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The Long Winter, Chapter 33: Christmas In May

“Lord, we thank Thee for all Thy bounty.” That was all Pa said, but it seemed to say everything.

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April 13, 2010
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The Long Winter, Chapter 32: The Christmas Barrel

“Je-ru-salem crickets! If it isn’t our Christmas turkey, still frozen solid!”

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April 12, 2010
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The Long Winter, Chapter 31: Waiting for the Train

Guest post by Barb Mayes Boustead Spring is here! Those of us who live on the Plains know the sense of relief all too well, how feeling mild temperatures and seeing green growth lifts the spirits. War

Beyond Little House
April 10, 2010
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The Long Winter, Chapter 30: It Can’t Beat Us

Laura wakes to the wind blowing in the middle of the night, but now it’s the Chinook, and that makes all the difference.

Sandra Hume
April 8, 2010
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Great Discussion a Few Chapters Back

In which we all talk about Cap Garland.

Sandra Hume
April 8, 2010
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The Long Winter, Chapter 29: The Last Mile

Cap and Almanzo make it back, having bought the wheat from Anderson for $1.25 a bushel. That the best they could do?

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April 7, 2010
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The Long Winter, Chapter 28: Four Days’ Blizzard

Meanwhile, back in De Smet …

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April 6, 2010
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The Long Winter, Chapter 27: For Daily Bread

Cap and Almanzo head out looking for a needle in a haystack. Or a wheat kernel in a dugout.

Beyond Little House
April 5, 2010
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The Long Winter, Chapter 26: Breathing Spell

Food’s all but gone and it’s even too cold for checkers at the drugstore. But Pa comes home with news: Almanzo Wilder and Cap Garland are going after the wheat.

Beyond Little House
April 1, 2010
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The Long Winter, Chapter 25: Free and Independent

Almanzo’s going off half-cocked, or so Royal worries. What is his little brother thinking going after that wheat?

Sandra Hume
March 30, 2010
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The Long Winter, Chapter 24: Not Really Hungry

It’s the middle of February. Things are bad. Ma produces a hidden codfish — and no one cares.

Beyond Little House
March 26, 2010
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The Long Winter, Chapter 23: The Wheat In the Wall

The wheat’s about to run out, but Pa has a hunch, and heads to the Wilder Feed Store to see if he’s right.

Sandra Hume
March 25, 2010
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