Guest post by Sue Poremba Around the same time I began reading the Little House books, I began reading biographies of famous Americans – mostly presidents and first ladies. Presidential history now fascinates me as much as the life of…
Month: August 2013
The Family Motto | Beyond Little House
It has become quite the customary thing for farms to be given a distinguishing name. It adds much to the interest of a farm home, especially as the name usually calls attention to some feature of the place that marks…
Read-along Update | Beyond Little House
We’re down to the last five sections in the The First Four Years read-along. If you want to get caught up, just click on the link in the sidebar there → on the right of the page. As a matter…
Will THIS Project Be the One? | Beyond Little House
So my Google alerts, um, alerted me to this story yesterday about yet another Laura Ingalls Wilder project in the works. This comes from Pineapple Express director David Gordon Green, who was quoted as saying he has read Little House…
Sharing the Love | Beyond Little House
I love this article for so many reasons. I think you’ll agree. It’s heartwarming to read about a little boy who read and loved the Little House books and went on to share that love with his own children. It…
Never Too Old | Beyond Little House
For many of us women who are not getting any younger and feeling that we have not accomplished all that we want, there is hope! Check out this list of nine women who succeeded later in life on Huffington Post.…
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Mansfield Wilder Days Announces Guest | Beyond Little House
Mansfield Wilder Days have put out their flyer for the event. 2013 is the 100th anniversary of the final major addition (the living room and front porch part that makes the front of the house) was finished. They had rolled…
The Farm Wife
“We are going to be late getting the hay in from the west meadow. Can’t you come and rake it or us?” said The Man of the Place. I could and did; also I drove the team on the hay…
Buttons Anyone?
It seems I collect buttons. It didn’t start out that way. I really just wanted a few buttons that were Little House-related, but my husband keeps finding jars or bags of buttons at flea markets and antique stores. He really…