tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post8673160672946725247..comments2024-01-21T03:26:23.301-05:00Comments on Musings: Looking for Laura Ingalls, Part 3: Walnut Grove, MNsagehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-80279361162907716542007-09-25T18:42:00.000-04:002007-09-25T18:42:00.000-04:00The water tower just looks so out of place. Keep ...The water tower just looks so out of place. Keep the old, keep the character...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-2894528728837587102007-09-25T16:44:00.000-04:002007-09-25T16:44:00.000-04:00do not despair at your daughters short attention s...do not despair at your daughters short attention span. My brothers and I used get dragged all over the South West by Gramps as he showed us Western history. At the time we HATED it. As the years have gone on we all have come to appreciate it for the rare and wonderful trips they were. I think those trips have given us all a real appreciation for the past and our role in the soon to be past<BR/><BR/>*S*malhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12182913972445521943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-24510687318495851602007-09-25T15:17:00.000-04:002007-09-25T15:17:00.000-04:00It was at the dugout that my daughter finally met ...<I>It was at the dugout that my daughter finally met her match, a retired teacher from Arkansas, who estimates she’s read each of the Little House books at least 35 times. The two of them had a great chat </I><BR/><BR/>OK, now I'm jealous. Man, I would have LOVED to have done something like this as a little girl! Oh the experiences of doing this just like Laura!<BR/><BR/>I have to say... you're tempting me to reread the whole series. I'd forgotten a lot of things... like the fact that the Ingalls even <I>had</I> a son!TChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02487739742081226423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-78668625716102810302007-09-25T12:12:00.000-04:002007-09-25T12:12:00.000-04:00When put like that, it's not so appealing, Mr. Rea...When put like that, it's not so appealing, Mr. Realist, but it sure looks awfully cute on the book cover.<BR/><BR/>When will you be going on the Anne of Green Gables tour?Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-26166227030220909442007-09-25T07:28:00.000-04:002007-09-25T07:28:00.000-04:00Murf, I can't believe you would enjoy living in a ...Murf, I can't believe you would enjoy living in a cozy house in which snakes and worms would be regular visitors.<BR/><BR/>Ms. Boxer, we didn't get to try to the snow candy this trip!<BR/><BR/>Diane & Guatami: all of us had fun. My daughter was at the perfect age to enjoy this, in another year or so we may be following Steinbeck!<BR/><BR/>Ed, Jaded & Kontan: Pa didn't want any grass growing through his toes!<BR/><BR/>Diesel: For one day in August, there were no Hondas in ND because the one that was registered there was in MN<BR/><BR/>Tim, Welcome back from your honeymoon--great pics in your blog--I never lived on a farm, but spent just enough time on them that I have some romantic notions about such a life, but not enough time to think it as boring labor.<BR/><BR/>Scarlet: Sounds like I'm not the only one who needs to slow down.<BR/><BR/>Joe, thanks.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-30045239189189032492007-09-25T02:46:00.000-04:002007-09-25T02:46:00.000-04:00I really enjoyed that. Thanks Sage!I really enjoyed that. Thanks Sage!Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13164600370556584463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-42374170292128124062007-09-24T21:46:00.000-04:002007-09-24T21:46:00.000-04:00You're making me want to reread her books. It wou...You're making me want to reread her books. It would actually slow me down from the fast pace of this city. <BR/><BR/>Just the pics alone, especially the house in Walnut Grove, slows my heart rate and brings me peace. Thanks for sharing this story. We all learned something new.Scarlethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17560614073319109150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-31466288891000692982007-09-24T20:32:00.000-04:002007-09-24T20:32:00.000-04:00I'm with Ed, I had no idea they moved around so mu...I'm with Ed, I had no idea they moved around so much. I really enjoyed your vacation!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-15451950770497153692007-09-24T17:44:00.000-04:002007-09-24T17:44:00.000-04:00I really like the first picture. I grew up on a fa...I really like the first picture. I grew up on a farm and I think farm life is still deep within me though I left it many years ago.Tim Ricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01305530681191503858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-90121066285223156402007-09-24T16:41:00.000-04:002007-09-24T16:41:00.000-04:00I didn't even know there were any Hondas in North ...I didn't even know there were any Hondas in North Dakota.robkroesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14731849693307953813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-826197666452971422007-09-24T16:31:00.000-04:002007-09-24T16:31:00.000-04:00Thanks for bringing back memories of some of my fa...Thanks for bringing back memories of some of my favorite childhood books. I do believe I remember the stories of the leeches in the stories from Plum Creek.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-4068023456216513992007-09-24T14:35:00.000-04:002007-09-24T14:35:00.000-04:00Thanks for these themed trips. I enjoyed those as ...Thanks for these themed trips. I enjoyed those as much as you did. May be a little less!gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-51646071728331437732007-09-24T13:54:00.000-04:002007-09-24T13:54:00.000-04:00I didn't realize that the Ingalls moved around qui...I didn't realize that the Ingalls moved around quite so often.Edhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214319366049620074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-18635566208264577802007-09-24T13:43:00.000-04:002007-09-24T13:43:00.000-04:00What a great father/daughter adventure!What a great father/daughter adventure!Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15552248284380193013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-75556106178238042542007-09-24T12:20:00.000-04:002007-09-24T12:20:00.000-04:00Oh, how I loved those books and made my family cra...Oh, how I loved those books and made my family crazy with attempting to churn my own butter and make sugar candy drizzled in snow. What a "theme" trip and what a great post. Thanks!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11280822962202098606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9454941.post-4743458496069677672007-09-24T10:57:00.000-04:002007-09-24T10:57:00.000-04:00Their dugout was my favorite of all their homes an...Their dugout was my favorite of all their homes and the only one I wouldn't mind living in. You were getting me all excited for a real life picture of it until that last paragraph.Murfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859630977737647681noreply@blogger.com