In appreciation of Michael Landon and Litte House..

vanity ^ | 02/11/08 | Self

[dighton]

She growed up REAL good!

[martin_fierro]

Former SAG president.

Liar! A null sag!

[jrp]

It’s hard to believe Hollywood once made shows that reflected traditional American values.

[Mrs.Liberty]

Roger Lea Macbride, who was Rose Wilder Lanes adoped gandson, wrote 7 "Little House" books that chronicle the life of Rose, Laura and Almanzo after they moved to Missouri.

Those books are pretty good, I think. I think it is the next to the last one, New Dawn on Rocky Ridge that tells the story of Laura going back to South Dakota because Pa is dying.. I cry everytime I reread that chapter.

There is another series about Caroline when she was young, written by Maria D Wilkes. I have read a few of those as well.

[A.P.M.]

HAHAHAHAHA!

[ladyinred]

I too loved Michael Landon. His son is doing wonderful movies on Hallmark as well.

[2111USMC]

That’s the one I grew up with.

[stevio]

If it's any consolation, I enjoy the time with my kids falling asleep on me while my wife is reading. I know it goes fast so I try to enjoy every moment. There's always grandkids?

I too enjoy hearing about life on the frontier at that time. The simple pleasures that they relished. I throw it back at my kids and say, "See? They're just happy to have a glass window and white sugar! You don't know how good you have it." I know, I'm sounding like my old man but what the hey, it works.

[ladyinred]

LOL! I was thinking the same thing!

[mikrofon]

Alluring, alas....

[kcat]

You’ve gotta read the Little House series! My daughter (18years old) and I relate all events to what Pa would do.

[Vet_6780]

I often run into the great-granddaughter of Laura Ingalls because she is a member of my golf club.

With a rumored trust income of $11 million a year, she lives in an unpretentious ranch house on two acres and drives a Jeep.

[Vet_6780]

Make that great-great grand-daughter.

[DJ MacWoW]

The movies are based on a series of books written by Christian author Janette Okie.

[TightyRighty]

I’ve never read the books but from what I hear the later movies aren’t even close to the books.

[Captain Rhino]

Thanks. I’ll look for them on-line and at Border’s.

[Captain Rhino]

And also the fortitude and ingenuity they showed in adversity.

Not sure where you are in the series, but that winter in Nebraska (?) when the last train before winter (loaded with coal and flour) doesn’t arrive before the snows close the tracks really put a lot of stress on the family. Basically, they spent every day of the winter, from dawn to late evening, either twisting prairie grass into knots to burn in the stove for a little warmth or taking turns at a coffee grinder to grind wheat kernels into flower so they could bake a kind of rough bread to eat.

[DJ MacWoW]

Yes the later movies stray. But the first one was close.