In this issue: The author of an upcoming book on Laura shares her experience with dash butter churning A high school biology teacher talks about walking in Laura’s footsteps in trips taken from the pages of her books Looking at…
More On Racism in Little House
The following comment came in from reader Shanti over the weekend, on Laura Welser’s post of May 6, 2009: “Should Little House Be Banned?” this is a late comment – I came here by way of a Google search on…
Laura Ingalls Wilder, Farm Activist?
First, thanks to everyone who listened to my first official radio interview. It was an interesting experience, and I appreciated an interviewer who’d obviously read the book first! Thanks to Sandra, too, for posting the link to the recording of…
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On Horses and Oysters
After Sandra referred to Almanzo Wilder as “The Oyster” in her last post, Laura W expressed her curiosity in the comments as to what this was all about. I decided to post the answer rather than reply to Laura as…
Amy on NPR Talking About Her Book!
She tried to be humble about it, slipping it in at the bottom of her post, but I won’t let her get away with that. Beyond Little House’s own Amy Mattson Lauters was on a Wisconsin NPR station today talking…
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Little House Grammar
My daughter started The Long Winter over the weekend. I am keeping quiet and remaining low-key. She has no idea how thrilled I am, which is the only way she’ll finish the series. She recently completed By The Shores of…
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Summer Giveaway #2
Do you do anything that is Little House-like? Do you knit? Sew? Butcher your own animals? Make your own cheese? Share it in the comment section and be entered in a drawing for a copy of my book Rose Wilder Lane’s…
Sharing Laura
One of the things I really appreciate about the folks who read, contribute to, and write for this blog is the fact that all of us love to share Laura with others. I have several nieces and nephews, but I…
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Happy Father’s Day
Ma made Pa’s Sunday shirts of calico. He wore a black silk tie, a coat and vest and pants. I can’t describe them. Seems as though all I ever saw of Pa was his face especially his eyes, his whiskers…
Charles Ingalls: Everyone’s Pa
On Mother’s Day weekend, we honored Caroline Ingalls by sharing what we most admired about her, what she had taught us, or the influence she had on our lives. Now it’s Pa’s turn. Charles Ingalls was dearly loved and respected…