I remember thinking, when I read that Pa survived a blizzard by tunneling under a bank into a snowdrift–many, many years ago–that the drift must have been mighty big. I grew up in Wisconsin, and I’ve seen my share of…
Year: 2009
A Little House Christmas Tree
There’s something about Christmas that makes people think “Little House.” Something about those Christmases of long ago that people connect with. The simplicity… the joy… it’s what people want their Christmas to be like. And yet so often it’s not,…
Yes, Mary and Laura, There Is a Santa Claus
“Ma!” Laura cried. “There IS a Santa Claus, isn’t there?” “Of course there’s a Santa Claus,” said Ma. She set the iron on the stove to heat again. “The older you are, the more you know about Santa Claus,” she…
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New Photo Group, and A New Contributor, Too!
Wendy McClure here, your newest contributor at Beyond Little House! I’m a writer from Chicago currently finishing a book about my year revisiting the world of Laura Ingalls Wilder. When I’m not agonizing over my rough draft (I know the…
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Pardon Our Prairie Dust
Welcome to the brand-new Beyond Little House! This online sanctuary for all things Laura Ingalls Wilder is back and better than ever. Watch in the coming weeks for more info about our upcoming conference in Minnesota, LauraPalooza, including the opportunity…
Contemporary Lessons from The Long Winter
Lizzie Skurnick, author of the recently released Shelf Discovery: The Teen Classics We Never Stopped Reading, used to write a column on Jezebel dissecting the young-adult novels we read as kids–and likely reread as adults. (Her book is based on…
Which Came First, the Song or the Cat?
Sometimes I’m asked how I decide what to research in the vast world of LIW, or why I know some amazingly trivial things but not others. It usually starts quite innocently enough. A comment, a mention in an article, a…
Blizzard Warnings in Southern Minnesota
Do you remember my post a few weeks back about snow storms in October? Well, after an unseasonably warm and sunny November, it appears our Minnesota winter will arrive tomorrow–with a vengeance. The forecast calls for 5 to 8 inches…
A Little House Christmas
This time of year, some folks get caught up in the hustle and bustle and stress of the holiday season, while others keep things much more simple. Still others feel caught in the former group while wishing they were part…
A Rose in December
…a Rose in December (is) much rarer than a rose in June, and must be paid for accordingly. ~Laura Ingalls Wilder, in The First Four Years This quotation has been going through my head for the last month, every time…