When Laura opened her eyes, the lamp was still shining brightly over the room, and Ma was bending over her with the doctor standing beside her. And in the bed by her side was a warm little bundle. “See your…
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Buy Goods Worth the Price
We were speaking of a woman in the community who was ignoring the conventions, thereby bringing joy to the gossips’ hearts and a shock to those persons who always think first of what people will say. “Well of course,” said…
Laura Fandom December 2012 Update
This time of year is probably not the first one that pops into your head when you think about Laura Ingalls Wilder, but it turns out that this December anyway is full of all things Laura. Click here and listen…
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Reminiscences of Fair Time
While visiting our county fair this fall I was impressed anew with the variety of a farm woman’s duties and the good work she is doing. Thru the poultry department, past the display of garden products and cookery and the…
Showing Your Thankfulness
The season is over, the rush and struggle of growing and saving the crops is past for another year and the time has come when we pause and reverently give thanks for the harvest. For it is not to our…
Dr. George Tann
Susan Thurlow Episode 36 of Trundlebed Tales all about A Doctor Fetched By A Family Dog, Dr. George Tann. It originally aired Saturday, October 27, 2012.Listen to host Sarah Uthoff and Susan Thurlow as they talk about Dr. George Tann.…
Mary Ingalls Society Founded
Group of Blind Students at Vinton By now you may have seen a similar post I made on Trundlebed Tales, but I wanted tomake sure everyone had seen this, plus there is a lovely article in the The Cedar…
Laura Homesite Season Ends
October usually is about the end of the main Laura Ingalls Wilder season for the year. If you plan a Laura trip after that, make sure you call ahead. They may or may not be able to accommodate you by…
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The “Other” Laura Ingalls Wilder
When fans finish the Little House series, they often move on to other things Laura wrote, including her columns in The Missiouri Ruralist. Although some fans don’t like these as they are different in tone and style the “Little House”…
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East Coast, How Are You?
I live in Michigan, a pretty fair distance from the East Coast. But the effects of Hurricane Sandy are evident, even at this distance: power outages, downed trees. I see clean-up crews all over the place. And that’s simply nothing…