The Homesteader just sent off its sixteenth issue. We’ve been in print for eight years! Sometimes I can’t quite believe that myself. All the thanks goes to you, the readers. Without an audience, there would be no Homesteader. I’d like…
Author: Sandra Hume
The Long Winter, Chapter 8: Settled In Town
So the Ingalls family is moving to town for the winter. Mostly the chapter is spent telling us exactly what Pa’s store building looks like, where it is in town, and how it’s set up for winter. A good prairie…
Seven Minutes of the Musical!
This almost seven-minute video shows more of the musical than I’ve seen anywhere. Thanks, PrairieFans! My only quibble is that it doesn’t show my favorite song, “Faster,” which Almanzo and Laura sing in the cutter. But the rest is just…
The Long Winter, Chapter 1: Make Hay While the Sun Shines
It’s hot. It’s probably August, though the book doesn’t explicitly say. It’s the summer after the first winter near De Smet—the winter of the Surveyors’ House and the oyster-soup New Year’s dinner—and the Ingalls family is out on the claim.…
Lauras and Their Picture Windows
Laura pops up in all aspects of my life, it seems. Even in other books. Right now — that is, when I’m not reading The Long Winter, which I’ll post about in the next day or so — I’m in…
Online Ordering For T-shirts Now Available!
We said we’d let you know when it was time, and it’s time: you can now order memberships and T-shirts from the Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association online. It’s all explained here.
The Long Winter in January? Why Not?
One thing (among many) noticeable on Facebook is that everyone talks about the weather. As in life, I suppose. And winter, it seems, has arrived but good. Everywhere. Recently, it snowed in Houston. Right now, it’s snowing in Florida and…
For Your Download Pleasure: The Long Winter Radio Show
Courtesy of Homeschool Radio Shows via Homeschool Freebie of the Day — this just in: An audio of a radio show that dramatizes The Long Winter. It’s old-fashioned and lovely. I just finished listening to it. Here’s what Homeschool Radio…
Fixing Links and More Conference Details
Happy New Year, everyone! Have you all had your oyster soup? We’re still working on spiffing up the site. Lots of you have written in reporting on broken links and other problems. Thanks so much, and please keep them coming.…
Yes, Mary and Laura, There Is a Santa Claus
“Ma!” Laura cried. “There IS a Santa Claus, isn’t there?” “Of course there’s a Santa Claus,” said Ma. She set the iron on the stove to heat again. “The older you are, the more you know about Santa Claus,” she…
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