The Countdown to LauraPalooza 2015 has begun. Before we pack our bags and head to South Dakota for a weekend of education, celebration and fun, some of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy & Research Association board members are taking a…
Author: Laura Welser
Keeping In Touch
I’m embarrassed to say that I never finished sending out my Christmas cards this year. So, if you usually receive a card from us, well, I offer my most humble apologies and my promise to do better next year. After…
A Scream in the Night
I never sleep through the night anymore and last night was no different. So when I woke up at 3am, my first thought was actually relief that it would be another three hours till my alarm went off signaling the…
The Great Debate | Beyond Little House
It seems we have a bit of a debate on our hands. This article out of the Boston Globe appeared just a few days ago. And then this article on bloomberg.com, a rebuttal of sorts, just came through my Google…
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…
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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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…
Planting a Seed
My daughter has recently become a foster mom and has begun the journey to one day adopt a child. Her first experience was temporarily fostering a thirteen month old baby girl. She had her for only eleven days, but Baby…
The First Four Years; Chapter 3: Section 9
When I decided to take on this chapter and re-read the section, I chose to look at it as I had the very first time I read it back some 40-ish years ago. I initially read the books in 1971…