Let’s do something fun and goofy together — go to the comments to add the next two lines. Feel free to participate repeatedly until we put together a biographical poem. Don’t worry, it doesn’t have to be good — just…
Play Spoilers! If You Don’t Want to Know, Don’t Read.
I may be a writer, but I’m not a review writer. I’d much rather sit back and read the music reviews and book reviews of my colleagues who craft them so much better than I ever could. And I hate…
Wild Chokecherries
I went hiking this weekend along the Sakatah Singing Hills Trail in southern Minnesota, enjoying the crisp fall air and the changing colors. The Sakatah Trail follows an old railroad bed that led from west to east, beginning and ending…
Interviews With The Cast on YouTube
My review is upcoming, but in the meantime, check out this three-minute segment of interviews with Kara Lindsay (Laura), Steve Blanchard (Pa), and Melissa Gilbert (Ma), as well as the director, Francesca Zambello. I will say that I thoroughly enjoyed…
Little Musical In New Jersey
Tomorrow morning, I get on a train. Destination: New Jersey. To quote Bull Durham, I’m goin’ to the show. Well, not that show. The “Little House” show. At the Paper Mill Playhouse. I’ve done a little digging–enough to re-familiarize myself…
Book Giveaway
That’s right, another giveaway — but not from us this time. Visit Wide Open Spaces and leave a comment to enter a drawing for a copy of The Prairie Girl’s Guide to Life, by Jennifer Worick. Good luck — and…
Close Your Eyes, Mary!
I’ve already outed myself as someone who’s not necessarily a TV show expert. And I do admit, at times I can be so detail-oriented on the one hand, and so completely oblivious on the other — often at the same…
Rainy Wilder Days
Last weekend, my niece and I traveled to Mansfield, Missouri, to celebrate their annual Wilder Days. Although there are several events from Wednesday through Sunday, the majority of the festivities took place on Saturday, which was the only day we…
Little House on the Prairie, the Musical
The Little House on the Prairie musical opened this past weekend in New Jersey. Rumor has it that there are several big changes from last year’s run at the Guthrie in Minneapolis. Judging from the pictures I’ve seen, it appears…
More on Little House Politics
An interview you might be interested in reading, with Dr. John J. Fry, professor of history at Trinity Christian College in Chicago, discussing the politics of Laura Ingalls Wilder, was published today. Read it here and feel free to comment…