By Sandra Hume and Erin Blakemore Title: The Long Winter Oh Wait The First Four Years Sandra: Geese. Flying south. In Vs. This seems more like Little House writing and not The First Four Years, which we all know is…
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The First Four Years; Chapter 1: Section 3
Guest post by Naomi Shanks I grew up on my mom’s Little House collection, clothbound with the Helen Sewell illustrations. The last page of These Happy Golden Years made clear that the story was over, and I was fine with…
The First Four Years; Chapter 1: Section 2
Guest post by Lauri Goforth This chapter starts with Laura’s tour of the house the morning after the wedding. Almanzo hurries off to help with the threshing. First, no wedding and now not even a day to enjoy being together. …
The First Four Years, Chapter 1: Section 1
Guest post by Becky Harris I grew up in the suburbs of St. Louis but farming running deeps in my family and as Laura herself said, what is bred in the bone will come out in the flesh. My parents…
Read-along: The First Four Years
You’ve requested it and here we are finally tackling The First Four Years as a read-along! Since there are only four chapters of varying lengths, I’ve split the chapters as best I could. There are fourteen sections and I’ve tried…
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…
The Hot Wind Blew
At last the wheat was in the milk and again Manly estimated that the yield would be forty bushels to the acre. Then one morning the wind blew strong from the south and it was a warm wind. Before noon…
Happy Mother’s Day!
Yesterday morning, my adult daughter and I were talking about Laura and her Ma and Mother’s Day. Of course, Mother’s Day didn’t exist during Laura’s childhood, but there was never any doubt that Laura honored her mother. My daughter, Jamie,…
Happy Anniversary, Laura and Almanzo!
Our favorite couple celebrates 125 years of wedded bliss today. Share your congratulations below.
New Pageant at De Smet 2010
De Smet Pageant The De Smet News carried a big article on the De Smet Pageant. This year for the first time they are going to do an adaption of The First Four Years. The script was written by Orval…
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