Guest post by Dr. Laura McLemore Céad míle fáilte I have to tell you people that it is very difficult to write about blizzards as I am sitting only a few hundred feet from the Alabama coastline. And before I…
Month: March 2010
The Long Winter, Chapter 16: Fair Weather
Guest post by Karen Witham After the dreariness of the last chapter, “Fair Weather” opens with the blizzard over but the after-effects lingering. The lack of a train is beginning to strike a somber note, and while Mary is her…
The Long Winter, Chapter 15: No Trains
Guest post by Erin Blakemore Now it starts to get GOOD, people. And by good, of course I mean bad, because to Laura it’s not even worth the effort to get up in the morning (sacrilege to a group of…
LauraPalooza Updates
There’s still plenty of room for anyone who hasn’t yet registered for LauraPalooza. We’re going to close registration May 31, unless we fill up before then, and any spots available after that point will likely be available on a first-come,…
Ask the Experts: The Hard Winter Guests
While you have been discussing the chapters of The Long Winter, Dr. Laura stated that another family lived with the Ingalls during that winter. I have not heard that information before and would love to know more about this fact.…
The Long Winter, Chapter 14: One Bright Day
Guest post by Laura McLemore This is a relatively short chapter and serves as bit of reprieve from the tension of the story. In this chapter, the blizzard of the previous days has subsided. Laura is awakened suddenly. She lies…
New Long Winter Schedule — With Dates!
Sandra here. I’ve been overseeing most of the The Long Winter chapter postings and schedule. I’ve been a little overextended of late with personal and professional issues (all good!), which means I haven’t given this the time I expected to,…
The Long Winter, Chapter 13: We’ll Weather the Blast!
Guest post by Susan Barton Malphurs Another bone-chilling sunrise, more ravaging winds with “wild voices,” yet Pa sings. He calls to Caroline that he is headed to the barn, but the fires are going. Ma advises the girls to remain…
New Pageant at De Smet 2010
De Smet Pageant The De Smet News carried a big article on the De Smet Pageant. This year for the first time they are going to do an adaption of The First Four Years. The script was written by Orval…
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Long Winter Chapter 12: Alone
I have to restrain myself from starting this post in my finest Dickensian style: “Alone: In which the family begins to speculate about how MUCH trouble they’re in, and how truly dire this winter will be.” We open this chapter…