September 2009
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Little House on Facebook
Heh. This just in from Facebook, where a pilot friend of mine shared his opinion on flying a two-engine plane. The first comment? “God hates a coward.” (Can you identify the quote?)
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Anne vs. Laura
Last week I got wind of a fight I didn’t want to participate in — mainly because I could never choose a side. The question at stake: Who’s Cooler: Anne of Green Gables… or Laura Ingalls? Wow. I felt like Aunt Lotty when Mary asked her which she liked better, brown hair or golden. I
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Grandpa's father
Lately, I’ve been thinking about Samuel Worthen Ingalls. Laura’s great-grandfather. He interests me because he is the one ancestor Laura never met who makes it into one of her books as a minor character. As I wonder what kind of man he was, Garth Williams’ depiction of him flashes into my mind’s eye. You know
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The Dark Side of Little House
When I think of the Little House series, I think about contentment, family, and happy times. Cozy dinners, lively music, loving hugs … it’s all part of the overall mood, isn’t it? Then there’s By the Shores of Silver Lake. The book certainly contains many scenes that evoke familial tranquility. The depiction of the New
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Fall Fun at the Wilder Homesites
Just because summer’s over, don’t think the fun at the Laura Ingalls Wilder homesites has to end!! This weekend — September 12-13 — celebrate Laura Ingalls Wilder Days in Pepin, Wisconsin — the Little House in the Big Woods. And next weekend — September 18-20 — is Wilder Days in Mansfield, Missouri, the final home
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The Winner of the First Quote Contest is ….
Roberta! Four of you slogged through to the very, very end, and from those four, a winner was randomly chosen. Congratulations to all of you who made it! Roberta, you now need to contact me privately at alauters[at]yahoo[dot]com so that I can send you your book. If you’d like to continue the game vote “yes”
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Quote Contest
You all are truly Laura-lovers. You’ve memorized the books and cite chapter and verse when it comes to even the most obscure quotes. It also looks like you had fun participating over the past two weeks. I’ll release the comments from Quote #12 tomorrow, and announce the winner of an autographed copy of “More than
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Kids Think the Darnedest Things…
One day when Pa was hunting, two Indians came. They came into the house, because Jack was chained. Those Indians were dirty and scowling and mean. They acted as if the house belonged to them. One of them looked through Ma’s cupboard and took all the cornbread. The other took Pa’s tobacco-pouch. They looked at
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Quote #12: Last one!
You all have through Monday to post your answers, and I’ll make this one easy: ———————————– “It can never be a long time ago.”
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Quote #11:
Just two quotes to go! Here’s today’s: ——————– “Then the sun went down, far away in the west, and it was time to make the camp ready for night.”
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