A Rainy Wednesday

It has rained all day and it is still raining. I am glad I did not have to leave the house although I am going to go down to church in a few hours to the instillation ceremony for Paul Walker who will be installed as the new rector of Christ Church. I just finished making cookies for the event. I might also take some cheese and crackers too, but I think they probably have tons of food which they usually do at church events.

I want to write more about our trip this weekend. On Friday we had lunch with Joe at the Ecumenical house, a retirement house that we are all urging Joe to move into. We met Megan who is a young girl ( she told us she was thirty) in charge of recruiting new people to move in. She was very bubbly and friendly to us and also to Joe. She showed us three different living situations that Joe can move into. He seemed to like the one which was only one bedroom with a sitting area and a bathroom. This is the least expensive too. We also saw the common areas and the recreation room. Everyone in the community has their name on the door and they are encouraged to decorate it. Megan told us about the activities that Joe could be involved in if he moves in. Next, we had lunch in the dining room which was in the bottom floor. We took the elevator whit lots of older residents. It was very clean and I thought cheery and not too large. The portions of food were small but that was okay with me. The rolls were freshly baked. We bought a few items from the little shop which sold all the craft items the people made. Before we left we walked around the grounds.
But all we can say right now with Joe is one day at a time. He does not seem to be very anxious to move although I think he will eventually.
After lunch we drove to Lancaster. Rick had bought tickets to see the Sight and Sounds of Christmas Carols. the performance was in a small theater close to the town we stayed in, Leola. We saw lots of Amish in their small black carts driving through the countryside. There are lots of big working farms in the county but also lots of shops that sold Amish furniture and souvenir items.
The next day we drove into Lancaster and went to the Amish quilt museum. We learned how the quilts were purchased and the differences be tween the Amish and the Mennonites.