Betsy-Tacy fans know how to have fun. Little House fans have fun too — but I have to say that Betsy-Tacy fans have us beat, hands down. What is Betsy-Tacy and what does this have to do with Little House?…
Month: October 2009
A New Voice for the Blog
I’m a new voice appearing here on Beyond Little House. I was supposed to be posting all along, but an illness this spring and its after effects have kept me from posting before now. I hope I am back to…
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More Notes on the Play (And More Spoilers)
I’ve done some googling to remind myself more of the play, since I didn’t take notes during the performance. This document (what a find!) provided me with a few additional notes: Almanzo and Cap hunt the wheat onstage during the…
Laura’s Life in Rhyme
Let’s do something fun and goofy together — go to the comments to add the next two lines. Feel free to participate repeatedly until we put together a biographical poem. Don’t worry, it doesn’t have to be good — just…
Play Spoilers! If You Don’t Want to Know, Don’t Read.
I may be a writer, but I’m not a review writer. I’d much rather sit back and read the music reviews and book reviews of my colleagues who craft them so much better than I ever could. And I hate…
Wild Chokecherries
I went hiking this weekend along the Sakatah Singing Hills Trail in southern Minnesota, enjoying the crisp fall air and the changing colors. The Sakatah Trail follows an old railroad bed that led from west to east, beginning and ending…
Interviews With The Cast on YouTube
My review is upcoming, but in the meantime, check out this three-minute segment of interviews with Kara Lindsay (Laura), Steve Blanchard (Pa), and Melissa Gilbert (Ma), as well as the director, Francesca Zambello. I will say that I thoroughly enjoyed…
Little Musical In New Jersey
Tomorrow morning, I get on a train. Destination: New Jersey. To quote Bull Durham, I’m goin’ to the show. Well, not that show. The “Little House” show. At the Paper Mill Playhouse. I’ve done a little digging–enough to re-familiarize myself…