Dear Rose, I like you. In many ways, I think you’re fabulous. You’re so much fun to be around—a tremendous storyteller, always good for a joke (and not always a clean one!). I’m not sure I’ve ever met anyone with…
There’s Gotta Be More …
I don’t remember how old I was, but I remember the heat of sun, blazing down on my young skin, soaking into me, as I frantically licked a freezer pop to keep it from melting in an icky, sticky mess…
Happy Mothers’ Day!
The older we grow the more precious become the recollections of childhood’s days, especially our memories of mother. Her love and care halo her memory with a brighter radiance, for we have discovered that nowhere else in the world is…
Bill Anderson and Dean Butler in Green Bay, Wisconsin in August
Heritage Hill State Historical Park, a living history museum in Green Bay, Wisconsin, will be holding a special Laura Ingalls Wilder Day on August 1, 2009. William Anderson and Dean Butler will be the special guests, and the day will…
Caroline Ingalls: Everyone’s Ma
Caroline Quiner Ingalls was the beloved mother of five children during her lifetime, but through the writings of her daughter Laura Ingalls Wilder, she has become dearly loved as “Ma” to thousands of children through the decades. Let’s honor Ma…
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Experiencing the Music of the Little House Books
When I was very small, I loved to listen to my mother read me the Little House books. But one thing frustrated me: the frequent use of song lyrics. Occasionally a song would be familiar, such as Yankee Doodle or…
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Should Little House Be Banned?
I’m not sure which came first. Was my interest in American History the reason for falling in love with the Little House books, or did the Little House books drive my need to learn more about American History? At any…
Lazy, Lousy Reprise
With apologies, rather than write a brand-new post I’m going to revisit Eliza Jane. With such insightful, sophisticated comments, it seems a shame not to. Dawn wrote: Is it possible that it was just true? That she was annoying and…
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It’s Finally Spring
When Laura comes down to breakfast on the first of May after the long, hard winter, she comes down singing, and Pa teases her: ”So you’re to be the Queen of May, are you?” Those of us who live in the…
Need Some Home Decorating Advice? Just Ask Laura.
As someone has said, “Thoughts are things,” and the atmosphere of every home depends on the kind of thoughts each member of that home is thinking. I spent an afternoon a short time ago with a friend in her new…