From The Writer's Almanac for December 5, 2008

[tallwithglasses]

It's the birthday of Rose Wilder Lane, born in 1887 in De Smet, Dakota Territory. She worked for the San Francisco Bulletin as a reporter, an editor, and the author of romance serials. She wrote biographies of Henry Ford, Charlie Chaplin, Jack London, and Herbert Hoover. She was a prolific and popular author, and one of the highest-paid female

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[jendearte]

i absolutely adored the Little House series. In fact, I think I'll read them again over Xmas. Thanks!

[tallwithglasses]

My favorite was Farmer Boy--for the food!

[jendearte]

Mine, too!

[tallwithglasses]

Once, I convinced my mom to recreate some of the dishes (like apples-n-onions!) for a dinner, and it was DELICIOUS.

[monsterofmud]

Weird; I've been watching Little House on the Prairie episodes of late.

[tallwithglasses]

The LHOTP series was my favorite as a child. My mom read them to me before bed every night for many years: we made it through the whole series several times before I started reading them myself. (Well, really, I only basically read Farmer Boy because I love FOOD.) They certainly remain a favorite, and will forever be with me.
Fun fact: there's a LHOTP site just outside of Independence, KS, which is only about 3 hours from Stillwater. It's very small, and is very awesome.
http://www.littlehouseontheprairie.com/

[monsterofmud]

I've always wanted to visit that Kansas location. So you know what the Ingalls, OK connection is?

[tallwithglasses]

I don't know. Do you?