Sunday, February 21, 2021

Little House

 

Ordinarily I love winter and I love snow but this year I am over it. We've had several days of something that looks like snow but isn't. It's no fun and I can't stand being cooped up. I was feeling so sorry for myself the other day that I went and bought myself a present. 



Two presents actually. I bought a collection of the The Little House books and ....



....and a single copy of The Long Winter because it wasn't included and it's my favorite. 




The illustrations threw me for a loop though. They are in color. 




This is how I am used to seeing them but I adjusted just fine and read through half the first book the day they arrived. 




I already owned several of the books from when the kids were little but they are so tattered and torn that the pages are falling out. Nothing puts an end to a pity party faster than taking a trip back in time to when folks had it really rough. Sure, we have a pandemic raging out there and the weather is miserable but at least we don't have to take a gun to fetch water from the creek every morning while looking up in the trees for panthers. 





9 comments:

  1. I love, love, love those books. I read them SO many times in elementary school and actually wore a set out that I got from the place you could order books at school from. Scholar...something or other.
    So when I was in middle school I got the complete set for Christmas one year. I was ecstatic. I gave that set to Piper last year and I can't wait to read them with her.
    Blessings,
    Betsy

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    1. Me too.Still re-read them at 61years old, and read them all to my daughter as she was growing up. They are now falling apart. Not sure what I think about the coloured illustrations; think I prefer the black and white.

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  2. I remember reading all of those when I was a kid.

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  3. The Little House books were the best! I ate them up when I was little. Enjoy every second reading them.

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  4. I think a lot of people are re-reading favorite books - one of my friends is reading "All Creatures Great and Small" again and another is reading the Jan Karon series. I think comfort is the order of the day!

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  5. I've just been telling myself... at least I'm not in Texas!!!

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  6. One snow storm is all it takes for me to be ready for spring! Enjoy your books. I just read Fever which is about Typhoid Mary and very interesting.

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  7. Oh, what a good remedy for you! Nothing like a good visit with the Wilder family!

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  8. Yes it could be worse, I would have made an awful pioneer woman:)

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