My daughter started The Long Winter over the weekend. I am keeping quiet and remaining low-key. She has no idea how thrilled I am, which is the only way she’ll finish the series. She recently completed By The Shores of…
Year: 2009
Little House Grammar
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: By The Shores of Silver Lake, Caroline Quiner Ingalls (Ma), Little Town on the Prairie, Sandra
Summer Giveaway #2
Do you do anything that is Little House-like? Do you knit? Sew? Butcher your own animals? Make your own cheese? Share it in the comment section and be entered in a drawing for a copy of my book Rose Wilder Lane’s…
Sharing Laura
One of the things I really appreciate about the folks who read, contribute to, and write for this blog is the fact that all of us love to share Laura with others. I have several nieces and nephews, but I…
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Happy Father’s Day
Ma made Pa’s Sunday shirts of calico. He wore a black silk tie, a coat and vest and pants. I can’t describe them. Seems as though all I ever saw of Pa was his face especially his eyes, his whiskers…
Charles Ingalls: Everyone’s Pa
On Mother’s Day weekend, we honored Caroline Ingalls by sharing what we most admired about her, what she had taught us, or the influence she had on our lives. Now it’s Pa’s turn. Charles Ingalls was dearly loved and respected…
Neighbors
Recently I found myself stranded on the side of the road with a flat tire, so I started thinking about Little House. I had plenty of time because in the more than 45 minutes I was there, not one person stopped…
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S.O.S. (Save Our Sites!)
If there’s anything I love as much as the Little House books, it’s the Little House homesites. That should come as no surprise to anyone who has followed this blog or perused the Frontier Girl site. It’s no secret that…
Summer Giveaway #1 winners
For Summer Giveaway #1, the computer at random.org picked these two lucky winners: Em and Tracy. Please email [email removed] with your mailing address. Remember, there will be several opportunities throughout the summer to win a copy so if you…
“You Better Just Manage.”
Rebecca’s post on discipline struck a nerve with me–in a good way. Many’s the time I’ve mentioned my kids here. I’ve got two: an almost seven-year-old daughter and a four-and-a-half-year-old son. My daughter, I say lovingly, is a “challenge.” I’m…
How Research Takes Hold, Part II
I hunkered down in the library, ready to view a treasury of material I’d just found: Period magazines that catered to farm women as an audience. If you’ve never had an opportunity to look through perfectly preserved period archives, I…