Saturday girls day...

We had a girls day out!! We went to Dickson TN and ate at Cracker Barrel. Then we went to the cute downtown shops. I love walking and looking at cute window displays. I love Antique stores looking at cute stuff!! Then we found a Amish or Mennonite store that I had not been in before coming home!! I love it!!

 This was my favorite store!! It had the cutest stuff!!

 Love the charming window displays!!

 They took a old tv and made a fish tank in the middle..lol

 Love the Amish/Mennonite store

 I just love pretty scenes along the road!!

Sauder Farm Country Market in Elkton,KY

Since we found this little shop on the back roads,I just love going there. It's such a peaceful place and it's ran by either Amish or Mennonite, I've never asked. Their store is on the property with the home and farm. They are such nice people. The two times we have been there they have greeted us with friendly smiles and greetings. They have wonderful costumer skills and are willing to help you with anything. Their first wood looking cabin is the store and they have all kinds of housewares. They also sell pretty bookmarks that the owners sister paints and makes them into bookmarks with Bible verses,they are really pretty and she has a wonderful talent. Then behind there they have a warehouse type building with all the produce and lots of Jams and such. Mom bought some salsa and she said it was the best salsa she has ate. Every Saturday they cook chicken that have been grown on their farm. We bought a piece the last time we were there and it was so good!! I will be going back some more for that!! They also sell lots of beautiful flowers!! Below are a few pictures. If your in the area you stop by and visit.

The Address

Sauder Farm Country Market

959 Britmart Road

Elkton, KY 42220

I love the store,this is one side of it!

The chicken was really good:)

Day Drive with Mom!

The other day me and mom took a ride through KY countryside near where we live,we are right at the border almost. We traveled around through the area and it has so many Amish and Mennonite families. I love learning and hearing about their life and culture. It is so peaceful in that area. We happened to locate a store off the back road. They had a sign at the road and that is how we found it. It was the cutest store. The two men that greeted us were so friendly and very helpful! They had all the housewares part in the store. Mom bought some beautiful bookmarks that were painted by his sister who lives in NY and she makes them into bookmarks with bible verses. Mom bought the cutest bowl too. He then lead us too the back in another building where there was all the produce. Mom bought Strawberry's,Cucumbers,Peppers,Tomatoes,Bananas,Lettuce, and a Jar of Jam. They also sold beautiful flowers. I'm not sure if they were Amish or Mennonite. I will go back again for their welcome smiles and friendly attitudes. If your in the area it is called "Sauder Farm County Market" right near the Jefferson Davis Monument. Their address is  959 Britmart Rd. Elkton, KY 42220. Go check them out! I hear they also near there have the "Fairview Produce Auction" where lots bring in their produce to auction off. Then me and mom also stopped by "The Jefferson Davis Monument" which is a very tall structure. We ended the day out at Dairy Queen. It was nice time with mom and I enjoyed my time with her.

Mom took pictures of the Jefferson Davis Monument below

Two Pretty Songs

I love listening to mennonite choirs on youtube lately. Here are two of my favorites.

Sadly most of the esh family was killed in a car wreck back in 2010 so they truly live the song now.

Cookies,Cakes and Sweets...Oh My!!!

So I used to not like sweets all that good. I would eat them,but I never like loved them or had to have them..lol..but we found the mennonite bakery near where we are here and they have the best little baked goods. They are so good=) I now am kind of liking sweets a little from this place=)

 "The animal crackers are from the Country pantry store down the road from the bakery also run by mennonites. Great cookie for your sweet taste=)"

On the Backroads...

So when I moved here I had no idea that we had moved near Mennonite and Amish communities. When we ran into the Amish man and his two sons selling stuff on the side of the road last week while we were finding yard sales,I went to looking and found there is a community above us up in KY and one in TN below us=) I actually looked it up and found 2 stores near us like just down the road. So we made our way to "The Country Pantry" and "Schlabachs Bakery" all in the little town of Guthrie KY. I just feel in love with the Country Pantry store. I never like sweets but oh my there sweets taste like heaven=) We also noticed that their line of Jams came from Hamptonville NC where I have a bunch of family and where my grandma was born and raised. There is an Amish community there so I guess that is where it was from. We thought that was neat=)

"It was way out in the country I would have never known about it if I had not looked it up"

 "Need any Sugar???"

 "They had a great Baking Section..so cute"

 "Outside the Bakery"

 "Beautiful handmade furniture outside the Bakery"

 "I should have not..lol..but oh it did taste like Heaven"

 "Bought these for my mom"

 "Bought the cute farm ones for me"

"These were so cute. I bought my mom one. You can use them as bookmarks or hanging somewhere"

Ok well I hope you enjoyed your trip I took you on. We never had anything like these places back in my hometown in NC,so I get excited when I find such cute little backroad stores=)God bless all!!