With all the hubbub surrounding LauraPalooza, we plumb forgot to post the details of the latest Homesteader. In this case “latest” means summer 2010, which for those counting is Issue 17. The post describing the issue is now up, backdated…
Author: Sandra Hume
The Wheat on My Street
So turns out, this street sign is a mere mile from my house. But I rarely drive by that way so I never noticed it. Yep, we’re wheat farmers around here.
LauraPalooza Photo Challenge
Currently open on my computer is the special LauraPalooza edition of The Homesteader. If I do say so myself, it is looking sweeeeeeet. Just paging through it, scanning the text and all the photos, I’m living those two and a…
A Conversation With the Author of The Heroine’s Bookshelf
We are in the presence of greatness. Here, stopping in to Beyond Little House, is none other than Erin Blakemore. Why do I know that name? you’re thinking. Well, most likely it’s because Erin holds a distinction formerly attained by…
Grab a Burger In Brookings
When I travel, it’s all about the food. Well before I leave my zip code I am scoping out restaurant reviews and online menus and mapping locations of the cool new (or new to me) restaurants I want to try.…
LauraPalooza Homesteader, “Nellie’s” show, and more …
I have a hard time not thinking of Rocky Ridge Day (which hasn’t been held since 2002) every time October rolls around. Sigh. I’m saying hello to you folks from the top of a hole, which I’ve burrowed myself into…
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Beyond Little House
Got 45 minutes to spare? When it comes to Laura, of course you do. Beyond Little House’s Sarah Uthoff and Amy Lauters were guest speakers today on Iowa Public Radio’s “Talk of Iowa” on a segment called “Laura Ingalls Wilder…
A Reader Weighs in on Eliza Jane
A reader wrote in with a comment on this post (about Eliza Jane and Laura’s portrayal of her) that was so thorough and extensive I thought it deserved front-page notice. I, too, have thought about this for many years, but…
Issue 17, Summer 2010
The newest issue of the Homesteader is complete and ready for order. In this issue: Two versions of Laura’s gingerbread recipe are floating around. How did one recipe become two? Sarah Uthoff investigates, plus offers tips on making Laura’s gingerbread…
Homesteader Is Coming. Really.
A Homesteader subscriber just wrote in asking this: “When will the latest edition of the Homesteader be mailed out?” Excellent question. I’m glad you asked. What with the inadvertent convergence of moving cross country and LauraPalooza — both the pre-planning…