This year saw most of the Little House homesites become the beneficiary of a wonderful donation of Little House artifacts from Richard Fisher of Cleves, Ohio. Richard has been collecting artifacts related to the Little House books since the 1970′s,…
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Richard Fisher Donates Part of Artifact Collection to Homesites
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A Scream in the Night
I never sleep through the night anymore and last night was no different. So when I woke up at 3am, my first thought was actually relief that it would be another three hours till my alarm went off signaling the…
Dr. George Tann
Susan Thurlow Episode 36 of Trundlebed Tales all about A Doctor Fetched By A Family Dog, Dr. George Tann. It originally aired Saturday, October 27, 2012.Listen to host Sarah Uthoff and Susan Thurlow as they talk about Dr. George Tann.…
Happy Endings…
I haven’t been feeling well lately and have also been very busy. So, what’s on my mind when things slow down and I get to rest and recover? Why, it’s the Little House books, of course! I was thinking about…
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…
Prairie Fire
“The wind was rising and wildly screaming.” Like this day described in Chapter 22 in Little House on the Prairie, my day, too, began with wind. It ended, as that day did, with fire. I live on the high plains…
Garth Williams’ “Prairie” Cover Art on Auction
Want to own an artistic piece of Little House history? Original pencil, watercolor, and pen-and-ink cover art for the Little House on the Prairie book cover, signed by Garth Williams, is on auction in Beverly Hills. Bidding begins on January…
Prairie Politics
Some interesting thoughts on the politics of Little House on the Prairie can be found over at Wuthering Expectations today. Your thoughts?
The Way Melissa Sees It
When Melissa Anderson (no longer desiring to be called Melissa Sue Anderson as her Little House fans know her) published her book, The Way I See It: A Look Back at My Life on Little House, reactions from fans were…
Kids Think the Darnedest Things…
One day when Pa was hunting, two Indians came. They came into the house, because Jack was chained. Those Indians were dirty and scowling and mean. They acted as if the house belonged to them. One of them looked through…
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