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Elizabeth Cunningham's avatar

The sheer beauty of this post moved me to tears. What a beautiful super moon, super birthday, super celebration of a superb human being.

Mary Swander's avatar

Thank you, Elizabeth!

Sue Huff's avatar

What a lovely picture you paint with your words. Happy birthday after the fact, and best wishes for a great year to come!

Mary Swander's avatar

Thanks, Sue.

Bob Sessions's avatar

A wonderful birthday story, Mary. You know and appreciate Amish life better than any "English" I know. And happy belated birthday.

Mary Swander's avatar

Thanks, Bob. This was a good one!

Kathi Zimpleman's avatar

This is a beautiful story, Mary. Thank you. Happy Birthday and wishes for many more to come!

Anne Schmidt's avatar

Thank you bringing me to your celebration through your words, Mary! Wishing you a wonderful year to come.

Mary Swander's avatar

Same to you, Anne!

Dartanyan L. Brown's avatar

I wasn’t there but I was through your wonderful writing. Big thanks.

Mary Swander's avatar

Thanks for reading, Dartanyan!

Diane Porter's avatar

Martha Yutzy — Do her family have an ice cream store in Kalona? A name something like that, and the ice cream was a taste from a time when ice cream was real. Grandmother making ice cream in a wooden ice cream maker, with rock salt, outdoors in the summer air.

Mary Swander's avatar

No, that’s Yottie’s, a hardware store that also sells ice cream.