tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375749465651679715.post25837831143023211..comments2023-09-16T08:04:04.382-07:00Comments on The Amateur Tightwad: Hunkering Down, with RecipeCindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02518829016744825160noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375749465651679715.post-41463399388900124032008-06-12T18:54:00.000-07:002008-06-12T18:54:00.000-07:00The Little House books are the best, aren't they? ...The Little House books are the best, aren't they? I begged my parents for them for Christmas back in second grade, fondled them lovingly, read half of them, and then ran out of steam. I never actually finished the series until I lived in New York, and read the rest of them on the subway going to work. (Paints quite a picture, doesn't it?) Julie, like you I never really thought about what a life-or-death life it was. I also didn't realize how politically incorrect but set in the times some of it was -- like Pa doing a minstrel show. I also didn't realize until I was an adult that the family died out; Laura is the only one of the kids who had any kids, and her daughter never had kids and died many years ago. So without the stories, this amazing family would be lost to history. I'm glad the next generation, like Lily and Max, are getting to enjoy their adventures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375749465651679715.post-58000112617028702942008-06-12T17:06:00.000-07:002008-06-12T17:06:00.000-07:00I had no idea it was so bad in Indy! That's scary....I had no idea it was so bad in Indy! That's scary. I'm glad you're all okay! <BR/><BR/>Loved Tommy's insistence that you should "get more power, then."<BR/><BR/>I bought Lily the Little House set of books for her 6th birthday and we've been working our way through them. It's interesting to re-read those stories with "adult eyes." Maybe I mentioned this to you in an earlier conversation, but as a girl I never fully appreciated the risks they took or how vulnerable they were. Caroline was one brave--and easygoing--woman! I wouldn't have lasted ten minutes.<BR/><BR/>One thing I didn't remember was how many animals are killed and butchered in the books. My daughter the animal lover isn't so keen on those parts. I admit I've started skimming over some of the hunting scenes... -JJulia @ Hooked on Houseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04937060849774403002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375749465651679715.post-28450559986851422722008-06-12T04:41:00.000-07:002008-06-12T04:41:00.000-07:00Whew, glad to hear you're all ok. Didn't realize ...Whew, glad to hear you're all ok. Didn't realize you had another storm Monday. By the way, Mark had 2 to 3 feet of water in his basement on Saturday. <BR/><BR/>Shouldn't be too long before Max can start reading those books. Great idea to whet his appetite.<BR/><BR/>MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375749465651679715.post-48442940082785697122008-06-11T18:32:00.000-07:002008-06-11T18:32:00.000-07:00I LOVE the Little House on the Prairie series. One...I LOVE the Little House on the Prairie series. One of my fears is that I'm going to have a little girl and she's going to hate it.<BR/><BR/>I have to buy a new set of the books because I actually managed to read my (softcover) copies to pieces.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com