Thanks to the cozy, warm, and affectionate portrayal of the Ingalls family across all kinds of media platforms around the world, many people think of Ma, Pa, Mary, Laura, Carrie, Grace, Almanzo, and even Jack the bulldog as part of their family. However, that raises the question of what version of the Ingalls family people…
Ten Times Nellie Gets What She Deserves
“Why don’t you make a SHORT cake? How ’bout some SHORT ribs? Do we need any SHORTening? You know, you really oughta write a book – SHORT cuts to cooking!” Nellie Oleson, He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not, Part 1 One of our favorite dynamics on “Little House on the Prairie” is the clashing…
About Karen Grassle
Caroline Ingalls: “My home is where you are. And you and the children are my family.” Charles Ingalls: “Caroline Ingalls, I love you.” Pilot Episode We may have fallen in love with her for her starring role as Caroline Ingalls, but Karen Grassle had a thriving career beyond that. Explore more about the amazing woman…
Sweet Potatoes and Pioneers
“Johnny fussed in the bedroom, and Laura quickly pinned her braids, tied on her apron, and said, ‘Let me fix the potatoes while you dress him.’” These Happy Golden Years When you think of Little House on the Prairie, you may think of the covered wagon journey, Jack the brindle Bulldog’s loss and return,…
Little House on the Prairie – Episode Guide – Season 8
In Season 8 of “Little House on the Prairie”, which ran from 1981 to 1982, we get to relive some of the most endearing moments and see some big changes in the little town of Walnut Grove. Adam and Mary leave for New York where Adam intends to practice law, Percival and Nellie leave for New York to take…
10 Things Ma Ingalls Taught Us About Life
“If wisdom’s ways you wisely seek, Five things observe with care, To whom you speak, Of whom you speak, And how and when and where.” Caroline Ingalls, Little House on the Prairie Caroline Quiner Ingalls, beloved Ma to her five children, taught us many lessons on mothering, homemaking, faith, and life. She was a woman…