Following up on Jennie Fitzkee’s post about a Laura Ingalls book…
Via the website: http://lauraingallswilderhome.com//?page_id=322
As visitors make their trek to the historic Rocky Ridge Farm, the first sight they’ll see is Laura’s and Almanzo’s beloved farmhouse. It remains as it was in 1957 and stands as an official project of the Save America’s Treasures National Trust for Historical Preservation.
As the story goes, Laura, Almanzo and Rose moved to Mansfield, Missouri in 1894. They had saved $100 to buy land just outside of town. The two worked side-by-side for nearly twenty years in seeing the rocky land transform into a sprawling 200 acres of farmland, which included an apple orchard and space for Almanzo’s Morgan horses. During this time, they lived in the town of Mansfield while Alamanzo commuted to and from the farm. Eventually the family moved into a one room log cabin on the farm until 1913, when the farmhouse was finally complete.
The home was always a central theme to…
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A nice tie-in with Jennie’s post. Visiting this place would be like visiting Jane Austen’s cottage in the UK. I wrote a post for Sally about my visit there. https://smorgasbordinvitation.wordpress.com/2018/04/10/smorgasbord-new-series-of-posts-from-your-archives-visiting-jane-austen-on-a-motorbike-by-darlene-foster/
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Yes, I saw that post, Dalene. I’ve never been there, but I have been to a number of writers’ homes over the years, with the mostrecent visit being to Shakespeare’s home town 🙂
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I loved your posts about The Bard’s hometown. A place I have yet to visit.
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I really will have to go back.
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Lovely post about an author I love.
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Thank you for this post, Sue. It is a terrific expansion of my post. I love the photos.
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I hoped you would enjoy it, Jennie.
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I did! 🙂
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🙂
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