I've heard that the weak U. S. dollar is making American vacations a bargain for foreign travelers. I have no statistics to prove whether that is true or not, but we are having more foreign visitors than usual this summer. Last week we had two overnight guests from Holland. Last night, while my sister was entertaining a family from Switzerland, we had company from Wales.
Sylvia Jones was born a Wenger and grew up in Lancaster County. Five years ago she married Peter Jones in Wales and has made that her home. They came back to visit her family this summer. She read my Sarah book and wanted to meet me and Sarah while they are here. They came for supper last evening and we had a nice visit which lasted until after 10 p.m. Peter was fascinated with things we take for granted, such as cicadas and fireflies. The PA Dutch meal I served, which included chicken pot pie and shoofly pie, was also unfamiliar to him. It was interesting to watch his reactions to these things.
Sylvia's brother, Larry, from California, and her sister Joyce & Dale Enck, from Lancaster County, were also our guests. Of course, Sarah was included too. She is a first cousin to Larry, Joyce, and Sylvia. Here they all are. Peter is on the far left and Sylvia is seated beside Leroy. Larry is sitting on the arm of the sofa and the Encks are in the corner. Which country will send us the next visitors?
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