Comments on: Old-Time Entertainment

By: JessaLu

JessaLu — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:23:32 +0000

I love the Little House series - I used to want to *be* Laura Ingalls, and I was whenever my parents brought me on a reenacting trip. ;o) One of my most vivid memories of my childhood was one Thanksgiving where I must have spoken one too many times because my grandfather YELLED (in front of everyone so I was mortified), "children are to be SEEN and not HEARD!" I barely spoke in front of him again. Personally, I think he kind of liked it better that way. JessaLu's last blog post..It’s official…

By: Melanie

Melanie — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:50:55 +0000

Speaking as a librarian, I love your catalog card!

I read the Little House books over and over when I was a child, and I remember being fascinated by the different worldview they presented. I was most struck by the fact that the children weren’t allowed to play, other than quietly holding their dolls, or make noise on Sundays. I would have found that very, very difficult.

By: lanea

lanea — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 18:02:28 +0000

Sibling relationships are heavy things to carry, sometimes, and as a younger sister to a brilliant older brother, it was wonderful to see that Laura dealt with some similar things and that she was clearly pretty wonderful even if she didn't realize it. And I think those stories reminded me to take it easy on my younger siblings--and let them know we were on a team together against the world. Ahhhh, reading. What would we do without it? lanea's last blog post..Home again home again, jiggety jog

By: Chris

Chris — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 01:57:22 +0000

Um, knitting and reading is better entertainment to me. I used to have those editions! My dad probably has them squirreled away somewhere… It’s particularly fun living in this part of the world – not terribly far from Lake Pepin (the Big Woods), for example. I’ve even seen the caved in dugout on Plum Creek!

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By: Jennifer C

Jennifer C — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:47:53 +0000

Oh wow! I have those exact same copies of the Little House books. I just got them back from my Mom when she cleaned out her attic. They really are just amazing books! Jennifer C's last blog post..NICU Nursing

By: Jackie

Jackie — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 01:23:44 +0000

Me, too! What are the odds that someone else would be re-reading the Little House books this week? I highly recommend A Little House Sampler, a collection of stories and writings of both Laura and her daughter Rose.