For themselves, they decided to buy a present together, something they could both use and enjoy. After much studying of Montgomery Ward’s catalogue, they chose to get a set of glassware. They needed it for the table and there was…
Month: April 2009
The Mystery of the Oval Glass Bread Plate
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: Cheryl, LIW-Related Items, Mansfield, Research, The First Four Years
Lazy? Lousy? Really?
Something that has always bothered me in the Little House books is the whole Eliza Jane debacle. I couldn’t figure out why Laura presented such a bleak picture of her sister-in-law. Part of the reason for that is the timeline.…
More Laura Ingalls Wilder Tweeting!
Now everyone’s favorite brown-eyed Laura Ingalls, Melissa Gilbert, is tweeting over at Twitter. Find her at @MelissaEGilbert, where she posts about her dogs, the entertainment industry, her family, her post-forty expanding buttocks, and anything else that strikes her fancy. She also answers questions…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: Alison Arngrim, Melissa Gilbert, Sandra, Television series -- Little House on the Prairie
How to Make Your Dreams Come True
…It is necessary that we dream now and then. No one ever achieved anything, from the smallest object to the greatest, unless the dream was dreamed first, yet those who stop at dreaming never accomplish anything. We must first see…
A Life Changing Little House Weekend
When I first heard about the Little House musical that was going to be performed at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota, I thought that I would really love to go. I am not much of a traveler, but I…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: De Smet -- Ingalls Homestead, De Smet -- LIWMS, Homesite Vacations, Homesites, Museums and Attractions, Laura Welser, Walnut Grove
Wedding Silver
Ever since I was a little girl I’ve always tried to find a way to bring my interests into my daily life. It may have been wearing my hair like one of the Brady Bunch, convincing my mother that I…
Spring Freshet
The year was 1993, and my family was making its first-ever journey in the covered wagon minivan across the American Midwest to visit the Little House sites. I will never forget the thrill of excitement I experienced on that first…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: Homesite Vacations, On the Banks of Plum Creek, Rebecca, Walnut Grove
Getting the Tingles: Reviewing Ruralist Articles
One of the perks of being a published author is the occasional treat of new materials sent right to your door, for no other reason than somebody thinks you, the author, might want them. Such was the case with the…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: Amy, Cultural Impact, LauraPalooza 2010: Legacies, LIW-Related Items
Prairie Tale: A Memoir
Melissa Gilbert, of Little House on the Prairie television and musical fame, has just announced the publication of her new book, Prairie Tale: A Memoir, which will be released on June 9, 2009. The autobiography chronicles Melissa’s years on the…
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The Simple Things
The little white daisies with their hearts of gold grew thickly along the path where we walked to Sunday school. Father and sister and I used to walk the 2 1/2 miles every Sunday morning. The horses had worked hard…