It’s a bit terrifying to realize I took these pictures SIX years ago. But I was going through old pics and figured I might post a few. These were taken at the Ingalls Homestead in De Smet, which is located on the original Ingalls claim. Here is where you take your kids when you want [...]
Archive for the ‘Laura Trip’ Category
On Mayonnaise: The Great Holiday Hazard
Posted: 12/11
When I chose to confess that the Little House on the Prairie television show was less than my favorite, I knew the risk. So many people love that show, and people who love the show also love The Books, and I risked alienating readers. The analogy I used to try soften the blow was that [...]
Little Blue House in Cackalacka
Posted: 11/11
My Life As Laura begins (although the book “begins” a few times) in Durham, North Carolina. This morning (once I finish this post, etc.,) I will drive back to give a few (that would be two) readings. I have since sold the house, a 1920s bungalow built by Bull Durham tobacco employees. Pedicure, anyone? Yikes. [...]
Monster Combines!
Posted: 11/11
In my Laura Ingalls Wilder travels through the rural Midwest I made the deliberate decision to drive two-lane highways. I wanted to see Praireland, not Interstateville. Although more scenic, these roads meant my long, remote drives would be even longer and more remote. I had to slow to 35 mph for every post office. I [...]
Little White House in De Smet
Posted: 10/11
Lately I’ve been corresponding with the “Pioneer Girl,” AKA Laura scholar, Nancy Cleaveland. She has helped me with a few factual errors in this printing (which I have now remedied). In another post I will address the corrections because the information deserves full attention. For now, I give my sincerest apologies to Tracy, MINNESOTA, which [...]
