Sometimes I’m asked how I decide what to research in the vast world of LIW, or why I know some amazingly trivial things but not others. It usually starts quite innocently enough. A comment, a mention in an article, a…
Author: Rebecca Brammer
A Little House Christmas
This time of year, some folks get caught up in the hustle and bustle and stress of the holiday season, while others keep things much more simple. Still others feel caught in the former group while wishing they were part…
A Rose in December
…a Rose in December (is) much rarer than a rose in June, and must be paid for accordingly. ~Laura Ingalls Wilder, in The First Four Years This quotation has been going through my head for the last month, every time…
A Very Mary Celebration
This past summer, I took my niece to De Smet, South Dakota. As we soared across half the country high above the clouds in an airplane, I read By the Shores of Silver Lake to her and thought what a…
A Lesson from Ma
Ma Ingalls has apparently become a teacher in a new series out in blogland. I thought the first lesson a great one, and look forward to future installments. What can you learn from Ma Ingalls?
Ask the Experts: Source for Hardback Books?
On the heels of the last post, and with Christmas right around the bend, I thought this would be a great time to post the following question: Do you know of any source(s) where I can purchase the entire 9-book…
Ask the Experts: When were the Little House Books Published in Paperback?
Do you know when the first paperbacks were printed on the series of Little House books? I found a set that says 1953 newly illustrated uniform edition printed 1953 by Harper and Row. I can’t find anything to verify that…
Ask the Experts: What sickness did Ma have?
Folks, we’ve been remiss in posting the questions received by our readers lately, having a tendency to respond by email and never put them up on the site for others to read. We’ll try to rectify that, so don’t be…
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Trick or Treat
Be on the lookout tonight and you just might spot a little Laura Ingalls running about in your neighborhood. Watch for the braids… the prairie dress… the sunbonnet hanging down the back… and perhaps, just perhaps, they might hold out…
Kara and Kate: The New Laura and Nellie
Do you ever feel like your phone lines are tapped? The other day, Sandra and I were discussing the upcoming interview of Kara Lindsay and Kevin Massey for The Homesteader, and I commented that in all of the stories I’ve…
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