“It’s nothing to be solemn about!” Pa jumped out of bed. “Hurray! we’re Americans!” He sang. Hurray! Hurray! We’ll sing the jubilee! Hurray! Hurray! The flag that sets men free! Even the sun, as it rose shining into the clearest…
Year: 2011
Little Town on the Prairie, Chapter 25: Unexpected in December
How do you follow something as terrific as Eddie’s Chapter 24 post? I’ll have to give it my best shot! Christmas is tomorrow, but for the Ingalls family there will be no celebrating. They’ve decided that Christmas is just too…
Little Town on the Prairie, Chapter 24: The School Exhibition
Guest post by Eddie Higgins DE SMET LEADER, 24 December 1882 Special Report: School ExhibitionThe town of De Smet was treated to a wonderful display of educational achievement last night as the pupils of our school, led by their teacher,…
Prairie People
Sitting in my doctor’s office, I glanced through the June 6 issue of People Magazine and saw this quote from Tina Fey in a section called “What to Read to Your Kids”: “For a full year my daughter loved this Disney…
The Lotus
The lotus is the sacred emblem of Buddhism, because in its rise from the bottom of ponds to the light and sweet air above where it puts forth its large green leaves and beautiful blossoms “it symbolizes triumph over self…
Laura Ingalls Wilder Days 2011 in Burr Oak Iowa
Burr Oak’s 35th Laura Days “Images of the Past” at the Laura Ingalls Wilder Park & Museum Tours/Gift Shop Open:Saturday, 9 am-5 pm (closed for parade); Sunday Noon to 4 pm Events on Saturday, June 25th • “Wilder 5-K”…
Little Town on the Prairie, Chapter 23: Schooltime Begins Again
Guest post by Melanie Fishbane As much as things may change, there is always the dependability of the cycle of the seasons. After months of “self-indulgence,” and teenage revelry, Laura is ready to buckle down and get to work. Her…
Melissa Gilbert Looks for Questions
Those of us who follow Melissa Gilbert on Twitter (find her under MelissaEGilbert )recently learned that Gilbert, who wrote Prairie Tale: A Memoir in 2009, has started a new book. Gilbert tweeted “The book will be out next spring. Tentative…
Little Town on the Prairie, Chapter 22: Unexpected in April
Guest post by Barb Boustead You had to know that the meteorologist would want to write about the most weather-related chapter in the book, right? By summer 1881, an official weather observing station was opened in Huron, South Dakota, which…
Little Town on the Prairie, Chapter 21: The Madcap Days
I can’t believe nobody else wanted to do the minstrel show chapter! I am so lucky. As the past several chapter titles will attest, town life has been positively bustling. The sociable! The literaries! The whirl of gaiety! The birthday…