Paula W
@toomuchbrudders.bsky.social
Happily retired. Voracious reader 📚💙(inherited Folio Society collection), family-tree researcher/storyteller ☘️, TooMuchBrudders.com family blogger. Married to 5th generation farmer. My grandson calls me Goose. 🇺🇸 🇮🇪 🇩🇪 🇨🇦 🇫🇷 🇬🇧
For #HomeMadeBreadDay, how about some Cranberry Nut Bread?
Here’s one of my mom’s favorite Thanksgiving recipes, along with her top choice for comedians:
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Here’s one of my mom’s favorite Thanksgiving recipes, along with her top choice for comedians:
toomuchbrudders.com/2020/03/06/r... #FamilyHistory #ClassicRadio
Recipe for laughter | Bob & Ray | Too Much Brudders blog
No one made my parents laugh like Bob & Ray did. From their radio days, to television - even Broadway - the comedy duo always hit the mark.
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November 17, 2025 at 2:36 PM
For #HomeMadeBreadDay, how about some Cranberry Nut Bread?
Here’s one of my mom’s favorite Thanksgiving recipes, along with her top choice for comedians:
toomuchbrudders.com/2020/03/06/r... #FamilyHistory #ClassicRadio
Here’s one of my mom’s favorite Thanksgiving recipes, along with her top choice for comedians:
toomuchbrudders.com/2020/03/06/r... #FamilyHistory #ClassicRadio
Here are four #BookRecommendations from November five years ago: toomuchbrudders.com/2020/11/30/a... 📚💙 #NowReading #ClassicLiterature
A Wrinkle in Time | Madeleine L'Engle | Too Much Brudders blog
November's list of books includes four volumes with ties to Mom. First and foremost, "A Wrinkle in Time," by her friend Madeleine L'Engle.
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November 15, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Here are four #BookRecommendations from November five years ago: toomuchbrudders.com/2020/11/30/a... 📚💙 #NowReading #ClassicLiterature
Farmer Gary and his chainsaw stories: toomuchbrudders.com/2021/03/18/t... #FarmLife #FamilyHistory #Indiana
The chainsaw | Gary's branch office | Too Much Brudders blog
Spring is near and, indeed, it's a chainsaw spring that nearly drives Farmer Gary to distraction on this March afternoon
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November 15, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Farmer Gary and his chainsaw stories: toomuchbrudders.com/2021/03/18/t... #FarmLife #FamilyHistory #Indiana
November 15, 2025 at 3:21 PM
November 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Have you ever heard of an Ouchie Post? Our future electrical-engineer son couldn’t get enough. Here’s his story: toomuchbrudders.com/2022/04/26/j... #FamilyHistory @rosehulman.bsky.social
James and the giant ouchie post | Too Much Brudders
Son James's deep fascination with "ouchie posts" turned out to be something quite different than I'd assumed all these years.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Have you ever heard of an Ouchie Post? Our future electrical-engineer son couldn’t get enough. Here’s his story: toomuchbrudders.com/2022/04/26/j... #FamilyHistory @rosehulman.bsky.social
Time to put away the rain gauge before the winter freeze. Here’s a story with a ginger cat, a ginger son, plus a 1977 poem from my mom: toomuchbrudders.com/2025/04/09/o... #poetry #cats #weather #FamilyHistory
Our rain gauge runneth over | Too Much Brudders blog
Our rain gauge ranneth over during multiple days of storms. We were visiting son James during some of that time and came home to a full gauge.
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November 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Time to put away the rain gauge before the winter freeze. Here’s a story with a ginger cat, a ginger son, plus a 1977 poem from my mom: toomuchbrudders.com/2025/04/09/o... #poetry #cats #weather #FamilyHistory
I shared my story of job loss after reporting abuse of young actresses in this blog post a few years back. With all the Epstein files discussion, let’s give it another go: toomuchbrudders.com/2020/02/24/t... #FamilyHistory #EpsteinFiles #MeToo
#ThemToo | Harassment at summer theater | Too Much Brudders
Harvey Weinstein is guilty, as are many others brought to light in the #MeToo movement. This story is about harassment at a summer theater.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I shared my story of job loss after reporting abuse of young actresses in this blog post a few years back. With all the Epstein files discussion, let’s give it another go: toomuchbrudders.com/2020/02/24/t... #FamilyHistory #EpsteinFiles #MeToo
Veterans Day remembrance: An Irish cousin, tragically lost in the Battle of the Somme: toomuchbrudders.com/2025/10/22/s... #VeteransDay #FamilyHistory #WWI #Dublin #IrishGenealogy
The Royal Dublin Fusilier | Battle of the Somme | Too Much Brudders blog
Grandpa Cassidy's cousin Philip was born in Dublin and, sadly, perished in the Battle of the Somme during World War I. Here is his story.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Veterans Day remembrance: An Irish cousin, tragically lost in the Battle of the Somme: toomuchbrudders.com/2025/10/22/s... #VeteransDay #FamilyHistory #WWI #Dublin #IrishGenealogy
Veterans Day remembrance: A letter from Harry Nightingale- a soldier who was “somewhere in France” in 1918: toomuchbrudders.com/2025/07/22/n... #WWI #VeteransDay #FamilyHistory #Maine
'Somewhere in France' | Nightingale | Too Much Brudders blog
His name was Harry Nightingale. At age 35, he joined the U.S. Army and set off to "Somewhere in France" in September of 1917.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Veterans Day remembrance: A letter from Harry Nightingale- a soldier who was “somewhere in France” in 1918: toomuchbrudders.com/2025/07/22/n... #WWI #VeteransDay #FamilyHistory #Maine
Veterans Day remembrance: Dads second cousin injured in the Battle of the Bulge: toomuchbrudders.com/2025/08/14/p... #FamilyHistory #VeteransDay #Maine #WW2
The Purple Heart | Too Much Brudders blog
A distant cousin was awarded the Purple Heart after being seriously wounded during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Veterans Day remembrance: Dads second cousin injured in the Battle of the Bulge: toomuchbrudders.com/2025/08/14/p... #FamilyHistory #VeteransDay #Maine #WW2
Veterans Day remembrance: He wanted to be a farmer. My second cousin served in Vietnam but when he returned, died while still on base:
toomuchbrudders.com/2025/07/26/e... #poem #VeteransDay #FamilyHistory #poetry
toomuchbrudders.com/2025/07/26/e... #poem #VeteransDay #FamilyHistory #poetry
'Epilogue' | Thomas Edward Regan | Too Much Brudders blog
Thomas Edward Regan survived his service in Vietnam, but suffered a terrible accident while on base back in the States.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Veterans Day remembrance: He wanted to be a farmer. My second cousin served in Vietnam but when he returned, died while still on base:
toomuchbrudders.com/2025/07/26/e... #poem #VeteransDay #FamilyHistory #poetry
toomuchbrudders.com/2025/07/26/e... #poem #VeteransDay #FamilyHistory #poetry
Veterans Day remembrance: A farm boy from Indiana heads to Michigan in 1918 for training to be a replacement soldier: toomuchbrudders.com/2019/10/08/a... #WWI #VeteransDay #FamilyHistory
A soldier's story | Private John Wigger | Too Much Brudders blog
Gary's great-uncle Private John Wigger left the family farm in late summer of 1918 to train to fight in World War I. Here's his story.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Veterans Day remembrance: A farm boy from Indiana heads to Michigan in 1918 for training to be a replacement soldier: toomuchbrudders.com/2019/10/08/a... #WWI #VeteransDay #FamilyHistory
Veterans Day remembrance: I never met him, but I wore his name on my wrist: toomuchbrudders.com/2019/11/07/r... #VeteransDay #FamilyHistory
Remembering David Leet | POW/MIA Bracelet | Too Much Brudders
A POW/MIA Bracelet from 1973 provided more questions than answers at the end of the Vietnam War. Years later, we remember Capt. David Leet.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Veterans Day remembrance: I never met him, but I wore his name on my wrist: toomuchbrudders.com/2019/11/07/r... #VeteransDay #FamilyHistory
Thinking of my dad on Veterans Day. So glad we were able to capture his memories of his time in Korea before his passing four years ago: toomuchbrudders.com/2019/11/10/v... #VeteransDay #FamilyHistory
Dad's time in Korea | Veterans Day | Too Much Brudders blog
On Veterans Day, we remember those who served in Korea in the 1950s, including my father, who served in the Army's 24th Infantry Division.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Thinking of my dad on Veterans Day. So glad we were able to capture his memories of his time in Korea before his passing four years ago: toomuchbrudders.com/2019/11/10/v... #VeteransDay #FamilyHistory
Veterans Day remembrance: He was born in Canada, but is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. My great-grandfather’s brother Felix was a career Army man: toomuchbrudders.com/2025/04/28/f... #VeteransDay #FamilyHistory #Maine
Finding Felix | Too Much Brudders blog
Some head-scratching going on as we try to figure out why Felix was born in Quebec, while his older and younger siblings are all from Maine.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Veterans Day remembrance: He was born in Canada, but is buried in Arlington National Cemetery. My great-grandfather’s brother Felix was a career Army man: toomuchbrudders.com/2025/04/28/f... #VeteransDay #FamilyHistory #Maine
On Veterans Day, we remember Gary’s dad, who served in WWII. Here’s his story: toomuchbrudders.com/2020/05/08/7... #VeteransDay #FamilyHistory
Victory in Europe Day | World War II | Too Much Brudders blog
At the end of the European part of World War II, Sgt. Andrew Werne was stationed in Austria. This is his story, as remembered by his son Gary.
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November 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
On Veterans Day, we remember Gary’s dad, who served in WWII. Here’s his story: toomuchbrudders.com/2020/05/08/7... #VeteransDay #FamilyHistory
My dad’s recollection of wearing his father’s WWI uniform as a Citizens Defense Corps volunteer in WWII: toomuchbrudders.com/2020/11/10/h... #VeteransDay #FamilyHistory
His father's uniform | World War I | Too Much Brudders blog
Dad was just a kid, but even he had a job after the attack at Pearl Harbor. A messenger, he wore his father's uniform from World War I.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
My dad’s recollection of wearing his father’s WWI uniform as a Citizens Defense Corps volunteer in WWII: toomuchbrudders.com/2020/11/10/h... #VeteransDay #FamilyHistory
The story of “Rarity Cottage” in Toome, Co Antrim, as told by my newly found third-cousin: toomuchbrudders.com/2025/11/10/r... ☘️ #FamilyHistory #IrishGenealogy #poetry #writers #poem
Rarity Cottage | Too Much Brudders blog
A peek at the history behind Rarity Cottage in Toome, Country Antrim, Northern Ireland. A home with whipped cream-topped columns.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:26 AM
The story of “Rarity Cottage” in Toome, Co Antrim, as told by my newly found third-cousin: toomuchbrudders.com/2025/11/10/r... ☘️ #FamilyHistory #IrishGenealogy #poetry #writers #poem
#NowReading Sole Survivor by Holly Dunn, the only survivor of the Railroad Killer. Gripping story by the Evansville, Indiana, woman who was determined to find a way to recover by helping others.
📚💡 #BookRecommendations
📚💡 #BookRecommendations
November 9, 2025 at 7:20 PM
#NowReading Sole Survivor by Holly Dunn, the only survivor of the Railroad Killer. Gripping story by the Evansville, Indiana, woman who was determined to find a way to recover by helping others.
📚💡 #BookRecommendations
📚💡 #BookRecommendations
On World Pianist Day, here’s Cameron playing his great-grandfather’s piano: toomuchbrudders.com/2022/09/08/t... 🎹 #PianistDay #FamilyHistory #PinkPanther
The piano | Pink Panther | Too Much Brudders blog
When grandson Cameron started playing the theme from "The Pink Panther" on his great-grandfather's piano, suddenly life came full circle.
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November 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
On World Pianist Day, here’s Cameron playing his great-grandfather’s piano: toomuchbrudders.com/2022/09/08/t... 🎹 #PianistDay #FamilyHistory #PinkPanther
How much did I cost? My dad’s archives included a few receipts: toomuchbrudders.com/2023/03/28/t... #FamilyHistory
The cheap date | Receipt | Too Much Brudders blog
Over the decades, Dad tucked away a receipt or two that meant a lot to him. Having grown up in the Depression, he appreciated frugality.
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November 8, 2025 at 3:13 PM
How much did I cost? My dad’s archives included a few receipts: toomuchbrudders.com/2023/03/28/t... #FamilyHistory
#BookRecommendations Six books I enjoyed reading a few years ago:
toomuchbrudders.com/2021/11/30/a... 📚💙 #NowReading
toomuchbrudders.com/2021/11/30/a... 📚💙 #NowReading
A boat, a cage, a murder, an affair | London | Too Much Brudders
Six books in November, both novels and memoirs, take us to London, a deserted isle, California, Arkansas, the Old West, and more.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
#BookRecommendations Six books I enjoyed reading a few years ago:
toomuchbrudders.com/2021/11/30/a... 📚💙 #NowReading
toomuchbrudders.com/2021/11/30/a... 📚💙 #NowReading
Mystery photos (and a silly poem) from my dad’s work archives: toomuchbrudders.com/2022/11/11/u... #FamilyHistory #poetry #writers
Undated, unsigned | Manpower | Too Much Brudders blog
Some glossy photos and even a clever poem from Dad's years in Manpower at G.E. He started his career in a multi-year, multi-state program.
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November 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Mystery photos (and a silly poem) from my dad’s work archives: toomuchbrudders.com/2022/11/11/u... #FamilyHistory #poetry #writers
Farmer Gary’s grandfather (1888-1964) had very strong opinions about elections and voting. Gary quotes him often: toomuchbrudders.com/2020/08/20/t... 🗳️ #FamilyHistory #election #FarmLife
The vote | Susan B Anthony | Too Much Brudders blog
Susan B Anthony received a Presidential Pardon this week, on the centenntial anniversary of the 19th Amendment. Would she have wanted one?
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November 5, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Farmer Gary’s grandfather (1888-1964) had very strong opinions about elections and voting. Gary quotes him often: toomuchbrudders.com/2020/08/20/t... 🗳️ #FamilyHistory #election #FarmLife