by Pete Beckary | Oct 9, 2017 | Travel
During the month of September I took a pilgrimage back to the beautiful Adirondack Mountains in New York State. I had not been there in 25+ years. In my early years we would travel as a family to Indian Lake – both a small town and a lake – to visit my...
by Pete Beckary | May 25, 2017 | Current Events
Manchester England experienced an horrific terrorist attack Monday evening May 22nd. I have been watching the live coverage on Sky News to stay informed on the aftermath of this tragedy. Tuesday evening local UK time a vigil was held in the center of Manchester with...
by Pete Beckary | May 4, 2017 | English Amongst The Amish
Watching all the Girls go by This was taken in downtown Lancaster City on a beautiful Saturday afternoon near the Central Market. Most likely this Amish gentleman had been working at one of the market stands and was waiting for his ride to pick him up on West King...
by Pete Beckary | May 4, 2017 | Amish Travel
Catching the Amtrak This is my first time seeing Amish using Amtrak to get somewhere. This was in Lancaster as I was getting off the westbound Keystone train from Philly heading towards Harrisburg. It is my understanding that Amish don’t fly on airplanes. ...
by Pete Beckary | Apr 27, 2017 | Amish Lifestyle
Do Selfies Count? This was taken in the Lancaster Central Market – while it was closed today (notice that this market stand was covered). I was in setting up a credit card machine for a new customer and tweaking another for an existing customer. The Amish...