I don’t think Maria would have done this.
With our friend Cat Rebelsky.
Dutch Treats from Jaarsma’s
Taking a break on the curb.
Playing Dominie H.P. Scholte & Maria at the Pella historical Village
Our surrey gets hitched.
Maria in her garden.
Wendy with the Tulip Court.
With the Roose’s.
The Tulip Queen’s coronation on the Tulip Tower.
Pre-coronation with Tulip Court member, Megan Atkins.
Waiting for the parade to start.
Wendy with the Roose ladies at Pella Opera House.
Pre-coronation with Megan Atkins.
A view through Maria’s parasol fringe.
Boys playing at the Pella Historical Village.
Wendy with Tulip Queen Eleanor Witt
Wendy with Lisa Vande Lune.
Wendy talking to our carriage driver.
Dutch dancers.
What a lucky Dutch boy!
Madison with the Harry and Kev.
Our carriage for each of the six parades.
Tom and the Roose boys at Pella Opera House
Wendy with Cyndi Atkins.
Wendy and Becky at Pella Opera House.
Wendy as Maria Scholte at the Scholte House Museum
The Dominie Dutch dancing in the streets.
Got to be honorary dad to escort Megan for the Tulip Court
Wardrobe adjustment
A Dominie & Maria selfie in the Scholte House Museum
Madison Kate came home and gave my top hat a try!
Dutch dancers at the Tulip Toren.
Some of the tulips made it.
Enjoying the parade.
The queen’s attendant.
Dutch Dancing with cousin Kathryn. Van Tuyl.
The Vande Lune cheese cart.
A post parade refresher with Chadwick at the Pella Opera House.
We did a lot of walking (Wendy in very uncomfortable footwear!).
Madison and Grandma Jeanne
Wendy with cousin Kathryn Van Tuyl.
The Freligh’s let us park in our old driveway and take a few pics in the back yard.
Our niece Emma at the Scholte House Museum
The attendants playing with Queen Eleanor’s train.
Wendy with Olivia Burch.
Wendy with Cyndi Atkins.
Emma Jeanne!!
Escorting Megan Atkins, with her mom Cyndi.
Dutch Dancing with cousin Kathryn. Van Tuyl.
Some sights at Tulip Time are stranger than others.
With Pella Historical Executive Director, Kathy Miller
Chad and Camille.
Wendy and I are enjoying a much needed rest after three very full days of Pella Tulip Time. We have played Pella, Iowa’s founders in three different stage productions and were asked by the Pella Historical Society to get in costume and portray the couple for the annual festival. We rode in a carriage in each of the six parades, had our picture taken countless times and made appearances at the Pella Historical Village and Scholte House Museum.
It was fun to talk to people about the Scholtes and the history of Pella, and to answer many questions about Pella and our costumes. Women, in particular, were enthralled with Wendy’s period costume and little girls made Wendy feel like Disney princess. During one of the parades a little girl pointed at Wendy and shouted, “LOOK! It’s the PRETTY LADY!” Wendy even had a young man of about five blow her a kiss.
The heavy dress with all the layers of period underthings did make for a lot of heat for Wendy. Fortunately, the days were very temperate with highs in the 70s. The worst part was her tall lace boots which made her feet very uncomfortable throughout the day despite all of her attempts to cushion the consequences.
My folks came on Thursday and brought Madison who had flown into Des Moines the day before. We had fun meeting friends in between parades at the Pella Opera House where we enjoyed the air conditioning, the padded seats, and the refreshments. Madison stayed with us Thursday night and then headed back to Colorado on Friday night as she was on call over the weekend.
Our friend, Megan Atkins, was on the Tulip Court this year. Megan’s dad passed away back in 2010 and Megan has honored me over the years by asking me to be honorary dad when school or other events called for father/daughter activities. I was so happy to get to escort her on Friday and again on Saturday with her mom, Cyndi, at the official coronation ceremony on the square.
We are already thinking about next year, though we are thankful that we have another 362 days to rest up!
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