Pa played the lively “Charley He’s a Dandy” on the fiddle.
He also played the mournful “Lily Dale“.
Episode 108
Ma fed Pa some bean broth she had simmering on the stove.
Pa ate all the oyster crackers he had purchased for Ma and the girls.
Episode 107
Ma asked the girls if they would like to play cat’s cradle.
Episode 106
Click here to find a recipe for cornmeal mush.
Episode 105
Pa had a threadbare overcoat to wear into town (left).
I think Pa’s jumper that Ma wore would be what we called a smock (left).
Do you think the balls of fire were ball lightning?
Episode 104
Laura was making a bear’s track quilt.
Pa played “Sweet Sabbath Home“.
Episode 103
Pa was hunting for beavers during the winter.
Laura and Mary used shawl pins to fasten their shawls while running outside.
Episode 102
Ma, Laura, and Mary harvested turnips for the winter without Pa.
Episode 101
Ragweed were in season during the wheels of fire.
Laura describes the eastern cottonwood trees growing near the creek.
Episode 100
Click here to read about the migration of desert locust.