Due to some technical difficulties this post is delayed from yesterday. Every year as October 15th (and it is the 15th although some secondary sources list the 13th which I assume was a typo that’s been mindlessly copied) I start…
Tag: The Long Winter
Manuscripts Relocated to a Temporary Home
Guest post by Barb Mayes Boustead The Detroit Public Library long has been the home of the handwritten original manuscripts of The Long Winter and These Happy Golden Years. As a part of my Hard Winter research for my Ph.D.,…
Congrats Kelly Ferguson!
What an amazing response to our Long Winter haiku contest! One of my favorite things about Laura Ingalls Wilder’s writing is her eye for detail. I credit Laura (and Rose) with teaching me how to view the world through a…
Haiku and Heroines
Judging by sub-zero temps this week and the inches of snow outside my window, it’s safe to say that winter is upon us, at least at my home base in Colorado. Long or not, it’s an exciting time for fellow…
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October Blizzard
Laura woke up suddenly. She heard singing and a queer slapping sound. “Oh, I am as happy as a big sunflower (Slap! Slap!) That nods and bends in the breezes, Oh! (Slap! Slap!) And my heart (Slap!) is as light…
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 Long Winter Researcher in the News!
Check out this article in the USAToday about U. S. National Weather Service meteorologist Barb Mayes Boustead who was a presenter at LauraPalooza 2010. Barb has done extensive research on the weather during The Long Winter and, well, read the…
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Ask The Experts: The Long Winter
Dear Beyond Little House: Why was the winter so long? And do we still have long winters in the same pattern that the old Indian described? Kathrine Dear Kathrine: This question is best answered by Barbara Mayes Boustead in this…
“Wilder Weather” from Barb Boustead
Remember Barb Boustead? Our favorite National Weather Service meteorologist wowed everyone at LauraPalooza with her riveting presentation on historical weather during The Long Winter. She’s got her own Little House weather blog, Wilder Weather. Bookmark it, because we hope she’ll…
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The Long Winter — 2011 Style
How NASA sees the storm, via satellite While the snow is minimal here in what could easily be blizzard country, I’m hearing reports from all over the country about record snowfall and cold temps in what is reported to be…