tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35263783812128580602024-02-21T03:40:53.818-08:00Seems Like Yesterday!Dewey and Minnie Braaksma, a Dutch heritage, in the Dairy State of Wisconsinswimyellowduckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18426455463040704183noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526378381212858060.post-74735983495667162602015-12-14T10:01:00.004-08:002015-12-14T10:34:08.043-08:00Christmas Party at Church<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Coffee Conversations party! </h2>
December week one launched me into the celebration of all things Christmas when I attended <a href="https://woodhills.org/" target="_blank">Woodland Hills Family Church</a>, Branson, Mo., and attended their monthly Coffee Conversations. It was an evening with carol singing, games, and guest musician<a href="http://claycooper.com/" target="_blank"> Clay Cooper</a> who lead some talented children singing <i>Away in the Manger</i>. Oh, and there was coffee and caramel apple slices with trimmings.<br />
My daughter had invited me that morning. She was the guest speaker, so I raced up for the event. Of course, my favorite part was my daughter, but it was great meeting people who were celebrating the Advent of Jesus Christ.<br />
You can hear Stephanie's talk about the blessings that came into her life when she said "Yes!" when she wanted to say "No!" -Vimeo link:<a href="https://vimeo.com/148434954"> https://vimeo.com/148434954</a> <br />
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The sign out front Woodland Hills was made by Stephanie and her husband, Andy. It was Andy's idea to make it, inspired by a posting he had seen on Instagram. Stephanie did the chalkboard calligraphy and Andy was the carpenter extraordinaire.<br />
It almost didn't happen.<br />
Andy wanted the wood posts like the ones seen on the Instagram sign and even though we live in the Ozarks, beams only grow on trees. It just happened that he was picking up a picture frame for another project, and the framer had these wooden beams, which she donated for the occasion.<br />
So when you look at this sign that points to the birth of Christ, know that is<br />
-a work of art,<br />
-a work of carpentry<br />
... but even more important<br />
-a work of the heart.<br />
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Hope your hustle and bustle for Christmas is a joyous one!</h2>
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If you would like to make some digital tree ornaments, visit my <a href="http://www.swimyellowduck.com/blog/" target="_blank">Blog</a> for info and download details.<br />
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swimyellowduckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18426455463040704183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526378381212858060.post-54728302409544715182015-04-09T16:57:00.000-07:002015-07-14T20:31:48.374-07:00Dewey & Minnie - Members in Good Standing of the 50-Year Club<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of my<i> favorite thing</i>s, a cake plate from Grandpa and Grandma's 50th wedding anniversary. Married in Friesland, Wis., March 17, 1917 - a bond that lasted through their lifetime together and begun nearly a century ago.</span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: cyan;">Simple things like a gilded cake plate take on an importance when they sponsor memories of people you love.</span></h3>
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When I think of Grandma Minnie and Grandpa Dewey Braaksma together, I remember laughter. No doubt there were times when there wasn't laughter, but I wasn't a part of those moments. It's a theory of mine that unless there is laughter in your heart, no one sees or shares your happiness. Laughter is a barometer of the heart. So, all is well with me when I am in the midst of laughter.</span><br />
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However, Minnie carried laughter a bit further. There was a slight skip to her step and a tilt in her shoulders when she burst into laughter. It sprung from her soul.</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan;">Not every marriage hits the 50-year mark, but theirs did and our family is the richer for it.</span> </h3>
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This plate was gifted a second time when my aunts Ann and Jane gave it to me after Minnie's death. They presented me with the plate and a set of salt and pepper shakers saying simply they thought I might like to have them in remembrance of Grandpa and Grandma. Oh, yes. Thank you.</span><br />
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This morning I read a quote from the works of A.A. Milne, author of the beloved <i>Winnie the Pooh</i>. His words remind me of how my grandparents made me feel when I was a child.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="font-size: 2em;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Promise me
you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you
seem, and smarter than you think.</span></span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: #f4cccc;"><span style="font-size: 2em;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> ~ A. A. Milne</span></span></span></blockquote>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><u>A family treasure, hand-painted porcelain salt and pepper shakers from Minnie and Dewey's 50th wedding anniversary </u></td></tr>
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<span style="color: cyan;">This year Easter saw our family transition from an Egg Hunt to an Egg Drop</span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The cousins are growing older and the Dads are happy to say goodbye to the egg
hunt tradition that once sent them scurrying outdoors to hide eggs, immediately following
dinner. There was no time for that after-dinner nap or joining the basketball fans on the sofa—rather, they had to hop
out on the lawn and magically hide 200 eggs, in a well-manicured lawn — a mind boggling chore.</span></span></blockquote>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">The egg drop point was the tree house, the highest point in the yard, with the goal to drop the eggs to the
ground without breaking them. Each of the cousins had prepared in advance a "contraption" to encase their egg for a safe decent. Some chose foam, parachutes, balloons, and even a plastic jar of peanut butter. There were several drops before a winner, including three drops off the deck and onto the slate patio. In the end, the egg cushioned in six-inches of foam that floated to the ground via a parachute, won the prize!</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan;">Our Easter hosts thought out of the box to create a perfect afternoon dinner
for all</span></h3>
<span style="font-size: 16px;">We had fajitas rather than ham or other traditional Easter fare. Since
the guest list was 30 to 35, the idea was to have a simple buffet style meal,
AND yummy. Jeff and Greg grilled - Jeff grilled skirt steak over charcoal and
Greg grilled marinated chicken breast, served with grilled onions and
green peppers. You missed out.</span><br />
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There was the traditional lamb cake, baked by
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decorated a fabulous carrot cake; all served with ice cream and whipped
toppings. And <a href="http://www.peanutbutterandpeppers.com/2013/03/30/easter-bunny-chow-weekly-recap/" target="_blank">Julie brought EasterBunny Chow</a>, a recipe she found pinned on Pinterest and sure to become a
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We don't all live in the same city, and don't all go to the same churches. Darrell and I visited the church our children attend in Branson, Mo., <a href="http://woodhills.org/" target="_blank">Woodland Hills FamilyChurch, </a> where they had a baptism before the service and another
following the service for those who had made a decision to follow Christ during
the message. It was overwhelming to see people profess their faith in Christ
and follow His command to be Baptized, all on Easter Sunday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">Julie took this photo at the <a href="http://www.jamesriver.org/" target="_blank">James River Assembly</a> service, where they celebrated the resurrection with great joy, ending the worship service with a confetti drop.</span><br />
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<span style="color: cyan;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In the end, it takes a nanosecond for the family to go from church to play clothes; closely followed by dinner, conversation, naps and games, embracing the time we share on
this day that began 2,015 years ago to proclaim the resurrection and life
evermore. Selah!</span></span></span></blockquote>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Butterflies love our tulip tree</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>I need to plant tulips in our new yard next fall — note to self —</b></span> realizing this spring our yard is tulip-less with the exception of a tulip tree. We've moved.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I plant tulips because I'm descended from the land of tulips and I love their waxy petals and vibrant colors, which I see as nature's reward for enduring the dreary rains of March.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I've always been wistful about seeing the tulip fields in Holland. Tulips in Arkansas are quite the opposite because it would take an earth mover to plant a field of bulbs. Official planting instructions for tulips suggest you dig a hole for the bulb, six to ten inches deep. However, in Arkansas, we say, "Plant six inches deep or until you hit the first rock."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Anticipating Easter and all the joys it brings with the celebration of God's resurrection of His Son, Jesus Christ, and all the promises of new beginnings and eternity the resurrection brings, I paged through our Easter album from 2012, and thought you might like to glimpse our celebration.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Chocolate covered strawberries and Easter cake pops by Amy & Gwen</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We're big on desserts. Wendy reserves a table for desserts, served with dessert coffees, chilled drinks, and <a href="http://www.swimyellowduck.com/site_images/recipes/CoffeeFrappe.jpg" target="_blank">coffee frappé</a>; and places the traditional lamb cake in the center. Along with chocolate-covered strawberries, cake pops, and lamb cake, there were pies and cookies and more chocolate.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Wendy and Greg hosted Easter. They go all out, planting spring flowers, decorating, and cooking. Greg is a grill master, and the men prepare the meats. This year the menu included prime rib (thanks, Jeff and Lisa) and grilled chicken (thanks, Greg and Wendy).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Everyone arrives in church clothes but moments later, they jump into jeans and shorts, ready for fun.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">Easter dinner is in full swing. </span>The children eat picnic style in the tree house or on the deck or trampoline ... escorted by Copper.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The Easter Egg Hunt follows quickly!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Drew plots his strategy, should he go right or left, wondering, <i>Are there any eggs left to find</i>? Afterwards, it's to the trampoline again to open the eggs and share their stash.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Lastly, we veg out, visit, play games, and count our blessings!</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Miss Bearnadette caught some beads at the Mardi Gras parade on Fat Tuesday, New Orleans!</td></tr>
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Mardi Gras has nothing to do with the Braaksma family tree that I know about, but I had to post this little image in the spirit of the season. How can a Dutch girl who loves spring with its tulips not love Mardi Gras colors - purple, gold and green - colors that look perfect on tulips.<br />
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I love purple tulips enough to have ordered hybrid purple bulbs years back, but they really didn't thrive in Arkansas. My red and yellow tulips come up readily each spring, but the purple tulips abandoned my yard within a couple seasons of planting. Happily, my demure purple crocuses greet me each spring.<br />
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I'm working on some images from the 22 Olympics in Sochi and the Dutch skaters in their orange speed suits, dubbed by the media "The Orange Crush" after they amassed a stash of medals in speed skating.<br />
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I hope to post the orange-suited Dutch skaters soon - until then, Laissez les bons temps rouler!swimyellowduckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18426455463040704183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526378381212858060.post-59605514177528165062014-02-13T08:24:00.005-08:002014-11-09T10:19:16.581-08:00Happy Valentine's Day 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Happy Valentine's Day! </b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">When I think of Valentines and hearts and candy and cupids, the song "Stupid Cupid" by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield pops into mind and never leaves. It makes me feel like a teenager because of course that's what I was when it became famous. I still feel like a teenager today whenever I hear that song.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Happy Valentine's Day to all the romanticists and young at heart. Love is the essence of all happiness. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> </span> swimyellowduckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18426455463040704183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526378381212858060.post-36198558088535525222014-01-01T22:23:00.006-08:002014-11-09T10:36:52.669-08:00Happy New Year 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It's 2014. Happy New Year!</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For New Year's, my clever friends were posting little <i>flipagram </i>videos on Instagram to bid farewell<i> </i>to 2013 and <i>hello </i>to 2014, so I decided to make one from my 2013 photos. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I was an hour into the process and was about to jump ship and not finish but completed the video out of pure stubbornness. I limited myself to 84 photos, which was the hardest part.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">After spending two hours on a self-absorbed video, I nearly felt guilty for wasting time, but in the process I realized all of the wonderful moments I've shared with friends and family </span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">during the year</span>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I was renewed seeing</span><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> how much I have to be thankful for, so that I got excited about my first little <i>flipagram </i>and
play it over and over again, reliving my fun year, and quickly uploaded it to
YouTube (patricia wiskur), another first for 2014
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LZ8IILPKSc)!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Follow me on Instagram at <i>patriciawiskur</i>, as no snazzy nickname came to mind when I registered.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A lofty snow came early to Arkansas, mid December, as we lay dreaming in our beds.</span></b> We yawned, looked out the window, and saw 10-inches of snow-covered ice.<br />
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I love waking up to snow that wasn't there when I went to bed. In Arkansas, we dream of a white Christmas with fingers crossed, so I am always ecstatic when snow graces our lives before Dec. 25th.<br />
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school, the grandchildren went sledding and built snowmen and
ginger bread houses.<br />
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However, we were as happy to see the snow melt as to see it fall. Cabin fever hits within days of being trapped in the house, whether you're building ginger bread houses or not.<br />
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We're known as ridge-runners in the Ozarks because our
country roads follow the mountain ridges and veer up and down and sideways at
45-degree angles. When the roads are ice or snow covered, it means
tough sledding in an auto and we end up in ditches or snowbound for days.<br />
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Within the last 10 years or so, giant Caterpillar road equipment has leveled somewhat the mountain passes and constructed beautiful, four-lane highways. We now drive through the mountain ridges rather than around them, leaving the nickname <i>ridge-runners</i> in the rear view mirror. Nevertheless, the mountainous highways are still formidable when it snows.<br />
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During my childhood in Wisconsin, there was never a doubt as to whether we would have snow on Christmas but rather <i>how much</i> and <i>how deep </i>and whether the snow would be good packing snow for snow men or dry snow for sledding.<br />
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I don't remember being snowbound in Wisconsin. We just strapped snow chains on our tires and were ready to go. We built snowmen and snow slides and skated down the creeks and through ponds. We built igloos and snow forts; played duck-duck-goose in the snow and fell over backwards in knee deep snow to make snow angels. We had boots, mittens, scarves, ear muffs and long johns, all those things you don't need for Arkansas winters.<br />
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During my childhood in Badger, Wis., the city elders flooded the fields next to our town hall building and made a huge skating pond for Badger's 300 or so residents. I skated daily.<br />
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I was so enamored with ice skating as a child that I dreampt of becoming a professional ice skater. My idol, Sonja Henning. I practiced my twirls and swan dives and when asked what I wanted to be when I grew up, <i>I wanted to be a figure skater</i>.<br />
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My dad and uncles went ice fishing, driving their truck on top of frozen lakes - cutting holes through the ice and popping up their ice fishing gear. Officially, my dad's profession was listed as an <i>ice man</i> on my baby brother David's birth certificate.<br />
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Yes, Dad was an<i> ice man </i>in Randolph, Wis., because back in the 40s in rural Wisconsin, we had ice boxes and not refrigerators. Those were the days ....<br />
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><b>'Tis the joyous Christmas season,</b></i><b> </b>and one </span><span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">of my favorite Christmas quotes from Charles Dickens,<i> A
Christmas Carol</i> says, "It is good to be children sometimes, and never
better than at Christmas when its Mighty founder was a child
Himself." (Luke 2:1-40)</span><br />
<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /> The key to happiness is to hold tightly that
child-like wonder at Christmas.</span><br />
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The holiday season is often filled with
good and bad memories. Once, during my "Bah Humbug!" period, I
cross-stitched another Dickens quote - <i>Bah Humbug!</i> - and encased it in a gilded frame.</span><br />
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<span data-mce-style="font-family: Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;" style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"> Foremost this Christmas, cherish the simple things of the heart. <i>Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes</i>. (Dickens)</span><br />
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<br />swimyellowduckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18426455463040704183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526378381212858060.post-25311003254395532152013-11-30T15:12:00.001-08:002014-11-09T11:06:55.717-08:00Proud Dutch Heritage<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<i><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When you have grandparents (Dewey and Minnie Braaksma) who came from the Netherlands as teenagers</span></i>, it instills a reverence in you for all things Dutch, like this wonderful little dolly in her wooden shoes and hair wound in copper curlers beneath a lacy Babushka<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/Pazazz" target="_blank"></a>. <br />
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She is from our doll collection and has no family heritage other than to bring a smile. The sentimental items that I treasure are memories, photos, and family mementos from Dewey and Minnie's 50th Anniversary celebration, passed to me at Minnie's death.<br />
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Several years earlier, Grandma Minnie and my Aunts Jane and Ann drove from Randolph, Wis., to Aurora, Ill., for a visit. When I gave them a tour of our house, Grandma Minnie spotted a coffee and tea service I had collected, stamped with a windmill and "Made in Holland." She loved it so that I sent it home with her, pleased that I had something she found so delightful.<br />
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Later my uncle informed me that when Minnie arrived home with the <i>trophy </i>coffee and tea set, he was put in charge of polishing it, and he polished and polished the pots, tray, creamer and sugar bowl, making every attempt to bring out a shine. Unfortunately, it was Dutch pewter, and no matter how long he polished, it never would twinkle and shine like silver. I could have saved him some elbow grease had I thought for a minute that Minnie was thinking my coffee set was sterling.<br />
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Something happened on that trip from Randolph that remains one of my favorite memories of Grandma Minnie. When I opened the door to welcome her into our home, Jane, Ann and Minnie were laughing amongst themselves, jabbering, and in the middle of this great story with Minnie standing barefoot in her stockings on my doorstep.<br />
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Turns out, for the road trip, Ann baked sandwich rolls and Jane brought Wisconsin cheese, and they stopped midway at a rest stop to eat a cheese sandwich. And, no doubt, there were home-canned pickles, too.<br />
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Well, Minnie didn't wear her shoes in the car as they traveled but instead carried them in a brown paper sack. She would pull them out and stuff them back in the sack, depending on whether she was in or out of the car. Unfortunately, the cheese and the rolls were in similar paper sacks. When they threw out their lunch sacks, Minnie also threw out her shoe sack, unknowingly.<br />
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So, when they arrived to Aurora and Minnie couldn't find her shoe sack, the light bulb went on and she realized she had tossed her shoes along with the leftovers. It was a mishap, and she took it with the same resilient good humor she did everything, and that is why I loved her so. I will always remember her standing at my back door, barefooted, and tickled because she threw out her shoes at a rest stop.<br />
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Whenever Minnie entered a room, you knew something good was about to happen ....<br />
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<br />swimyellowduckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18426455463040704183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526378381212858060.post-69292401124184622762013-11-14T21:32:00.001-08:002014-11-09T10:39:02.597-08:00Life in the Fast Lane!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My dad, John Dewey Braaksma Sr.; brother, John Dewey Braaksma Jr.; big sis, Jeannette; and me</td></tr>
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<i>Hubby, Darrell, remembers the wall paper on his nursery room</i>: it was chickens and they gave him nightmares. He remembers his Teddy Bear and lots more. I remember nothing of my toddler years.<br />
My earliest memory is grade school, which leaves me wishing I knew more about this family photo with Dad, baby brother John Jr. - always called "Butch" - big sis, Jean, and me.<br />
I don't think we ever left Wisconsin when I was a child, so I'm sure the photo was taken in the Dairy State. As far as when, there are no leaves anywhere and we were wearing sweaters and jackets, so I am thinking this photo was taken spring or fall 1947.<br />
I love that Dad is sporting a tie and Jean's wearing riding britches. I'm looking like I have some attitude, and Butch has that toddler grin from his new-found skill of walking.<br />
Since I look about three years old, I am thinking Mom was possibly behind the camera and no doubt soon to give birth to my brother David, who was born in December of 1947.<br />
I wish I could hop in a Delorean and zoom back in time because it would be fun to hang out with my family again!<br />
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<br />swimyellowduckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18426455463040704183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526378381212858060.post-5683069806272751182013-11-12T21:42:00.006-08:002015-04-08T09:44:28.071-07:00Aunt Ann Meekma, the Braaksma Martha Stewart of Wedding Cakes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>Wedding cake is a Braaksma family tradition. </i>Growing up, I loved when Mom and Dad attended a wedding because it meant waking up to wedding cake on my pillow. </blockquote>
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My parents always flew solo to weddings. My brothers and I stayed home and, fortunately, stayed out of mischief. I always thought the reason they didn't take us is that family wedding celebrations involved a keg of beer. Wild guess. Not sure.<br />
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At that time, we lived in Badger, Wis., and family weddings were in Randolph or other Wisconsin nearby hot spot. <br />
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On those celebrated occasions, Mom would bring home a slice of wedding cake for each of us children. My brothers and I would be in bed, asleep, by the time they returned home. When I woke up, voilá, wedding cake on my pillow, wrapped in a fancy napkin with silver edging and the names of the bride and groom in silver with little silver wedding bells!<br />
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The cake always seemed familiar - layers of white cake, frosted with sugary, white frosting, and decorated with little pearl and silver, filigree balls. Most likely, because of waking up to wedding cake, my favorite cake to this day is white cake with yummy vanilla flavoring. <br />
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It was my lucky day when I discovered the source of that mysterious wedding cake. It was revealed to me during a summer stay at the Meekma's, Sam and Ann, my uncle and aunt. I was an honored summer guest at their dairy farm in Randolph.<br />
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On the fateful day, Aunt Ann was rushing around, shooing me and my cousins out the door and into the car for something important. Time was at its essence as it always is on the farm because there is so much to do with the cows, chickens and pigs, but this time was different. I sensed it immediately. We were not on farm time but on clock time, hurrying to meet a deadline.<br />
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I was trailing Aunt Ann around the house like a puppy, caught up in the excitement of the adventure, when all of a sudden as we were nearing the door she stopped in her tracks, turned, and exclaimed, "My gosh. I almost forgot!"<br />
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She rushed to the basement over to a huge freezer against the wall. It was a chest freezer, hinged at the back, that opened like a giant flip-top, frozen treasure chest. Aunt Ann chucked open the lid, dove both arms down into the freezer, and popped back up holding a tiered wedding cake that looked like a pyramid of frosted heaven.<br />
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I was in awe! I had never seen anything like it. Instantly, Ann became my super-woman. She had magically baked and decorated a wedding cake for some lucky bride and tucked it away in the freezer like hidden gold, on the eve of the wedding day. It was as if she were the cake fairy. I never saw her bake it or decorate it. It simply magically appeared in her freezer.<br />
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When I looked at that tower of glistening white fluff with little pearls and silver balls, I knew I had found treasure and the source of those luscious slices of wedding cake that appeared on my pillow when my parents returned from a wedding in Randolph. Aunt Ann was the Braaksma Martha Stewart of wedding cakes.<br />
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Some day, I am going to bake and decorate a cake as close to the ones I remember, wrap a slice in a fancy paper napkin, and slowly eat it with a glass of milk. Sweet memories.</blockquote>
<br />swimyellowduckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18426455463040704183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526378381212858060.post-642267633177323182013-10-15T22:29:00.002-07:002015-12-14T22:31:39.267-08:0050 Years After Vietnam<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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My baby brother David was blessed with long eyelashes, the "adorable" factor, blond hair and blue eyes. He is highly intelligent, has a long memory, and can talk at length on any subject. However, his greatest attribute is a kind and caring heart.<br />
There's a Bible verse that says "even a child is known by his doing" and from childhood until today, David remains a caring person. It's just how he's wired.<br />
He's also immensely patriotic. He's been to the <i>Wall</i>, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. He wept at the Vietnam Woman's Memorial nearby, overcome with memories of their sacrifices, and today cannot talk about the dedication of the nurses without emotion.<br />
Patriotism and a caring heart led him to enlist at 20 years old when his country went to war in Vietnam. He served as a paratrooper on the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, stationed in Vietnam, 1967 and 1968.<br />
The 173rd was the first major US Army ground formation deployed during the war. The brigade lost nearly 1,800 soldiers in Vietnam; notably were the many casualties at the Battle of Dak To. The 173rd is one of the most highly decorated brigades, earning over 7,700 decorations, and among those, more than 6,000 Purple Hearts.<br />
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Returning from Vietnam, David's bus was pelted with balloons filled with animal blood. He was publicly chided and shamed for his service.<br />
He did what his country asked him to do. What we weren't willing to do. I always thought the men and women who served in Vietnam gave more of themselves in the service of their country than should have been asked of them.<br />
Today, 50 years after the Vietnam War, he remains kind and patriotic. That war challenged his fiber, and he was found resolute.<br />
As he faces open heart surgery in less than a week, I was thinking again of what he sacrificed for his country and the toll it took on him.<br />
Hubby, Darrell, was in the Army Reserves in Aurora, Ill., during the Vietnam War, serving as an instructor stateside. When the troops came home from Vietnam, he was on call, ready to be deployed to Chicago within an hour in the event of protests in the streets.<br />
The heroes welcome-home was late lived for the Vietnam Veterans. Today, we honor them and salute them for serving their country in a grim war that took an enormous toll on all.<br />
David was only 20 years old at the time. What were you doing at 20?<br />
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It's not easy to sum up the pride I feel for my brother's military service or for those of my family who have served.<br />
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My father and his brothers, Wally and Ray served during WWII. I've heard many stories about how the families back home supported our troops with Victory gardens and works of patriotism during WWII, and I was reminded of that united spirit of goodwill for our troops recently at Woodland Hills Church when <a href="https://woodhills.org/sermon/dick-foth-the-grand-adventure/" target="_blank">Dick Foth spoke</a>.<br />
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Dick Foth, co-author of "A Trip Around the Sun," lived in Washington DC for 11 years and met with national leaders during the House and Senate breakfast groups at the National Prayer
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He was a child during WWII, and was at the parade in New York when the nation welcomed home General Dwight Eisenhower. He shows a home video of Ike's welcome home and tells about the ladies in Nebraska who aided the troops during WWII. An amazing story that will make you proud of the American spirit.<br />
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It's <a href="http://Ruth and I came to Washington DC 11 years ago to work under the umbrella of the House and Senate breakfast groups in the National Prayer Breakfast each year. " target="_blank">worth a listen </a>if you are like me and celebrate those who serve our country and those who love those who serve.<br />
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Each year we make a "trip around the sun." Dick Foth is in his 74th trip around the sun, and he recommends we make each trip around the sun an adventure.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><a href="http://swimyellowduck.com/braaksma2013.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Dewey-Minnie Braaksma Reunion 2013 (August)</span></a> </b>in Branson was a
blast. It was a month ago, and I'm still smiling and missing everyone.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The picnic cookout at the Marriott, Willow Ridge, was an impending disaster as predicted
by the resort staff. It had been raining off and on all week and it poured that
morning. At the last raindrop, I dried off the tables in the pavilion and
gathered umbrellas. Greg pitched his Razorback awning outside the patio doors
to keep the grills dry. Then - voilà- the sun came out .... and the party was on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The family tree converged in Branson (Mo.) from Wisconsin, Illinois, South Dakota, Florida, Colorado, Missouri, Kansas and Arkansas. <a href="http://swimyellowduck.com/braaksma2013.html" target="_blank">Click for a link to all of the photos from the reunion</a>. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Uncles Marvin and Pete were dubbed <i>Royalty I</i> and <i>Royalty II</i>, being the princes they are, upholding the Braaksma tradition, and two of the important reasons we are proud to call ourselves "Braaksma." </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Doris, AKA "Vanna," brought her carnival-style roulette wheels for the paddle game. Anvil Paints donated the paddles. Early in the game, Tim won a sentimental <i>thingamabob</i>, designed and made by Uncle Donnie for Minnie some 50 years ago (I'm guessing) in shop class.<br />Lucky McKenzie took home </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Karen's prized quilt ... and countless other items!</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dalton and Drew choosing their lucky paddles</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tim with Minnie's <i>thingamabob</i></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doris, working her magic</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Thanks to our grill masters, we had a delicious beef/chicken/vegetable <a href="http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/beef_kebabs/" target="_blank">kebab </a>dinner.</span> </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kaylyn and Linda on the Branson Belle</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lisa and Julie, with baby Noah on the way ... in December</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steve, charming Annalynn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Paging through the albums: Chasity, Karen, Doris, and Pat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Amy, cousin Ronnie Sr., and Alexis with niece Annalynn</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Staying mobile, Kaylyn, Stephanie, and Amy</td></tr>
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Shutterbug Melissa</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Front) Ken<br />
(Back) Teens, licensed to drive, Roy, Eric, Sam and Ben</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">(Center) Brandt and Erica with sons Ethan and Tristen;( left) Stephanie and (right) Kaylyn</td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/null" name="_GoBack"></a><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I remember Grandma Minnie's red cabbage, Aunt Ann's pickles and now in the same
legendary spirit, Cousin Doris's pickle. A complete meal can be made from
home-canned pickles, Wisconsin cheese slices on freshly baked rolls, and
beer.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">As a child, my most memorable
family reunion with Grandpa and Grandma Braaksma was near a lake or pond in Wisconsin. Grandpa
was fishing and hollered out that he needed us to catch grasshoppers for bait.
The fun began. We were hopping all over, on a grasshopper safari, catching
grasshoppers as fast as we could. I felt like I was doing something of utmost
importance for my beloved grandfather.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Suddenly, there was a great
commotion - lots of laughing. <a href="http://swimyellowduck.com/site_images/braaksma-slide-show/DonnieWayneBraaksma.jpg" target="_blank">Uncle Don</a> and his friends had arrived with a
watermelon in tow. They were quite pleased with themselves. They explained how
they had drilled holes in the watermelon and soaked it in rum the night before.
Now the golden moment had arrived when they would stick straws through the
holes and sip the rum from the watermelon. Nothing for us youngsters, but it
was fun being part of a family who knew how to make the most of their time
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In 2008, cousins Dorris and Steve re-lit the family reunion torch and hosted a reunion in Nashville. <br />
<a href="http://swimyellowduck.com/braaksma_reunion_2006.html" target="_blank"></a><a href="http://swimyellowduck.com/braaksma2008.html" target="_blank">Click for photos of the 2008 Dewey-Minnie Braaksma Reunion in Nashville.</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">In 2010, a second reunion was held in
Wisconsin at Doris's home.</span></div>
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<br />swimyellowduckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18426455463040704183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526378381212858060.post-56924598341150645232013-01-22T10:54:00.004-08:002014-11-09T11:03:55.048-08:00Grandma Minnie, and How I Was Christened Patricia Ann<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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let it be known to my mother that I thought my name was rather plain and I
didn’t like it. I was always called “Pat” and not “Patricia” or "Trish" or "Trisha." Why wasn’t I one
of those lucky girls with a pretty name?<br />
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Mom was
always great at handling my complaints. She told me how lucky I was to have my
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Minnie was
insisting that Mom name me in part for the Queen of Holland <span class="st">(</span><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Wilhelmina</span></i><span class="st">
Helena Pauline Maria, Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the </span><i><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Netherlands,</span></i><span class="st"> 1890-1948) </span>and wanted me named “Wilhelmina Henrietta Braaksma.”</div>
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“Now
aren’t you glad,” Mom said to me, sure she had done the right thing. However, after
hearing that story, I was always wistful of the name that might have been, “Wilhelmina Henrietta Braaksma."</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mom, Dad and me, Madison, Wis.</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dime Store photo of mom and dad, dad on furlough and mom pregnant with me.</td></tr>
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Family Lore:
I learned to walk in Minnie and Dewey’s tavern, thanks to the floor-level
stainless coolers. I would walk, grabbing the handles as I pulled myself along,
handle to handle, starstruck by my reflection in the stainless doors.</div>
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Minnie and
Dewey were amazing grandparents, but they fell short in the eyes of the Dutch
Anglican church when they bought a tavern and were excommunicated from the
church.</div>
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I was Minnie's second granddaughter and the daughter of John Dewey Braaksma Sr., Minnie's oldest son. The first granddaughter was Alice Faye, daughter of Sam and Ann (Braaksma) Meekma. Alice Faye, according to Mom’s Family Lore, was named after movie legend Alice Faye. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alice Faye Meekma</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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Alice Faye was a year older than me and of course, I loved being her playmate. Alice was the cousin I
spent the most time with because when I visited Uncle Sam and Aunt Ann summers on their farm in Randolph, WI, Aunt Ann gave Alice watch over me. I tagged along on her many farm chores – calling the cows, feeding the chickens, slopping the hogs, playing in the
barn, milking the cows, shucking corn – oh, those were the days.</div>
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I love this photo of Alice wearing her gold locket and bracelet. Mom noted on this photo that Alice Faye was wearing my blue jumper, but I remember all of the dresses Aunt Ann had sewn for Alice and how I got to wear those dresses when I went to church with the Meekma's.<br />
It's apparent as you look into her eyes that Alice Faye's confident nature made her a great playmate. She was brave and adventurous. She had piano lessons, played trumpet in the high school band.<br />
She went on to graduate from college, married a wonderful man, raised a beautiful, young family and then suddenly, she had an aneurysm and was gone. She died on my birthday in 1984. Just thinking back on that dreadful day when we heard the news, I was at a loss then and am at a loss now, sure we were meant to grow old together and missing my friend. </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">In 1906, at the age of 17, Dewey Braaksma came to America with his family on the <i>SS Rijndam</i>. I wish I had known that when I was a child because I would have loved to ask Grandpa what it was like on that freighter. Did he love it? Did he get sea sick? Was it stormy or was it amazing?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><b>About the <i>SS Rijndam</i></b> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The first <i>SS Rijndam</i>, was built in 1901 in Ireland for a Holland-American Line that sailed from Rotterdam to New York. She flew the Dutch flag from 1901-1916.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">In 1917, during WWI, the ship was seized by U.S. Customs and commissioned on May 1, 1918, in New York to serve as a troopship under commander John J. Hannigan, U.S. Navy. She was recommissioned the </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><i>USS Rijndam</i> and brought troops from Europe to the U.S. for nearly a year.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">After WWI, she was re-deployed as a passenger ship for service from Rotterdam to New York. She carried over 3,000 passengers on her 26 trips across the Atlantic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The <i>SS Rijndam</i> was scrapped in Holland in 1929.</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Ship Information</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Built by Harlan & Wolff Limited, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 1901. Weight: 12,527 gross tons; 575 (bp) feet long; 62 feet wide.Steam, triple-expansion engines; twin screw. Service speed, 15 knots. Capacity: 2,282 passengers (286 First Class, 196 Second Class, 1,800 Third Class).</span><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Ship History</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><b>1901</b>: Exclusively built for Holland - American Line, Dutch flag, named <i>Rijndam</i>: Rotterdam-New York Service.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><b>1917</b>:<b> </b>Laid up due to World War I.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><b>1918</b>: Chratered by United States Navy, American flag. Used as a troopship for about a year.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><b>1919-1928</b>: Reinstated Rotterdam-New York service 1919-1928</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><b>1929</b>: Scrapped in Holland</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Credits</span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Source: www.</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">ellisisland.org</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Drawing: Duncan Haws</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><b>Manifest</b> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.swimyellowduck.com/site_images/duck-blog/1909rijndam_manifest_braaksma_side1.pdf" target="_blank">Click </a>to see the front side of the manifest listing the John and Anna Braaksma family</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.swimyellowduck.com/site_images/duck-blog/1909rijndam_manifest_braaksma_side2.pdf" target="_blank">Click</a> to see the back side of the manifest listing the John and Anna Braaksma family</span></span></span></span>swimyellowduckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18426455463040704183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526378381212858060.post-65193740159582181452013-01-16T00:14:00.001-08:002018-12-04T13:54:35.896-08:00Minnie and Dewey<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dewey Braaksma, 1917, wedding photo</td></tr>
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=3526378381212858060" name="_GoBack"></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Looking
back, it seems like yesterday that I was a little girl visiting my
grandparents, Dewey and Minnie Braaksma, in Randolph, Wisconsin. Now I have only cherished memories that bring a smile whenever I think back. Thus this Blog for my aunts and uncles, cousins, and family as we celebrate the fun we had growing up with amazing
grandparents!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">It all began with great-grandparents John and Anna Braaksma who sailed from Holland on the "Rijndam" the morning of April 10, 1909. The ship's manifest lists John (age 43) and Anna (38) as man and wife and able to read and write. With them were their eight children, Dewey (17), John (15), twins Jesse and Ray (11), Jennie (9), Peter (6), Frank (2), and baby Albert (1). </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">The ship's manifest documented the family's final destination, Cambria, Wis., a farming community. A family friend, Jesse Wiersma of Cambria, Wis., paid $244 for the family's passage from Holland.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Grandpa
Dewey (Doeke) was the oldest of the children. As a teenager, he was already working as a farmer in Holland and was listed with the occupation
"farmer" on the manifest. He was described with brown hair and gray eyes, the same as his father. His mother, Anna, was described with brown hair and blue eyes.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Dewey was born, March 3, 1892, in Morra, Oostdongeradeel, Netherlands.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">"Minnie," Minerva Vander Wal, was born May 6, 1899, in Hilversem, in South Holland, the Netherlands. She immigrated to the United States in 1906. Her father was Henry Vander Wal (1864-1946) and her mother was Dena Reise (1867-1910).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Minnie had a sister, Anna, who came to America as well, who was married to Alvin, a farmer. I don't know Anna's married name. We just always referred to them as </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">"Aunt Anna" and "Uncle Alvin." </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"> I remember outings with Grandma Minnie to their farm.</span></span> Anna kept the cleanest house in all of Wisconsin, and watching Aunt Anna and Minnie sit around the kitchen table and jabber away was a delight for me, even as a child.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: #750c00; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Minnie and Dewey were married, March 7, 1917, in Friesland, Wis., which is when the adventure began. I wish I knew how it started - how they met. How they fell in love. And what it was like for these two immigrants from Holland, who raised a family of ten children, John Dewey, Walter, Ann, Harold, Dena, Raymond, Betty Jane, Peter Gene, Marvin,and Donald Wayne.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Minnie died on September 29, 1982, at 83 in Randolph, Wisconsin.Both Minnie and Dewey are buried in Randolph, along with their eldest son, John Dewey Braaksma Sr.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"> ____________</span></span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Thanks
to family historian and second cousin Doug Braaksma we have the Dewey Braaksma
family heritage of Great Grandparents John and Anna Braaksma. Doug, a grandson of Ray Braaksma, compiled the family genealogy in 2002 after extensive research, a genealogy program, and two trips to the Netherlands.</span></span></span></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">Information on the Minnie-Dewey genealogy was provided by Mrs. Sam (Ann Braaksma) Meekma and Mrs. Mervin (Dena Braaksma) Olson, the two eldest daughters of Minnie and Dewey.</span></span></span></span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><i>Contributions from Sandie Wilhelm, daughter of Ann and Sam Meekma and granddaughter to Minnie and Dewey.</i> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";">_____________ </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.swimyellowduck.com/site_images/duck-blog/1909rijndam_manifest_braaksma_side1.pdf" target="_blank">Click </a>to see the front side of the manifest listing the John and Anna Braaksma family</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"><a href="http://www.swimyellowduck.com/site_images/duck-blog/1909rijndam_manifest_braaksma_side2.pdf" target="_blank">Click</a> to see the back side of the manifest listing the John and Anna Braaksma family</span></span></span></span>swimyellowduckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18426455463040704183noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3526378381212858060.post-34933621386384195662013-01-05T22:26:00.003-08:002014-11-09T11:04:09.028-08:00Welcome to Wisconsin, the Dairy State<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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July 2010: I headed to Wisconsin for the Minnie-Dewey family reunion after having moved away in the 50's, the hay-day of the Milwaukee Braves and the time before Cheese Head hats. <br />
I was set to see cherished things from my childhood, farms, corn, silos, pigs, farmers in overalls, cheese and
cows everywhere.<br />
Well, I didn't see a single pair of overalls. My next
disappointment was the absence of cows and the never ending cornfields. It was July, prime growing season for corn in Wisconsin.<br />
And I don’t know where
Wisconsin is hiding its cows. It is the <i>Dairy State</i>.<br />
The state is so famous for its dairy industry that when I was a teen, Walt Disney
packed up his Mouseketeers and
brought them all the way from California to Wisconsin to film <i>Adventures in
Dairyland</i>. What a show that was!<br />
Those were the good old days. Milk and butter were sacred. I remember the family scandal when Mom started buying
oleo, a predecessor of margarine. It was an underground movement in Wisconsin, especially since we lived in a farming community. The neighbors smuggled bags of oleo in from Illinois, and we kept it in the basement.<br />
<br />
The white, gooey oleo came in a plastic bag that had a big blob of red in the middle. My job was to knead the bag until it magically turned to yellow as the dye from the blob in the middle permeated the white oleo.<br />
It was quite an adventure. When it arrived, in a hushed voice Mom would lead me downstairs to the basement to knead the bags. No one was to know we had oleo in the house.<br />
Suddenly, Mom was my hero. She seemed so entrepreneurial to buck the establishment so that she could economize for the family.<br />
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Today, energy farms and windmills dot the Wisconsin landscape, but I was hoping to see the dairy farms and cows from my yesteryear's. swimyellowduckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18426455463040704183noreply@blogger.com0