Walnut Grove, Minn.-Harriet Oleson, proprietor of Oleson’s Mercantile, recently wrote to The Prairie Review to defend a recommendation she recently made to a customer that left some in town thinking less than desirably of her actions. Here’s what Harriet had to say: Several days ago I spotted that big old farmer, Jonathan Garvey, in the…
Walnut Grove, Minn.-In recent developments, it appears that the latest trend of “quiet quitting” has hit this little town of industrious workers. Quiet quitting, a term recently in vogue to describe an employee who merely completes tasks required of their job but does not go above and beyond, is becoming pervasive in Walnut Grove. Like…
I’ve been a drinking man. I’ve been a gamblin’ man. I’m trying to get Willie to like tobacco. Heck, I’ve had darn near every vice a body can have. One thing I would never do? Leave someone’s bed in this condition. When Charles asked me if he could stay in my cabin while he cleaned…
Walnut Grove, Minn.– Contrary to popular belief, neither watching someone else’s kids nor blowing up the town constituted the worst part of Caroline Ingalls’ recent vacation in Walnut Grove. Caroline and her husband, Charles, recently visited Walnut Grove when Charles’ job granted him an extended vacation. Excited to visit their old town, the Ingalls were…
Walnut Grove, Minn.-In an unprecedented series of events, local farmer and lay family reformer Charles Ingalls has managed to reform a family without the use of manual labor. While Charles Ingalls’ use of manual labor is a well known tactic employed to break down barriers and reform troubled individuals at the core level, the man…
Walnut Grove, Minn.-Local man Charles Ingalls, who recently conceded to the necessity of a privacy curtain in the loft of his little house, maintains his sentiment that house size is unimportant. The recent addition of Albert to the Ingalls clan, the event which prompted the curtain modification, has not swayed Charles from his commitment to…
Walnut Grove, Minn.- Welcome back to Fashion Icons of the Prairie, the column where we analyze the stylings of some of our favorite prairie people and break down what exactly makes them fashion icons. This week we take a look at a man who seldom appears but nevertheless makes an indelible impression: the one and…
Walnut Grove, Minn.-Recent reports following the fundraiser picnic at the School for the Blind indicate that Albert Ingalls has suffered his second bad experience smoking a pipe. Previously, Albert dabbled in pipe smoking when he used Charles’ pipe while he and Laura watched the house in the absence of their parents. According to Albert, he…
Walnut Grove, Minn.-It appears that Isaiah Edwards, who recently desired death following a tragic accident, made the effort to suggest that Laura Ingalls is getting too old for braids. In a recounting of the recent visit Charles Ingalls and his daughter, Laura, paid their old family friend, Laura mentioned in an off handed way that…
Walnut Grove, Minn.-Welcome back to Fashion Icons of the Prairie, the column where we break down the style of the fashionable folks of Walnut Grove and the surrounding areas and identify what exactly makes their style iconic. This week we take a look at the one and only Laura Ingalls! Laura Ingalls’ Fashion: The Basics…
