tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post5067753360449695614..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: Little House, Big InfluenceLisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-45683836030304035602010-05-20T18:51:56.487-04:002010-05-20T18:51:56.487-04:00I was an adult before I became acquainted with the...I was an adult before I became acquainted with the <b>Little House</b> books.<br /><br />Instead, wherever we moved, I quickly wore out my library cards borrowing the stories of <b>Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island</b>, etc.<br /><br />To me, Anne Shirley was a take-charge girl. She was a nobody without a home who knew Marilla didn't want her and yet she didn't letAnita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-77616189360214561342010-05-20T17:00:09.674-04:002010-05-20T17:00:09.674-04:00Yes, Jen, I love the romance as it buds between La...Yes, Jen, I love the romance as it buds between Laura and Almanzo. Very understated, but very sweet. <br /><br />Niki! I've never seen the blue box! Years ago a friend of mine gave me The LIttle House Cookbook. Of course I've never cooked out of it, but it makes interesting reading. Maybe I should let you borrow it!Anne Mateerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330467138236037032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-50402998533598617012010-05-20T13:12:55.043-04:002010-05-20T13:12:55.043-04:00I feel like the odd duck, here! I had the same set...I feel like the odd duck, here! I had the same set, same illustrations, but mine were covered in blue, in a blue box. I still have them, well-loved and quite worn. The stories, especially the earlier ones, sparked MANY days of playing Laura Ingalls in my brown calico quilted middy dress and boots!<br />I baked biscuits in our family's woodstove oven, and made all sorts of strange meals. And Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-12417403975587938792010-05-20T02:21:10.408-04:002010-05-20T02:21:10.408-04:00I had the yellow set, too! Although I didn't h...I had the yellow set, too! Although I didn't have the box because my mom bought my books one at a time. But the spines were creased and cracked, the covers bent from multiple readings. My favorite was These Happy Golden Years, because that's the one in which Laura fell in love. Ahhh! And I adored the illustrations by Garth Williams. Beautiful!Jennifer AlLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18178922554247015759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-78030133968605387072010-05-19T21:59:33.426-04:002010-05-19T21:59:33.426-04:00My daughter has that set, too, Susie. It's cut...My daughter has that set, too, Susie. It's cute in it's own way, but I love my yellow covers. And while I read the first four books aloud to my kids, the only one they really remember was Farmer Boy! I do love that book, too. I always wished I knew more about what happened to Almanzo's family.<br /><br />What a great way to learn about America, Narelle!Anne Mateerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330467138236037032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-21758943541788173632010-05-19T18:41:39.093-04:002010-05-19T18:41:39.093-04:00I remember reading these books by the light of my ...I remember reading these books by the light of my electric blanket control! We didn't have heat in the upstairs of my family's farmhouse, so we had electric blankets, and I would "illegally" read past my allotted bedtime...I so loved these books! That also might explain why my eyesight isn't that great...Maquishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02902944356401327650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-41987241650416489462010-05-19T17:44:21.900-04:002010-05-19T17:44:21.900-04:00D'Ann, I loved these books and the tv series. ...D'Ann, I loved these books and the tv series. I must have borrowed them from the library because I haven't seen them among my children's book collection. Being an Aussie, they also taught me about US geography and history :-)Narellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665380446283721576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-13723018992398376772010-05-19T13:45:17.218-04:002010-05-19T13:45:17.218-04:00We had the same set at our house, too, D'Ann! ...We had the same set at our house, too, D'Ann! The books are at my brother's house now, so I bought a new set for my kids. They spines have a gingham look to them and they're cute, but they don't instill the same nostalgic feelings in me.<br /><br />My favorite of the set was always Farmer Boy. I don't know if that says anything about me, liking the one that's not about Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-16089876505475127152010-05-19T11:37:43.203-04:002010-05-19T11:37:43.203-04:00Yes, read them with your granddaughter, Debra! Wha...Yes, read them with your granddaughter, Debra! What fun it would be for the both of you! And what a fun thing for your historical museum to do! I love those kinds of events!<br /><br />I know, Heather. I reread all the Anne books, too, as well as L.M. Montgomery's Emily books. In fact, I had to decide between the two for this post. OK, so that's not really true! I had a dozen or so books Anne Mateerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330467138236037032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-11643099155267442402010-05-19T11:26:57.289-04:002010-05-19T11:26:57.289-04:00Heather- that's a great idea. Read them togeth...Heather- that's a great idea. Read them together. Makes me want to go up into the Maritimes. If you haven't been there, they are just as beautiful as can be.Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-65677714051306741942010-05-19T11:23:42.675-04:002010-05-19T11:23:42.675-04:00For me, it's Anne of Green Gables. I just gave...For me, it's Anne of Green Gables. I just gave a set to my niece for her 10th birthday, and we're going to start reading them together this summer. I can hardly wait!heatherhttp://heatheragoodman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-24856559510455965172010-05-19T11:14:50.585-04:002010-05-19T11:14:50.585-04:00I never read them all either, so I fell in love vi...I never read them all either, so I fell in love via the tv show. I intend to get to the Laura Wilder home in ?? South Dakota maybe?<br /><br />But I may have to settle, for now, for a LIW day at our local historical museum. They do Civil War reenactments, Celtic festivals, the works... and this year, something new. A Laura Ingalls Wilder Weekend, with the promise of a visitor from the TV show. Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-64419636789237839842010-05-19T10:55:40.926-04:002010-05-19T10:55:40.926-04:00I wish you still had your yellow set, too, Lisa! T...I wish you still had your yellow set, too, Lisa! They are impossible to find these days! I never can decide if my favorite is Little Town on the Prairie or These Happy Golden Years. <br /><br />Suzie! FInd them and read them! They won't take you any time at all and they are such great stories. My 19 year old has pulled out her set again and says she's finally going to read the later ones.Anne Mateerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330467138236037032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-74798730380942449592010-05-19T10:25:45.107-04:002010-05-19T10:25:45.107-04:00D'Ann, I never read these books. I know, that&...D'Ann, I never read these books. I know, that's kind of unbelievable. I never heard of them until the show came on. And I loved that show. My husband and I just watched Michael Landon's biography last night, and I was thinking again how much I loved those stories and the characters (even though I know they aren't all the same characters from the books). I think I'm going to Suzie Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06296203324088418271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-87855085510381631212010-05-19T09:24:02.982-04:002010-05-19T09:24:02.982-04:00Oh, D'Ann I had the same set. I wish I still h...Oh, D'Ann I had the same set. I wish I still had it. Just looking at those yellow spines brought back all sorts of memories. I think my favorite of all is still Little House on the Prairie. I just loved that story and still do.Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.com