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These are my Mom's wooden
shoes.
They are 75 years old.
This picture touches my heart knowing my
mom wore them as a little girl.
The colors of this picture enhance that
feeling.
My daughter matted and framed this picture
and
it's hanging in her house in America.
These clogs are hanging on the fence of my
Mom's
House Boat in Holland.
(I probably will paint them)
My Mom' lives in a rural part of
Holland, where people used to
wear wooden shoes when I was a
kid.
At Grandma's (Oma) my children
(now 24, 26) wore clogs too.
I have a row of different sizes
wooden shoes next to my American
door, all worn by my kids in
Holland.
They kept your feet dry and warm
while walking on the clay soil.
Good old times.
Here is a Youtube video how clogs are
made in the Netherlands:
This hand craft can't be done
commercially and that's why it's slowly dying
out.
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42 Comments
Martina Thompson 19 Sep 2010
Oh these are lovely!Natasha Mylius 22 Jun 2010
It's such a great memory treasure for your family and generations ahead.Julie Mayser 26 Apr 2010
A marvelous photo, full of bittersweet memories I am sure, Olga! I love the way the shoes are painted - as if they are red leather with buttons! At first they look quite elegant, and then one sees the larger photo and can see the hand crafting and the years of wear!!:-) Hope you will photograph the clogs next to your American door!Joanna Jungjohann 23 Jan 2010
now these some awesome shoes olga.surekha rao 30 Nov 2009
Memories sweet and treasured always! A Great photograph to share.. Thank you, Olga!Jan van Baarle 26 Nov 2009
SchitterendCher Peterson 14 Nov 2009
I hadn't realized that the Dutch actually wore wooden clogs on a regular basis. I love the family history shown in this photograph. It is very special.kath nepia 12 Nov 2009
BRILLANT IMAGE OF TIMES GONE BYE..Alberto D'Assumpcao 10 Nov 2009
Wonderful capture, Olga!!Nira Dabush 10 Nov 2009
Thanks for sharing these, OLga.. I love them and the photo. I think you should paint it. I'm fascinated by the wooden shoes.. As a kid, I used to have 3 couples of them, different years.. but not the dutch design :-).. I remember my first couple , it had a floral print.. I would love wearing such these days too. WONDERFUL.. Love & light...v blair 09 Nov 2009
What a wonderful photo!Mary Janosik 09 Nov 2009
Amazing photo and lovely memories!! Thanks for sharing, Olga!!!Renata Cavanaugh 09 Nov 2009
Wow, that is so interesting...shoes made out of wood. I can't imagine them being too comfortable.... Nice image and wonderful memorry!Thom Roslan 08 Nov 2009
Very interesting "facts" about this now 'dying out" functional art form......I sometimes WISH that all the OLD(E) fascinating values of our ancestors would never die out.....Thanks Olga for this memory !Susana Araujo 07 Nov 2009
Great image!Bev Chudey 07 Nov 2009
What great memories you must have Olga. I hope you so paint them!Frank Maguire 07 Nov 2009
Great pictures and memories.Anonymous Guest 07 Nov 2009
nostalgie! Heb hier in Noorwegen ook nog klompjes staan van mijn dochter gewoon als herinnering. Fijn weekend Olga! x annette steensSteve Farr 06 Nov 2009
How cool is that!!! Thanks for sharing, Olga!!~SStanley Layman 06 Nov 2009
Neat!Laurel Talabere 06 Nov 2009
Great story, great photo, great memory!!!Anonymous Guest 06 Nov 2009
Fine thoughts come from great people of which you are one.Peter Rivron 06 Nov 2009
Lovely story and picture Olga.Ann Fawssett-Atkin 06 Nov 2009
A beautiful record Olga. Thanks for showing.Nelly van Nieuwenhuijzen 06 Nov 2009
indrukwekkend en geweldig!!Heli Aarniranta 06 Nov 2009
great presentation.Well done most intresting. Thank you for sharing.mel rigot 06 Nov 2009
Interesting and I enjoyed the your tube how toAqua1955 06 Nov 2009
ik zag een muis.. waar.. daar op de trap, daar op de trap.. ja daar een kleine muis op klompjes heus het is waar 't ging van klikkerdieklik op de trap.. Oh ja Olga Hollands Glorie met klompen.. en echte, geen gele zoals alle toeristen meenemen ;-)jamie winter 06 Nov 2009
lovely family history on thee shoes. amazing !Anneke Hut 06 Nov 2009
These are really the old ones. I see one is even cracked and fixed, just like we had them. :)debi day 06 Nov 2009
thank you for putting this up, all of us have cherished possessions that tell a story of our lives, you are so lucky to have those beautiful shoes from a time that no longer exists. take it easy.peace.José Fortunato 06 Nov 2009
It is great to keep the family history and show this increduble proof of the hard times of our ancestors.ThanksStefani Wehner 06 Nov 2009
Beautiful memories, shoes and photograph. Would be a great painting too, Olga!Sharon Gonzalez 06 Nov 2009
VERY WONDERFUL PHOTO AND WOODEN SHOES. SO MUCH MEANING AND MEMORIES HERE, OLGA. THANK YOU FOR SHARING. I HAVE A PAIR OF WOODEN SHOES THAT I DO WEAR SOMETIMES IN FLORIDA.Loredana 06 Nov 2009
Fantastic Story and wonderful memeories Olga :)jerry carlin 06 Nov 2009
I certainly remember these from my travels to The Netherlands in my youth! Nice image!Ai Shan 06 Nov 2009
De echte klompen:) Mooie herinnering, Olga!joost 06 Nov 2009
Marvellous...Prachtig..Olga.Barry Huyett 06 Nov 2009
this is great.....lovely shoes!!Tabitha Borges 06 Nov 2009
stunning shoes and red...nice piece...Marika Antal 06 Nov 2009
Oh really,Wow!!yves colas 06 Nov 2009
oops,awesome wooden shoes...75 years old,incredible..lovely design and capture.