I’m rereading all the books right now. The cookbook is a useful concordance when I come upon an interesting dish of Ma’s.
There’s a new book of Laura’s letters out. Very interesting as she talk with her daughter about the family and relives the unvarnished truth that the books might have left out.
Actually, I’m wrong. I’m thinking of that stupid Brown show where people stand on tractors or giant scissors and cook.
I’m afraid my wife is somewhat over-the-top on some of this. One grand-daughter who is into L.E.W. came a Christmas. My wife had her bring her American Girl dolls. The reason was that some of the presents were oriented to the dolls.
Christmas morning, the dolls got hand made outfits with bonnets that matched the drawings that Laura did of her and her sisters dresses. Many other things to make it possible to have a Laura Engels Wilder and sister play day.
My wife’s hobby has always been the full gamut of needle arts. Quilts, cross stitch, knitting, doll clothes and accessories, needle point, spinning and anything else she wants to learn. She was a medical clinic administrator in business and so there was no reason not to have all the tools, stash and sewing furniture she needed for her hobbies.