Guest post by Jaime Brooks Once again it is Christmas Eve at the Ingalls homestead. Everyone is busy with their Christmas preparations, looking forward to the Christmas tree in town. Unfortunately the snow and wind had started and Pa decided…
Year: 2012
Laura Ingalls Wilder on Twitter
While there is a strong Laura Ingalls Wilder presence on Twitter there can always be more people talking about Laura so we hope you join in. If you haven’t yet come across Twitter, it’s a social media service that’s unique…
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These Happy Golden Years, Chapter 24: Almanzo Goes Away
Guest post by Melanie Fishbane I picked this chapter because in my recent-re-reading of THGY, I was struck by how quickly Almanzo leaves with Royal. Although Laura remembers that he had said something about it, there is no foreshadowing of…
Good and Bad News in the Literary World of Laura
(cross-posted from Little House Travel) Bad news first, shall we? Amy Lauters' Rediscovered Writings of Rose Wilder Lane, Literary Journalist is one of many Laura-related books published by the University of Missouri Press The bad news in the world of…
LauraPalooza Registration Extended (With Late Fees) | Beyond Little House
As we’ve been telling you for the last few weeks, full registration for LauraPalooza 2012 will close tomorrow – Thursday, May 31. Due to some logistical limitations that remains true. However, in response to multiple requests for more time to…
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My Favorite Things – Part 4
I’ve been running in Laura circles on the internet for a good number of years now, and have met and traveled with people all over the world who love Laura as much as I do. Therefore, the thought of being…
My Favorite Things, Part 3 | Beyond Little House
Once upon a time I used to consider myself a Laura Ingalls Wilder expert. I read all her books, I read an honest-to-goodness biography about her (the only one available at the time) and once, on my father’s cross-country business…
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These Happy Golden Years, Chapter 23: Barnum Walks
Guest post by Sandra Hume and Erin Blakemore Erin: Cut to another round of jump-into-the-Barnum deathmobile. Laura wants to take a shot at this bad boy (perhaps freeing Almanzo’s arms up for more favorable purposes?). Sandra: This chapter is so…
Jim Hicks—Physics in Laura’s World
(cross-posted from Little House Travel) This is Jim Hicks. He teaches physics at a high school in Illinois. His students call him “Uncle Jim.” Jim Hicks, physics teacher, Laurafan, entertainer Besides being a physics teacher, Jim is a literary traveler.…
Jim Hicks—Physics in Laura’s World | Beyond Little House
(cross-posted from Little House Travel) This is Jim Hicks. He teaches physics at a high school in Illinois. His students call him “Uncle Jim.” Jim Hicks, physics teacher, Laurafan, entertainer Besides being a physics teacher, Jim is a literary traveler.…
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