There were once two men who had different ways of treating their horses when they went around them in the barn. One always spoke to his horses as he passed so that they might know he was there and not…
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Kelly Ferguson Interview
Kelly Ferguson, author of My Life as Laura, was recently interviewed via Skype. During the 33 minute interview, Ferguson talks about writing her book (and her good decision to cut chapters where she spoke as Laura), her bad timing of…
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Fandom Roundup 2012
This is the third year the Trundlebed Tales podcast has done a retrospective looking back over the events in Laura Ingalls Wilder fandom. 2012 was a busy year with a lot of events, from the publication of the new edition…
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A Literrarium?
Let’s have a show of hands! Who received a Little House related gift for Christmas this year? I did. And I have in the past and I want my daughter to check this out for the future (hint). Writer and…
Little House in Lund Closes
Little House Store When I do my travel program, one of the stories I always like to tell is how my then boss and traveling companion, Vicki Hughes urged me on despite what I’d been told in town and we…
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A Few Minutes with a Poet
Among my books of verse, there is an old poem that I could scarcely do without. It is “The Fool’s Prayer” by Edward Rowland Sill and every now and then I have been impelled, in deep humiliation of spirit, to…
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas!
Happy Holidays from all of us here at Beyond Little House. 1880 Train Christmas Song Tracy Lawrence “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” from Martin Fischer on Vimeo. Enjoy the Christmas greeting in the video while admiring the beautiful footage…
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Christmas in the Big Woods
In the morning they all woke up almost at the same moment. They looked at their stockings, and something was in them. Santa Claus had been there. Alice and Ella and Laura in their red flannel nightgowns and Peter in…
Snowed In
Where I live in Iowa, we just survived our first big storm of the winter. (Which is a good thing because we were dry all summer and we’ve actually set a record locally for the longest time between snowstorms.) It…
Annual Christmas Shopping Guide 2012
This is the third year that I’ve put together a shopping guide to help you find the perfect present for the Laura Ingalls Wilder fan or Little House fan in your life. The first year I created a list if…
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