Laura held her hand up to the first light of the new moon. The gold of the ring and its flat oval set shone shone in the faint moon radiance. Three small stones set in the golden oval glimmered…a garnet,…
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Pa’s Fiddle… On Your MP3 Player?
Yes, you heard that right… you can now hear Pa’s fiddle tunes on your MP3 player. Dale Cockrell, of Pa’s Fiddle Recordings, has produced two CDs thus far of songs contained in the Little House books. The CDs are available…
The Mystery of the Oval Glass Bread Plate
For themselves, they decided to buy a present together, something they could both use and enjoy. After much studying of Montgomery Ward’s catalogue, they chose to get a set of glassware. They needed it for the table and there was…
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Wedding Silver
Ever since I was a little girl I’ve always tried to find a way to bring my interests into my daily life. It may have been wearing my hair like one of the Brady Bunch, convincing my mother that I…
Getting the Tingles: Reviewing Ruralist Articles
One of the perks of being a published author is the occasional treat of new materials sent right to your door, for no other reason than somebody thinks you, the author, might want them. Such was the case with the…
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From Pillar to Post
Having moved several times in the last few years, I well understand Ma’s dismay in These Happy Golden Years when Pa starts talking about wanting to go West again. “I was so tired of being dragged from pillar to post,…
Ask the Experts: More on the Lore
In response to our “Ask the Experts” Q&A on the Laura Ingalls Wilder Lore, Gayle Keresey asks: Is the three-ring binder of back issues still available? I thought when they came out with the compilation of the best of the…
How Cute Are These?
Chris at Book Hunters’ Holiday alerted her blog readers to these utterly too-too dollhouse-sized sets of Little House books at Miniature Bookshelf, which she cleverly dubbed “The Half-Pint Edition.” Sewell-illustrated! I haven’t ordered mine yet, but Rebecca tells me that…