Recently I found myself stranded on the side of the road with a flat tire, so I started thinking about Little House. I had plenty of time because in the more than 45 minutes I was there, not one person stopped…
Neighbors
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S.O.S. (Save Our Sites!)
If there’s anything I love as much as the Little House books, it’s the Little House homesites. That should come as no surprise to anyone who has followed this blog or perused the Frontier Girl site. It’s no secret that…
Summer Giveaway #1 winners
For Summer Giveaway #1, the computer at random.org picked these two lucky winners: Em and Tracy. Please email [email removed] with your mailing address. Remember, there will be several opportunities throughout the summer to win a copy so if you…
“You Better Just Manage.”
Rebecca’s post on discipline struck a nerve with me–in a good way. Many’s the time I’ve mentioned my kids here. I’ve got two: an almost seven-year-old daughter and a four-and-a-half-year-old son. My daughter, I say lovingly, is a “challenge.” I’m…
How Research Takes Hold, Part II
I hunkered down in the library, ready to view a treasury of material I’d just found: Period magazines that catered to farm women as an audience. If you’ve never had an opportunity to look through perfectly preserved period archives, I…
What If
Do you ever play the “what if” game in regards to the Ingalls and Wilders? I sure do. What if the Ingalls had stayed in the Big Woods, mightn’t they have been better off? It seems like their most prosperous time was…
Let the punishment fit the crime
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about discipline, and how I want to raise my children to have an intrinsic moral code to guide their own behavior and make good choices in life, and what disciplinary tactics would be most…
How Research Takes Hold of Us
I was glad to see Rebecca’s post on my new book, More than a Farmer’s Wife: Voices of American Farm Women, 1910 to 1960. I especially appreciated that it resonated so deeply with her and her experiences as a farmer’s…
Summer Giveaway #1
Do you have a favorite Little House site? Why is it your favorite? Share your memories in the comment section and be entered in a drawing for a copy of my book Rose Wilder Lane’s San Francisco. In two weeks I…
Gingerbread
I just learned that June 5 is National Gingerbread Day, who knew? In honor of this much loved holday, I think we should all get out the molasses and make LIW’s famous gingerbread recipe. Happy baking!