I listen almost daily at times to the Harper Audio edition of the Little House books. It helps me do the housework! During my childhood I read the books so many times I literally ate them. I used to chew on the pages!

Today my son is on a field trip with his class to a traditional farm that uses draft horses and plow. He will be gone three days, and word is they’ll really work the kids… chores before breakfast, acres of potatoes to plant, cows to milk, maybe they’ll even get behind the handheld plow. In the evenings his teacher will be reading Farmer Boy.

I can’t imagine that the documentary won’t be snapped up by the millions of Laura fans. Her stories are threaded and woven into our culture.

$275 is definitely steep for me. Maybe we can pay it in installments? The Pa’s Fiddle concert looks great too – but I wonder where’s the Scots music? I’d love to hear “Highland Mary”!

There is no worry that traditional music will be forgotten. There are festivals and music camps everywhere that teach new generations the love and lore of it. From “FiddleTunes” in Port Townsend, WA to “Lark in the Morning” in Mendocino, CA and all throughout the land. It is as alive as it’s ever been.

Thanks again, and hopefully my next post will be a glowing review of the documentary!

I am just blown away to discover there are other people who still love Little House. All this time I thought it was just me!