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…
Tag: Little Town on the Prairie
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…
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…
Happy Fourth of July!
“It’s nothing to be solemn about!” Pa jumped out of bed. “Hurray! we’re Americans!” He sang. Hurray! Hurray! We’ll sing the jubilee! Hurray! Hurray! The flag that sets men free! Even the sun, as it rose shining into the clearest…
Little Town on the Prairie, Chapter 25: Unexpected in December
How do you follow something as terrific as Eddie’s Chapter 24 post? I’ll have to give it my best shot! Christmas is tomorrow, but for the Ingalls family there will be no celebrating. They’ve decided that Christmas is just too…
Little Town on the Prairie, Chapter 24: The School Exhibition
Guest post by Eddie Higgins DE SMET LEADER, 24 December 1882 Special Report: School ExhibitionThe town of De Smet was treated to a wonderful display of educational achievement last night as the pupils of our school, led by their teacher,…
Little Town on the Prairie, Chapter 23: Schooltime Begins Again
Guest post by Melanie Fishbane As much as things may change, there is always the dependability of the cycle of the seasons. After months of “self-indulgence,” and teenage revelry, Laura is ready to buckle down and get to work. Her…
Little Town on the Prairie, Chapter 22: Unexpected in April
Guest post by Barb Boustead You had to know that the meteorologist would want to write about the most weather-related chapter in the book, right? By summer 1881, an official weather observing station was opened in Huron, South Dakota, which…
Little Town on the Prairie, Chapter 21: The Madcap Days
I can’t believe nobody else wanted to do the minstrel show chapter! I am so lucky. As the past several chapter titles will attest, town life has been positively bustling. The sociable! The literaries! The whirl of gaiety! The birthday…
Little Town on the Prairie, Chapter 20: The Birthday Party
Guest post by Jaime Brooks Birthday parties are a way of life for us all. I cannot tell you how many parties I have attended, but I do remember how much fun they were. Try stepping into Laura’s world, she…