Summer has faded and the cool breezes are here. It’s the time of year when the drone of the air conditioner is replaced with the hum of the heater and I pull our heavy quilts out of their storage crates.…
Year: 2009
A Quilt With No Name
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About Presenting at LauraPalooza …
I’ve been getting a note or call here and there from folks who’d like to present something at LP, but don’t have an academic paper to present. When I plotted out the call for papers, I simply didn’t think about…
Twitter Rhymes
If you’ve been following Rose Wilder Lane and Half Pint Ingalls on Twitter, you’ve already seen this exchange — my favorite Twitter couplet ever, because it rhymes. @HalfPintIngalls: Almanzo likes big bustles; he cannot lie. @RoseWilderLane: As the young people…
A Lesson from Ma
Ma Ingalls has apparently become a teacher in a new series out in blogland. I thought the first lesson a great one, and look forward to future installments. What can you learn from Ma Ingalls?
A Very Mary Celebration
This past summer, I took my niece to De Smet, South Dakota. As we soared across half the country high above the clouds in an airplane, I read By the Shores of Silver Lake to her and thought what a…
A Flurry of LauraPalooza Activity
Whew. I’ve a lot of good news to report on planning for next summer’s conference. Have you submitted your presentation proposal yet? First, we’ve secured the ballroom on the Centennial Student Union on the MSU campus for all three days…
Interview With Steve Blanchard
Here’s a radio interview with Steve “Pa Ingalls” Blanchard, who’s traveling with the musical right now, courtesy of the musical’s Twitter feed.
Ask the Experts: Source for Hardback Books?
On the heels of the last post, and with Christmas right around the bend, I thought this would be a great time to post the following question: Do you know of any source(s) where I can purchase the entire 9-book…
What Books Do YOU Have?
I’m bringing Jeanine’s comment up to the top because I think she asks a great question. I’m wondering what editions other readers of this blog have? I have the yellow paperbacks; I found a blue set (neat to know the…
Ask the Experts: When were the Little House Books Published in Paperback?
Do you know when the first paperbacks were printed on the series of Little House books? I found a set that says 1953 newly illustrated uniform edition printed 1953 by Harper and Row. I can’t find anything to verify that…