Little House Discussed

Got a spare $439K lying around? Rose Wilder Lane 's former home in Danbury, CT is up for sale! The private 2 acre property located at 23 King Street was built in 1879 and boasts 3,505 square feet. We know Rose liked a bigger home so we can see how this rambling home appealed to her. There's an eat in kitchen, 4 bedrooms, 3 1/2 baths, balcony, French doors, mud room, study (of course!), formal dining room, pantry, and sun room, and the patio is just lovely. Oh, and it's located near a golf course. If you click through to the realtor you'll see the decor is definitely very "old & country." Not that there's anything wrong with that. If you're a writer like Rose was, you're sure to be inspired by this lovely home. If you're a Laura Ingalls Wilder buff like I am, you might wish you could have this property if only for its historic significance. Interested? The Rose Wilder Lane home is listed with Southeby's, you can check it...

I'm easy going, Laura Ingalls Wilder fans. I don't complain a lot and I try to take life as it comes. But with all of the publicity surrounding " Pioneer Girl: The Annotated Autobiography " there's something that's been happening a lot lately and it's sticking in my craw. Images of the wrong family are being used to portray the Ingalls family in articles and reviews.  For example, this article from The Guardian : And this article from The Express about " the rea l" Laura Ingalls Wilder. Come again? That's not "the real" Laura Ingalls Wilder. The problem isn't exclusive to reviews of "Pioneer Girl," though. For example  this blog post discussing racism in the "Little House" series of books: People. This is the REAL Ingalls family: Ingalls Family L-R: Caroline, Carrie, Laura, Charles, Grace, Mary This IS NOT the real Ingalls family: When talking about the rea...

I'm always on the hunt for Laura Ingalls Wilder books and memorabilia - mostly books and photos of places she lived throughout her time. I also enjoy learning about the people Mrs. Wilder met throughout her life and travels. Sometimes I like to find older copies of Mrs. Wilder's books to give to friends, especially young people like my nieces. I look for books that are in good condition, but that are old enough to have character so that the recipients will treasure them for years to come and pass them down to their favorite young people. I was on Ebay yesterday seeing if there were any interesting bargains and I came across several First Edition copies of the "Little House" books. In fact, there were so many I did a search and went down a bit of a rabbit hole. Mind you, most of the books are too rich for my poor blood, but I find this to be a discussion-worthy topic so I'm sharing some finds and commentary with you here. You can see the complete results ...