“She stumbled and fell down and her eyes popped open. She was up again and running before she could think.”
Category: Uncategorized
Little House on Facebook
Heh. This just in from Facebook, where a pilot friend of mine shared his opinion on flying a two-engine plane. The first comment? “God hates a coward.” (Can you identify the quote?)
Nellie’s No Seamstress
I just saw something sort of hilarious. Watching Little House with my kids (they’re just starting to get into it), I’m checking out Nellie’s sewing technique as she plays Meg to Mary’s Marmee in the Walnut Grove school production of…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: Mary, Nellie, Sandra, Television series -- Little House on the Prairie
Anne vs. Laura
Last week I got wind of a fight I didn’t want to participate in — mainly because I could never choose a side. The question at stake: Who’s Cooler: Anne of Green Gables… or Laura Ingalls? Wow. I felt like…
Grandpa’s father
Lately, I’ve been thinking about Samuel Worthen Ingalls. Laura’s great-grandfather. He interests me because he is the one ancestor Laura never met who makes it into one of her books as a minor character. As I wonder what kind of…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: Little House in the Big Woods, Minor Characters in Little House books, Rebecca
The Dark Side of Little House
When I think of the Little House series, I think about contentment, family, and happy times. Cozy dinners, lively music, loving hugs … it’s all part of the overall mood, isn’t it? Then there’s By the Shores of Silver Lake.…
The Winner of the First Quote Contest is ….
Roberta! Four of you slogged through to the very, very end, and from those four, a winner was randomly chosen. Congratulations to all of you who made it! Roberta, you now need to contact me privately at alauters[at]yahoo[dot]com so that…
Fall Fun at the Wilder Homesites
Just because summer’s over, don’t think the fun at the Laura Ingalls Wilder homesites has to end!! This weekend — September 12-13 — celebrate Laura Ingalls Wilder Days in Pepin, Wisconsin — the Little House in the Big Woods. And…
Posted in Uncategorized Tagged with: Events, Homesites, Museums and Attractions, Malone, Mansfield, Pepin
Quote Contest
You all are truly Laura-lovers. You’ve memorized the books and cite chapter and verse when it comes to even the most obscure quotes. It also looks like you had fun participating over the past two weeks. I’ll release the comments…
Quote #12: Last one!
You all have through Monday to post your answers, and I’ll make this one easy: ———————————– “It can never be a long time ago.”