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. 🇺🇸 🇮🇪 🇩🇪 🇨🇦 🇫🇷 🇬🇧
A recording of my mom reading her 1976 poem titled A Thanksgiving Prayer: toomuchbrudders.com/2022/11/14/a... #poetry #prayer #Thanksgiving #FamilyHistory #writer
A Thanksgiving prayer | Litany | Too Much Brudders blog
In the mid-1970s, Mom wrote this Litany, which was later used as a Thanksgiving prayer in a church in Indianapolis.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:01 AM
A recording of my mom reading her 1976 poem titled A Thanksgiving Prayer: toomuchbrudders.com/2022/11/14/a... #poetry #prayer #Thanksgiving #FamilyHistory #writer
November 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Happy 99th Anniversary to my paternal grandparents! Both born in Maine, they married in Paducah, Kentucky on this day in 1926: toomuchbrudders.com/2020/11/25/a... #FamilyHistory #OnThisDay #Thanksgiving
A Kentucky wedding | Paducah 1926 | Too Much Brudders blog
The bride and groom were born and raised in Maine. So why did my paternal grandparents get married in Paducah, Kentucky, in 1926?
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November 25, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Happy 99th Anniversary to my paternal grandparents! Both born in Maine, they married in Paducah, Kentucky on this day in 1926: toomuchbrudders.com/2020/11/25/a... #FamilyHistory #OnThisDay #Thanksgiving
Six years ago, my brothers and I wrote about our mom’s influence in our love of books: toomuchbrudders.com/2019/11/30/n... 📚💙💡 #ThanksMom #FamilyHistory #BookRecommendations
November's books | A legacy of books | Too Much Brudders blog
My family consumes books in nothing short of a glutinous manner. Mom got us started early. Her adult children write in tribute to her legacy.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Six years ago, my brothers and I wrote about our mom’s influence in our love of books: toomuchbrudders.com/2019/11/30/n... 📚💙💡 #ThanksMom #FamilyHistory #BookRecommendations
Gone six years, her memory will be treasured forever. Here’s my mom’s story: toomuchbrudders.com/2019/11/27/t... #FamilyHistory #poem #writer #grief
True grit: My mother's story | Joan Vayo | Too Much Brudders blog
Chances are, you wouldn't think of the word "grit" after spending a few hours with my mom. But after a lifetime with her, there is no doubt.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Gone six years, her memory will be treasured forever. Here’s my mom’s story: toomuchbrudders.com/2019/11/27/t... #FamilyHistory #poem #writer #grief
A scarecrow, a goat, and a 1942 poem: toomuchbrudders.com/2020/11/15/t... #FarmLife #FamilyHistory #poetry
The scarecrow | Fanny the Goat | Too Much Brudders blog
A letter from 1942 includes Mom's news to Sister Amabilis. A goat named Fanny, plus a poems about a scarecrow who wasn't scary.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:46 PM
A scarecrow, a goat, and a 1942 poem: toomuchbrudders.com/2020/11/15/t... #FarmLife #FamilyHistory #poetry
Good grief: My mom encouraged us to find something to laugh about, even in the worst times: toomuchbrudders.com/2021/04/21/h... 🥹 #FamilyHistory #grief #memories #grieving
Holy Laughter, revisited | Dad | Too Much Brudders blog
Those last days with Dad were tough, but filled with love and laughter. Mom was right when she called these moments "holy laughter."
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November 22, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Good grief: My mom encouraged us to find something to laugh about, even in the worst times: toomuchbrudders.com/2021/04/21/h... 🥹 #FamilyHistory #grief #memories #grieving
A sweet short story my mom wrote and dedicated to my pie-loving dad: toomuchbrudders.com/2025/11/21/s... 🥧 #writer #FamilyHistory
'The Pie Sitter' | Sweet Tooth | Too Much Brudders blog
A bit of prose called The Pie Sitter. Written by Joan Vayo (Mom) and dedicated to Dad, who had one heck of a sweet tooth.
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November 21, 2025 at 7:43 PM
A sweet short story my mom wrote and dedicated to my pie-loving dad: toomuchbrudders.com/2025/11/21/s... 🥧 #writer #FamilyHistory
☘️ My great-grandfather Joseph Malachy Regan was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on this day in 1867. Here are memories from my grandmother and a poem written by my mom at age 11: toomuchbrudders.com/2022/11/20/m... #IrishGenealogy #poetry #FamilyHistory #immigrants #ancestry #writers #Connecticut
Memories of Pop Regan | Too Much Brudders blog
Today's the 155th anniversary of my great-grandpa Pop Regan's birth. From two generations: grandma's notes and a poem by my mom, age 11.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
☘️ My great-grandfather Joseph Malachy Regan was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, on this day in 1867. Here are memories from my grandmother and a poem written by my mom at age 11: toomuchbrudders.com/2022/11/20/m... #IrishGenealogy #poetry #FamilyHistory #immigrants #ancestry #writers #Connecticut
🗞️ Another self-proclaimed Newspaper Day comes to an end, much to Farmer Gary’s disappointment: toomuchbrudders.com/2024/01/12/n... #FarmLife #FamilyHistory #NowReading
Newspaper Day | Too Much Brudders blog
Farmer Gary has declared Wednesday to be Newspaper Day at our house. We added to our art collection to commemorate this, and so much more.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:43 AM
🗞️ Another self-proclaimed Newspaper Day comes to an end, much to Farmer Gary’s disappointment: toomuchbrudders.com/2024/01/12/n... #FarmLife #FamilyHistory #NowReading
Looking back on this story from a few years back, was my tendency toward hope just naivety? toomuchbrudders.com/2020/07/28/t... #FamilyHistory #Connecticut
The Burr Mansion | Alexander Hamilton | Too Much Brudders blog
As Scouts in the early '70s, we got on our knees to pull weeds at the Burr Mansion and wondered if Alexander Hamilton ever walked this land.
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November 18, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Looking back on this story from a few years back, was my tendency toward hope just naivety? toomuchbrudders.com/2020/07/28/t... #FamilyHistory #Connecticut
#NowReading Saw this recommended the other day on #BookSky and it was well worth giving it a try. 📚💙 Maud is quite a character!
November 17, 2025 at 11:53 PM
#NowReading Saw this recommended the other day on #BookSky and it was well worth giving it a try. 📚💙 Maud is quite a character!
Remembering my great-uncle “Pip” Regan, born on this day in 1911. He was an animal lover all his life:
toomuchbrudders.com/2020/11/17/t... #Connecticut #FamilyHistory #IrishGenealogy #otd
toomuchbrudders.com/2020/11/17/t... #Connecticut #FamilyHistory #IrishGenealogy #otd
The animal lover | Pip Regan | Too Much Brudders blog
Mom's uncle Pip was an animal lover. From early in life until the end of his day, he always had at least one dog. And horses. And a goat.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Remembering my great-uncle “Pip” Regan, born on this day in 1911. He was an animal lover all his life:
toomuchbrudders.com/2020/11/17/t... #Connecticut #FamilyHistory #IrishGenealogy #otd
toomuchbrudders.com/2020/11/17/t... #Connecticut #FamilyHistory #IrishGenealogy #otd
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
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