Sioux County, Iowa mid 1960s.
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- Lynn Dykstra
- Quilting in Chicago. Klein meisje is Dutch for little girl--what my beloved grandfather called his 12 granddaughters because, I fear, it was easier than trying to remember our names. Lrdykstra@aol.com Instagram: Lrdykstra
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- a quilt!! Jacob's Ladder
- Merry Christmas 2011
- another barn is built
- a barn is built
- lunch with the Dykstras during baling time
- cousins
- cousins during the Depression
- grandpa and grandma
- plucking chickens
- friends of Aunt Hattie
- siblings, back door/front door.
- plowing with Cynthia and Jerry
- my great grandfather with his haystacks
- tip #15 cranberry cardamom muffins
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2 comments:
Fascinating..; I look at their faces, and some of them really have the Dutch expressions. The Dijkstra's were from Friesland? and the Meerdinks? A common name in the region where i was born, the middle eastern part, close to the German border. I'm digging in the history of my folks too....
Genlias .nl is a great help for me.
Best wishes for the holidays, i love your quilts.
Will in Paris, under a boring drizzle
I,ve enjoyed looking and reading about your farming up-bringing...it sounds very similiar to mine! I was born in 1961 and remember the hay days and dressing chickens, but I don't think we have any pictures. I have lived almost all my life here in Taylor county, Iowa.
My Mom went to assisted living about 7 years ago, so I know what it's like to sort thru all the stuff!!
Thanks for sharing your pictures and memories and have a happy holiday!
Brenda...the Farmer's Dotter
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