If you grew up in the ’60s and ’70s (like me), you might remember the book series, The Best In Children’s Books. It was published by Doubleday Book Clubs and was a 42 volume set as I learned here. Each…
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A Blast from the Past
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That Engagement Ring, part 2
Some of you might have read a post of mine from a couple of years ago where I mentioned a very slight obsession I have with Laura’s engagement ring. For years I thought I was the only one but something…
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After Rock Me To Sleep
Last week, I wrote about losing my mother and finding the poem “Rock Me To Sleep” by Elizabeth Akers Allen (written in 1859), which readers of the “Little House” books will remember Mrs. Bradley singing in Little Town on the…
Little House… for Toddlers?
My toddler is a huge “Little House” fan. Yes, that’s right. I said my toddler. Who says you have to be a big kid to enjoy Laura’s world? A number of “My First Little House” board books were published over…
Little House on Oprah
Over at oprah.com there’s a blog and it happens to be “Summer Reading Week”. Check out this story where homage was paid to Laura Ingalls Wilder. Wendy McClure’s The Wilder Life was given a mention too! The article also tells…
Backward Turn Backward
It’s been a year since my mom passed away…a long and oftentimes very difficult year. My mother was in poor health after she broke her leg several years ago and just wasn’t able to live her life the way she…
What kind of fan are you?
Some of us Laura fans are fine with our original set of “Little House” books, well worn and read over and over. We love the books without the desire (or space) to collect anything beyond them. Then there are those…
You know you’re “Little House” obsessed when…
Many fine folks read this blog who are not “Little House” obsessed. Many people enjoy the books, or even the television series, and maintain enough of an interest to follow a blog like this one without letting “Little House” take…
On Turning 15
My niece, Kesinee Wiltrout, turns 15 today. Those of you who attended LauraPalooza may remember her as my right-hand assistant, dorm roommate, and crafting activities guru. Kesinee also helped to model and display several heirloom fabric items during the craft…
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Laura of the Everyday
Sometimes I think I ought to have a sticker on my car that says: “What would Laura do?” It might be a little sacreligious; after all, most of us associate that phrase with the popular “What would Jesus do?” I…