So, guess where I went today? Today, I went to the source. I walked the same rooms that Laura, Almanzo and Rose walked. Interior photos weren’t permitted, but let me just say this: it’s one of my favorite historic houses ever. It had so many wonderful personal touches, and their lives just oozed through the [...]
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Meeting Laura
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged historic sites, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Little House on May 23, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Anticipation. . .
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged historic sites, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Mark Twain, Tom Sawyer on May 21, 2010 | 4 Comments »
In less than 48 hours, I’ll be in the same room with Pa’s fiddle, Ma’ china shepherdess, and Laura’s desk. I’ll be in Mansfield, MO, the place where Laura Ingalls Wilder wrote the Little House books. It’s a literary pilgrimage I’ve long wanted to take. A college friend lives less than 2 hours from Mansfield, [...]
Shopping with your favorite characters
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Brownie, collectibles, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Palmer Cox, Pollyanna on May 21, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Sometimes the simplest things lead to very interesting discoveries. During the course of a work project, I ran across this book. Do you recognize the name? Me neither. So, since our curator is out of town, I went to google and was fascinated by what I found. First, this book was an advertising premium. If [...]
Football fans
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Carol Ryrie Brink, Family Grandstand, Melendy Family on May 17, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Growing up in Texas, there are certain expectations. For instance, there are those that assume I have multiple pairs of cowboy boots and speak with quite the drawl. I did recently inherit one well-used pair of boots, and the drawl, well, I guess that depends on who you ask (and what they sound like). It [...]
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