“We are going to be late getting the hay in from the west meadow. Can’t you come and rake it or us?” said The Man of the Place. I could and did; also I drove the team on the hay…
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Buttons Anyone?
It seems I collect buttons. It didn’t start out that way. I really just wanted a few buttons that were Little House-related, but my husband keeps finding jars or bags of buttons at flea markets and antique stores. He really…
LIWLRA News
Attention Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy & Research Association members! The latest edition of our member’s only newsletter is headed to an inbox near you. This issue contains important updates on creating bylaws for the organization, the membership renewal process and…
Planting a Seed
My daughter has recently become a foster mom and has begun the journey to one day adopt a child. Her first experience was temporarily fostering a thirteen month old baby girl. She had her for only eleven days, but Baby…
The First Four Years; Chapter 3: Section 9
When I decided to take on this chapter and re-read the section, I chose to look at it as I had the very first time I read it back some 40-ish years ago. I initially read the books in 1971…
Happy Trails to Conference 2012
I hope that you’ve all enjoyed our look back on the national Laura Ingalls Wilder conference 2012. The entire Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association Board is very proud that we’ve been able to put on two consecutive national…
Days 5 and 6 LauraPalooza July 15-16 2012
Welcome to Days 5 and 6 of my LauraPalooza Trip, Sunday, July 15, and Monday, July 16 2012. Official LauraPalooza ended on Saturday, but my trip continued until Monday. Many Laura fans add an additional Laura site or two to…
Day 4 LauraPalooza July 14 2012
Welcome to Day 4 of LauraPalooza, Saturday, July 13, 2012. We finish up the last day in Mankato, Minnesota and then head out to Walnut Grove where we visit the Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum and Fragments of a Dream, the…
Day 3 LauraPalooza July 13 2012
Welcome to Day 3 of LauraPalooza, Friday, July 13, 2012. We have three videos for today. The middle one has a long bit of Barbara Walker’s speech, I hope you enjoy it. Note that YouTube has started a stabilization feature.…
Melissa Gilbert’s New Book
According to an article on EW.com (Entertainment Weekly), Melissa Gilbert has a new (and her first) picture book in the works. The books title is Daisy and Josephine and will hit store shelves on January 28, 2014. For more details…
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