My grandma Cynthia Dykstra with the curlers, Grandpa Jurrien Dykstra in the hat. Janna and me in the background at work.
Beth is the half naked onlooker.
Sioux County Iowa, early 1960's.
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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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1 comment:
This one made me laugh. Having grown up in that era, I can catch, kill, pluck and cook a chicken faster than you can blink an eye. If I wanted to, that is. Which I don't. lol
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