It was the spring of 1987, and Cat’s Cradle was all the rage in Iowa my elementary school. It was the first and only fad I ever had the privilege of starting. And of course, it was all because of…
Month: July 2009
Summer Giveaway #4 Winners + bonus
Wow, everyone did an awesome job with Laura’s A-Z, Summer Giveaway #4. The computer at random.org picked these two lucky winners: Amy and Elliemae. And for a surprise bonus, Kim gets one for posting the most words! Please email [email…
Boys like Laura, too, don’t they?
In a conversation with my sister-cousin, Nicole Kohls, this weekend, talk turned to Little House. Now, Nic is one of the cousins, along with her sister Sara, who regularly played with my sister, Tracy, and I when we were small.…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: Almanzo Wilder, Amy, Crafting, Cultural Impact, Farmer Boy, Playing Laura
From Oprah to Guideposts, Little House Has Something for Everyone
More than fifty years after her death, Laura Ingalls Wilder is still changing lives. Read this heartwarming article in Guideposts magazine about a little girl who came to understand the meaning of family through a visit to the Little House…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: Cultural Impact, Homesites, Museums and Attractions, Little House in the News
Ask the Experts: A Little House Wedding?
I am getting married next summer and as I have been a huge LIW fan my whole life, I would like to include something LIW into my wedding…I think I’m looking for a quote to put on the programs or…
The Truth About Silver Lake
We really need to have a talk about Silver Lake. You see, just this week I’ve read comments concerning it on two different blogs of recent visitors to De Smet. One states that she is going to visit “Silver Lake (which,…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: By The Shores of Silver Lake, De Smet -- General, Homesite Vacations, Rebecca
Racism Revisited
Recently the blog Anti-Racist Parent used my post on how to discuss racism in Little Town on the Prairie as a launchpad for a post digging deeper into this issue from the perspective of parents of children of color. It’s…
Carrie Said … What?
A week and a half ago, on the long ride to the airport, I was reading The Long Winter aloud to my family when I discovered a lifelong error. That is, an error of mine. Remember when Laura and Carrie…
Playing Laura and Mary
In my “other” (non-Laura) life as an early interventionist, I am often discouraged at the playthings available to children. Toys of today do all the work for the kids; children don’t have to pretend anything because the toys do it…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: De Smet -- Ingalls Homestead, Homesite Vacations, Homesites, Museums and Attractions, Playing Laura, Rebecca, Walnut Grove
Summer Giveaway #4
No question this time… just a little game. Let’s do an A-Z Laura Ingalls Wilder/Rose Wilder Lane. I will start us out with A and the next person to comment must leave a word (or phrase) that starts with B…