Laura Whitaker, one of the LauraPalooza registrants (and longtime subscriber to the Homesteader) asked Beyond Little House about an itinerary for the Walnut Grove field trip. I don’t think we have an official schedule with times associated with it as…
Author: Sandra Hume
LauraPalooza Schedule
LauraPalooza 2010 is only three weeks away! It’s amazing how quickly it’s arrived. We’ve been receiving some questions. So here’s a bit more information: Registration is over for the full conference, but day passes are still available. Meal packages are…
Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Movie
Wow. We’ve all known this nebulous “Laura Ingalls Wilder documentary” was in the works by Dean Butler. We’d seen his earlier project on Almanzo’s life, Almanzo Wilder: Life Before Laura. It’s not that easy to please the hardcore fans. As…
BLH Contributor in FamilyFun Magazine: “Little Trip on the Prairie” (June/July 2010)
Do you subscribe to FamilyFun magazine? If so, turn to page 47 in the current issue, which is June/July 2010. I wrote a “Family Getaways” story about visiting the Little House sites in Pepin, Wanut Grove, and De Smet. Lots…
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Summer Storm … or Late Spring, I Guess
So tonight I was instant-messaging my husband — or to be accurate, he was instant-messaging me — while I was on a call with someone about a Homesteader story. The fellow on the phone was also a Laura Ingalls Wilder…
Would Pa Go For A Subprime Mortgage?
If he had Mr. Edwards to talk him into it? What do you think? Me, I think Pa wouldn’t go for it. But that young cuss, Almanzo? As drawn to debt as he was? Maybe … (I love how the…
Rules of Engagement
This year marks the ten-year anniversary of my marriage. Even all these years later, I’m still regularly asked to tell the story of how my husband and I met. I’m forever explaining how on earth a farmer from Kansas could…
The Long Winter, Chapter 32: The Christmas Barrel
This chapter is full of images that have stayed with me ever since my first reading of The Long Winter. To me, they’re full of burgeoning excitement. Image 1: Pa and Mr. Boast walking down the street with the Christmas…
Homesteader Price Is Going Up
With spring well in session, plans are coming together for the 18th issue of the Homesteader. That’s nine years of newsletters, two per year. And I’ll tell you something. I’ve loved putting together every single one. Ever since I attended…
The Long Winter, Chapter 30: It Can’t Beat Us
It seems like it should be the end, but it’s not. The wheat has come in to “save” the town, but it’s not over yet. All the wheat means is that the townspeople have bread to eat instead of nothing…