessert buffet, which,if we had more time, I just might have done! But we were running out of time and so I just ordered one piece of pie...the pie I was told I HAD to have in PA...shoofly pie. And was I glad I'd ordered that! You know I'm one to try anything that is recommended by locals, and my, that was quite an experience. I would say it sure comes close to Lilys caramel topped waffle in bruges! I had wet bottomed pie, not sure what it means, but it didn't matter, it was incredible! The top crust was brown sugar and probably butter, the filling molasses...and butter..the crust, probably flour and well, more butter. I haven looked up the recipe on line because I DON'T need to know how to make it! If you have a chance you just might want to try it yourself. Then later we tried the whoopie pie, another recommended delicacy of amish country. That is two large devils food cake like soft cookies filled with a delicate cream. Delicious! Then off to the play. Other than the close to unbearable heat, it was delightful. So much fun to watch a family member on a stage like that actually one of the main actors. What fun! After the play we went to get a snack in the famous 'Jiggers' but with very long lines a nd the fact we weren't hungry at all, we decided to go on to Hershey, PA. Chocolate is quite the theme there as you would imagine! I was told to smell some of the flowers, they even smell like chocolate, but I forgot. I did however, get a chicken sandwich, and the chicken had been marinated in chocolate! Can't say I tasted that, but it sure was good! Signing off now to see if my flight really is leaving...hope I won't be writing more soon!