Pennsylvania Dutch Cookie Coffee

One day when I was out and about I decided to stop at Intercourse Canning Company a place where many visitors like to head to get PA Dutch canned goods.  When I walked in a looked over to the right and saw a big row of coffee.  Being the big coffee drinker I am I headed right over there.  There was so much to choose from I had a hard time deciding.  So I decided to narow it down to four and then I would choose two.  I narrowed it down to Pennsylvania Dutch Cookie, German Chocolate Cake, Kahlua n Cream, and Rainforest. So from there I decide I would go home with the Pennsylvania Dutch Cookie and Rainforest. I had the guy at the store grind one bag for me and the other I decided I would grind myself.

I headed home with my prized coffees. I quickly open the package of the PA Dutch Cookie coffee and thew some of the aromatic beans into my grinder.  While it was brewing the whole house smelled of PA Dutch sugar cookies.  I was so excited I could hardly wait.  Once it was finished brewing I poured a cup of this dark delight.  A little creamer and sugar and I was good to go.  I took the first sip and I was delighted.  To me it tasted like those Pa Dutch sugar cakes we make around here.  It had the flavors of vanilla with a hint of cinnamon.  I would purchase it again in the future. They have a special where when you buy so many bags of coffee you get one free.

The Artist's Inn

The Artist's Inn and Gallery - Rated one of the Best Undiscovered Romantic Inns of PA

 

 

The Artist's Inn and Gallery is a great place for a getaway. It is located in the quaint town of Terre, Hill PA in Lancaster County.

Chase, my mother, and I went to visit the Artist's Inn and Gallery a few months ago and let me tell you it was spectacular.

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Honest Scrap Award

 

Wow, I have been awarded the Honest Scrap award by Cottage Homestead. If you are not following her please check her out. She has great recipes and ideas for your homestead. I have to say I was surprised. I am new to the whole world of blogging. I have a website www.pa-dutch-travel.com that is my primary business.. I don't consider myself a professional blogger or anything.  I just want to find a way to connect to others and show people that we (my son and I) are real people behind the website. We just want to share our love of the PA Dutch Country with others and figure I would try blogging in addition to the website.

For those of you who are not familiar with The Honest Scrap Award, it is an award given by bloggers to people they feel have brilliant design and or content. So therefore, I humbly accept this award. So, if I have passed this award on to you, I sincerely feel that you have a blog worth following.

What I am supposed to do or what you are supposed to do if you receive this award is:

  

1. Present this award to at least seven blogs that you feel are brilliant in design and or content. And make sure you mention the person that gave you the award.
   
2. Put links to the 7 winner’s on your blog and inform them that they have been given the “Honest Scrap.”
3. Share 10 "Honest" things about yourself.

Okay, so here goes my ten honest things....

1) I own three pet birds (Harley, Tang, and Tweety).  None of which I named.

2) I think everyone should try and do something little to try and take care of the earth.

3)I have been battling the effects of tick diseases for awhile now.

4)I enjoy the outdoors and hiking.  I hope to hike to Havasu Falls someday soon.

5) As I write this I have a garlic clove stuck in my ear.  That's right, I said garlic clove. Okay stop laughing.  I have been battling double ear infections for several days. I have been trying homepathic ear drops, lymphatic drainage massage, Tylenol, antibiotics, they have all helped a little but not enough. So hence the garlic clove. I saw this on a site that had an article about relieving earaches. Since garlic is in and of it self an antibiotic, it may do the trick.  And so I decided to try it on one ear and see.  I swear I think it might be actually starting to work.  Now the problem comes in with the smell.  I think socially I may not be so popular now.  So what am I supposed to do?  Maybe I can use some parsley.  So if you see me walking around with parsley sprigs hanging out of my ear you know why. Any suggestions are appreciated.

7)I love Garfield!

8)  I enjoy meeting new people and networking.  So I like to hang out on Twitter

http://twitter.com/PaDutchTravel

9) I enjoy  the shows The Office and Hell's Kitchen.

10) I try to enjoy the little things in life.

Okay, now that I have rambled on about myself here are the blogs I would like to give the award to.

1. Outta the Way
2. Beelieve You Can
   
3. Cake Wrecks
4. Referrals Unlimited Network 

Now, I will have to save the other three for another day because right now my computer and I are not getting along. 

The Amish and Autism

According to a Government study 1 in 100 children has an Autism Spectrum disorder.  As a mother with a child who has an autism spectrum disorder it really does make me wonder about the autism vaccine connection. Yes there are some Amish who vaccinate, but the numbers are lower. The one child that I  know of that has autism who is Amish was adopted. I am not saying that there is not an Amish child without Autism I am saying that it is almost non-existent. And according to the governments numbers then there should be way more Amish running around that have and autism spectrum disorder. So really what are we doing that is so different then the Amish.  We need to take a closer look at why their children are not getting the autism spectrum disorders and ours are. Mainstream science says that autism is from a genetic disorder but I am not totally buying that.  My personal belief is that there may be a number of different factors that could cause a child to have autism. So, again I say what can we learn from the Amish?

Back from Terre Hill!

I had a great time in Terre Hill at The Artist's Inn & Gallery. If you haven't been there, you have to go. I will be posting more about it in the near future at www.Pa-Dutch-Travel.com.  Look for  a link on the Bed & Breakfast page under the Artist Inn & Gallery. I will share more about this B&B on a page devoted entirely to The Artist Inn. Sorry, things have been a little slow around here; I haven't been feeling the greatest. So hang around for more details.