Gosh, I haven't blogged in a while. I have been busy working out some personal issues in my life. I hope that you had a wonderful Christmas, or whatever holiday it is that you celebrate. I went home to visit my dad and a close childhood friend. While I was there I went through a lot of the old photo albums that my mom had created. She put so much time and care into them. It was really enjoyable to look at these old pictures and to relive the memories with my dad.
I I also brought home some wonderful books on Laura Ingalls Wilder and her daughter, Rose Wilder Lane. I had purchased them for my parents as a gift when my mom was still alive. As a child, I always enjoyed the Little House series of books. The books I'm rereading now are a series that show the articles that Laura wrote for magazine publications. There are also interesting interviews with people who knew her well: her neighbors, friends, and handymen. It's such a pleasure to get lost in these stories! She didn't write her books until she was 65 years old. What an inspiration! It's never too late to use your talent.
I brought home several photographs from the ranch, where my family and I used to spend the weekends. It was a beautiful old stone house built in 1860. We loved playing in the creek, riding in the truck to feed the cattle, and enjoying the beautiful countryside of Napa Valley, California. I am excited to share them with you in upcoming posts.
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How lovely, I love looking through old photographs and having a trip down memory lane. When I was a child I used to love watching The little house on the Prairie on the tv.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's fun, isn't it? I enjoyed that show, too. The books are still my favorite.
DeleteIt sounds like you have some wonderful memories to reflect on. I used to watch the Little House on the prairie series, and occasionally still do. You are never too old to follow a dream.
ReplyDeleteI think it was filmed in California. These books are so entertaining. Yes, dream big!
DeleteWishing you belated good wishes for Christmas. I treated myself to the new book Prairie Fire about Laura Ingalls Wilder and Rose Wilder Lane. Much of the first half of the book details Laura's family early life with an overlay of the historical and economic times. It is a terrific book and gives a good understanding of the west in the late 19th century.
ReplyDeleteMy dad gave me two photos for Christmas-one of me napping in a crib and one of my dear mother and grandmother all dressed up next to a Christmas tree. It must have been taken in the early 1950's. I was touched.
Looking forward to more of your posts in 2018!
Merry Christmas to you, too, Anita. I will have to get that book! It sounds excellent. Those photos mean so much, don't they? I will be blogging much more regularly again. Thanks for stopping by, and Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteI also love going through my old photo albums. Is that your mom? She's so pretty.
ReplyDeleteHappy new year Stephenie !
Happy New Year Nil. Yes, that's my mom. Thank you. I always thought she was very pretty, too.
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