Wie geht's! 

I shall share with ya the pronounciation of the common Amish greetin', as many are interested in the speakin' of the Amish language. It is said, 'Vee Gates!'  This is a popular item on my website, as I introduce a new Amish word each week and include the correct pronounciation.  My dear friends are gettin' awful gut at speakin' German (as we called it in my settlement, as opposed to Pennsylvania Dutch).  Speakin' of friends, I have not heard from a dear one of mine for almost a week now ... Mrs. Carol!!!  Last we spoke, you were experiencin' some bad weather.  I am hopin' all is well and that you and yours are safe and in gut health!  I have to tell ya, Carol is a great source of information always sharin' with me interestin' pieces of information, and if ya haven't been blessed with her friendship, seek her out, as she is deligthful to speak with.  She's usually about here at the website! 

I made so many friends here at Amish Cook over a year ago when I first came to fellowship with all the others particpatin' here at the website.  Kevin had such a gut thing goin' with the website and I enjoyed becomin' a very active participant.  Since then I have developed a website of my own.  It's become a wonderful-gut place of community and fellowship and we have the grandest time together.  The women, as we have no men who paricipate, are just amazin' women and I love each and every one of them.  We have become such gut friends.  I've even had some Amish relatives who have come to participate, namely my cousin Caleb, who is quite a hit at the site.  He's always sharin' a gut story or two with the ladies, makin' us all long for our carefree days of our youth.  A young cousin of mine, Leona Mae, writes a weekly blog when she comes to visit each Saturday, sharin' with us all her Amish courtship with her special friend, Aaron.  Ach, how it makes me miss that special time in my own life.  But more importantly and most special of all is the support we women offer one another as we walk forth on our journeys through life.  None of this would have been possible without the Amish Cook, which honest to goodness started it all. 

I have returned to the Amish Cook as I have missed chattin' with many of ya.  Also, I miss readin' Kevin's blogs, which were always quite amusin'.  He had a wonderful personality, do ya not all think so of him?  I also wish to express my gratitude to him as I know how time consuimin' runnin' a website can be.  I was unaware of this when first I came to Amish Cook ...  So without further ado ... denki Kevin for all the hard work and time ya put into the wonderful website of Amish Cook.  It is most appreciated, to be sure.

 Warm Wishes,

Leah E. Mast