There’s just something awfully cozy about the thought of a Little House Christmas, isn’t there? And as the weather has just turned quite chilly in my part of the country, thoughts of Christmas are beginning to fill my head anyway.…
Author: Rebecca Brammer
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 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…
Laurapalooza on Minnesota Public Radio
Hear John Miller and Pamela Smith Hill on MPR Thursday morning — and if you didn’t attend Laurapalooza, here’s a mini-dose of it you can get at home. Great discussion!
A Betsy-Tacy Saturday
This was posted in the comments, and I wanted to bring it up to the forefront to make sure everyone saw it: Here is a schedule of events at the Betsy-Tacy houses for Saturday, July 17. The LIW conference events…
The Life Stories of a Pioneer Girl
“I declare,” Ma said. “It never rains but it pours.” ~from These Happy Golden Years, Chapter 20 One of the most frequent questions I have received over the years from those who love Laura’s books is, “Why hasn’t there been…
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The Way Melissa Sees It
When Melissa Anderson (no longer desiring to be called Melissa Sue Anderson as her Little House fans know her) published her book, The Way I See It: A Look Back at My Life on Little House, reactions from fans were…
Moving Pictures
Well, the Hard Winter is over — for most of us, anyway — and spring has arrived in all its glory. As we celebrated winter’s end with the Ingalls family in our final chapters of The Long Winter discussion, so…
Rose’s Legacy
We often refer to the “Little House” books as being Laura’s legacy… but what about the legacy of her daughter, Rose Wilder Lane? The Libertarian Legacy of Rose Wilder Lane is a fascinating read, particularly for those attempting to understand…
The Long Winter, Chapter 29: The Last Mile
This chapter is pivotal in more than one way, and there’s so much said in just a few pages that to attempt to expound upon it all would be quite challenging. So I’ll just make a few comments, and let…