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Red Tractor Girl
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Winnie
Gainesville Fl
USA
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Posted - May 07 2014 :  1:22:24 PM  Show Profile
My husband and I just got back from a wonderful trip to the Netherlands. What a beautiful country and oh what incredible tulips everywhere!! One special trip I especially enjoyed was a trip to a wooden shoe factory where they demonstrated the old and the new way of making wooden shoes. It was fascinating to watch and they are still worn on farms , work, and special occasions. Some are painted with flowers and special designs while others are plain or even unpainted. The Dutch say they become very comfortable on your feet after a few days as they mold to your foot shape. I tried a pair on and they felt very hard and unforgiving to me, but maybe I needed thicker socks and determination.

Outside the gift shop was this adorable cow sporting her own wooden shoes!! Hehehe!



Once again, my photos from my iPhone will only post sideways on this site, so I am sorry!

Winnie #3109

HealingTouch
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Darlene
Kunkletown Pa
USA
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Posted - May 07 2014 :  1:39:06 PM  Show Profile  Send HealingTouch a Yahoo! Message
Lucky you. I always wanted to go there. The cow's missing her lipstick and purse to match her cute shoes. LOL!

Be Blessed and Be a Blessing,
Darlene
Sister 1922

God first, everything else after!

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ceejay48
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CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores Colorado
USA
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Posted - May 08 2014 :  08:42:46 AM  Show Profile  Send ceejay48 a Yahoo! Message
Glad you're back safe and sound and had a good trip! I'd love to visit the Netherlands . . maybe someday!
CJ

..from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665.
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nndairy
True Blue Farmgirl

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Heather
Wapakoneta Ohio
USA
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Posted - May 08 2014 :  10:32:20 AM  Show Profile
Sounds like a great time! I LOVE the cow picture :) Not sure I would like the wooden shoes either. Thanks for sharing with us.

Heather
Farmgirl Sister #4701
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