Wading in Plum Creek As I promised in the Laurapalooza Videos, /2010/08/02/laurapalooza-videos I’ve posted a video of what it’s like to go wading in Plum Creek. I hope you enjoy it. My suggestions for going wading are right here. /2010/02/15/wading-in-plum-creek…
Month: September 2010
Wading in Plum Creek Video
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Mythbuster: Laura’s Sister Was NOT Captured by Indians
“I hate to tell you this,” my friend’s husband told her once as we were setting off to hike the Mary Ingles Living History Trail. “But there is no way that blind woman walked 400 miles down the banks of…
Little House Surprises
Two weekends ago (and yes, I’m late in posting, sorry), I went camping at Beaver Creek Valley State Park in the southeastern corner of Minnesota, just north of the Iowa border. The plan? To tour the Niagara Cave in Harmony,…
Pa’s Church Bell Video
Here’s a quick little video from footage I didn’t use for the Laurapalooza videos. I hope you enjoy it! Pa’s Church Bell Sarah S. Uthoff blogs at TrundleBed Tales; look for her on Twitter and YouTube.
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Little House Toys
If the toys available to a child determine his or her interests, my kids will be Laura fans from the get-go. I’m always on a mission, it seems, to figure out how to create Little House related toys. I’ve got…
Hoover Library is a Twitter
Every Labor Day I introduce a brand new program about Laura at the Laura Ingalls Wilder Remembered event at the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum in West Branch, Iowa. This year they’ve arranged for me to get wireless access…
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Beyond Little House
Got 45 minutes to spare? When it comes to Laura, of course you do. Beyond Little House’s Sarah Uthoff and Amy Lauters were guest speakers today on Iowa Public Radio’s “Talk of Iowa” on a segment called “Laura Ingalls Wilder…