The Ingalls Family Take a Portrait During the Fragments of a Dream Pageant I’m sharing with permission the FAQs listed on the back of the pageant program. I think they may be of use for people planning their trip. I’ve…
Tag: Television series — Little House on the Prairie
Melissa Gilbert’s New Book
According to an article on EW.com (Entertainment Weekly), Melissa Gilbert has a new (and her first) picture book in the works. The books title is Daisy and Josephine and will hit store shelves on January 28, 2014. For more details…
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Heritage Hill Event 2012
Looking for another Laura Ingalls Wilder event? Heritage Hill Park in Green Bay, Wisconsin has been having an annual Laura Ingalls Wilder event for the past few years. They like to focus on bringing Laura Ingalls Wilder people to give…
Melissa Gilbert Looks for Questions
Those of us who follow Melissa Gilbert on Twitter (find her under MelissaEGilbert )recently learned that Gilbert, who wrote Prairie Tale: A Memoir in 2009, has started a new book. Gilbert tweeted “The book will be out next spring. Tentative…
Little House in Simi Valley
Normally I don’t post much about the NBC Little House on the Prairie TV show. However, I think this is worth a post. Alison Arngrim, who appeared on the show as Nellie Oleson and is very generous Twittering with fans…
“Little House” for Grownups?
Have you heard that term used? I have. A lot. I see it in book reviews… “Half Broke Horses is like ‘Little House’ for grownups!” I see it in tv reviews… “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman — it’s ‘Little House’ for…
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Sunbonnets and Mojitos? Little House Cruise in November 2011
There is a Little House cruise in the works. On November 13, 2011, the Carnival Splendor will set sail from Long Beach, California on a Mexican Riviera cruise with members of the cast of Little House onboard. Cast members attending…
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A Little House Writing Lesson
A couple weeks ago I was hiking in an oceanside state reserve just north of La Jolla, California. (It was part of a trip documented in my other life, over here.) We rested at the top, breathing in the beautiful…
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LauraPalooza Homesteader, “Nellie’s” show, and more …
I have a hard time not thinking of Rocky Ridge Day (which hasn’t been held since 2002) every time October rolls around. Sigh. I’m saying hello to you folks from the top of a hole, which I’ve burrowed myself into…
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Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Movie
Wow. We’ve all known this nebulous “Laura Ingalls Wilder documentary” was in the works by Dean Butler. We’d seen his earlier project on Almanzo’s life, Almanzo Wilder: Life Before Laura. It’s not that easy to please the hardcore fans. As…