From Plum Creek With Love: A Little House on the Prairie Podcast

Attorney at Law Rodger Whitehead arrives on behalf of the estate of Charles' late Uncle, Edward Warren Ingalls, founder of the Ingalls Carriage company.  News spreads quickly of the new fortune and the first to arrive to congratulate them is Harriet Olseon who proceeds to call the Ingalls her new Best Friends.  And very quickly the new financial gains are starting to pull the Ingalls in every...

Anna Mears has been taken to a cabin out in the woods of Minnesota. Her father, Nathaniel, a pious man who thinks everything is a sin, brought her to the cabin because she was in love with a boy and things got a little intimate.  How intimate?  9 months intimate. With a newborn she's trying to conceal from her father, Anna starts to send messages via the local creek for help.  And Laura is the one...

With a paper banner outside the house, a nice table setting (minus the flowers and water that were accidentally spilled on it) the mood at Plum Creek is one for celebration:  the wedding anniversary of Charles and Caroline Ingalls.  The only thing missing is the groom.  To pass the time Caroline relays the story of how her and Charles first meet.  And in a first time in the pra...

Mary accepts a teaching job located 40 miles away from Walnut Grove in a place called Willow Prairie.  It's the area's first school and Mary happens to be the school's second teacher.  The first teacher only lasted 4 days after having a few encounters with Miss Rachel Peel who, according to Reverend Alden, is a strong opinionated woman.  While up in Willow Prairie, Mary is staying the Fisher famil...

What starts off as a simple frogging expedition turns into the moment when Laura feels she’s s ready to kiss a boy. While practicing with the mirror up in the loft is one thing, Laura also inquires to Big Sister Mary and the opinion of someone who was recently married: Nellie Oleson. Laura also feels competition for her  potential beau when a new kid shows up at school, showing off all the traits...

The day starts just like any other in Walnut Grove until the residents of the town are delivered the news that a group of Native Americans are nearby. They are traveling through and their Chief, Long Elk, has been struck with an affliction that's rendered him mute and immobile. While Doc Baker attends to the ailing man, a majority of the town residents see this as an opportunity to be hostile towa...

Walnut Grove is the new home of Father and Son duo: Adam and Luke Simms.  One his first day of school Luke meets Nellie Oleson whom is immediately smitten with the young man.  Not only that but her usual solution of getting people to like her, bribery via candy, is not going to work forcing Nellie to step outside of her comfort zone.  Speaking of comfort zones, Harriet Oleson is als...

 Welcome to the Redwood County Fair bringing people together from all around the area for a fulfilled special day. In addition to all of the fantastic food (Candid Apples! Popcorn! Bread and Butter Pickles!) there are plenty of games and even some rides. There is even a Hot air balloon.  Among the crowds of fairgoers we're introduced to Patrick, a fellow resident of Walnut Grove,  who happens to h...

After years of fighting, Joe Kagan along with his manager, L.Moody, arrive in Walnut Grove. The residents see it not only as a new form of entertainment but also a possible way of winning $50. A visit to Doc Baker reveals some news that puts Joe Kagan at a crossroad. While a slow road to recovery brings a friendship between Charles and Joe, the rest of the Ingallas, and the residents of Walnut Gro...

"Can I have some popcorn?" Andy inquires as the Garvey Family celebrates the best crop they've ever had and share their plans of what to do with the sales.  But in the prairieverse, never count the chickens before they hatch....corn before it's popped.   The family, in a accident, manage to lose their barn and their entire Corn crop leaving them near destitute.  As Jonathan recovers from the burn...

Walnut Grove is about to collide with the real world....when real life historical figures Jesse and Frank James show up in town after a botched bank robbery.  Using the excuse of having Swamp Fever, the two men manage to remain hidden in a rental property while hiring Mary as their personal assistant to run errands in town.  Meanwhile, Mary is having a challenging time in school when she...

The day starts like any other day on the prairie.  Doc Baker is in his office checking on his patients: those who actually need him and those who only want attention. However, his most important patient at the moment is Beth Novak, a women who is 7 months pregnant and lost 2 pregnancies before.   And if that wasn't enough to think about, just before Doc Baker shows up, Stanley Novak, husband to Be...

Crime is running rampant in Walnut Grove. Not as rampant as Newton or Deadwood, but Laura has to endure another empty pail when her lunch ends up being stolen twice in the same week. It’s not only her, a number of thefts have been committed and the only thing being taken is food. Thus the Ingallas and Garvey detective agency is founded to find the perpetrators. And hilarity ensues as Laura and And...

Mary is left in charge as Charles and Caroline head out on a two day trip to Twin Falls.  It's not a luxurious suite, fancy train ride or tasty meals, but a trip away from home is still a trip for Caroline.  While Laura has to deal with Mary being the authoritative figure at Plum Creek, the surrounding area is having, what they believe to be, are attacks on barn animals by a pack of wolv...

A new kitchen extension is in the works at Plum Creek as Charles is then immediately called in for a time sensitive delivery job for Hanson and the Mill.  Although a nice cross-breeze is refreshing, this leaves Caroline with a delayed construction job and a new hole in the Little House. Enter Chris Nelson, a traveling and rather dreamy handyman who arrives at the house on a suggestion from Mr. Ole...

What starts as a playful afternoon down at the swimming hole (minus the two young peeping Toms) turns into a family nightmare when a local girl drowns.  Eloise Taylor, the young girl's mother, is distraught with grief and lashes out at everyone around here, including Laura, whom Eloise Taylor directly blames for her daughter's death.  Not even the silly hijinks of Jonathan Garvey can hel...

It's the return of John Junior Sanderson...again. Out of the Blue, Mary receives a letter from her estranged fiancé in Chicago. Letting her teenage emotions take control, Mary mopes around the little house wishing she could visit Chicago...John Junior. Coincidentally, Charles is filling in as the local representative for the Grange at a convention in Chicago.  And while a free trip to Chicago...

Upon returning home from Newton/New Deadwood at the end of last season things seem to be as they were.  But this is the prairie and things never are just as they seem. A new resident has shown up in Walnut Grove, Kizia Horn, and she is living it up in a house with no walls...in fact she is living in the deserted house root cellar.  Which is making some of the residents feel a little unsu...

This special episode is a great jumping on point for new listeners as I get ready to start watching season 4 of Little House on the Prairie for the first time. For long time listeners..it's a "thank you for listening" episode. In this special edition episode find out the origins of this podcast.  Why make a Little House on the Prairie podcast?  What new hobby did you start in the pandemic?  Get a...

The scat is about to hit the fan.   The quiet, little, affordable town of Newton is transformed overnight into New Deadwood. And it is no longer a safe place to be. In fact, things out at Shadow Creek are not as safe either.  However, this doesn't get Charles to pack up his family and head back home to Walnut Grove.  Instead he packs up the family and moves them into expanding, loud, and unafforda...

When it rains it pours and in the case of Walnut Grove...it's been raining for TWO months.  To try and make ends meet Mr. Edwards has a plan: the Ingalls and the Edwards/Snider/Sanderson troupe leave Walnut Grove, head East into the Dakota territory to pan for Gold.  Along the way we meet the Griffin and Delano families who are more than happy to assist and join the caravan on their way.  Laura an...

Elmer Dobkins is a shy young kid attending the Walnut Grove school who is a few years behind everyone else in school.  Which is the main reason he is picked on/teased/bullied by the older kids.  And just like Carrie White, Elmer Dobkins soon finds himself being nominated for something he never wanted: Class President.  After witnessing how his son is treated by his classmates, Elmer's Father tells...

Anna Gilberg, a young girl with a stutter, is one person Nellie can't seem to leave alone.  Out of anger in regards to Nellie's treatment of Anna and possibly her own disappointment about her Birthday present, Laura steals a music box from Nellie Oleson's room.  Eventually caught with the music box by Nellie, Laura promises her servitude, once again, and tries to find a way out of the trouble she'...

Solomon Henry has only one desire and that's to get an education. Stowing away on a wagon, driven by Charles, Solomon arrives in Walnut Grove. It's a different world not only for Solomon Henry but also for the population of Walnut Grove....because Solomon Henry is the first Black person to arrive in Walnut Grove. Realizing his dreams of an education may not even lead to any opportunities, Solomon...

What starts as a surprise birthday party for Charles turns into something more dire when Mary takes a gnarly fall inside the barn.  And she is eventually sent to Rochester for a surgery.  A simple procedure becomes more difficult when complications arise in Mary's recovery. With Mr. Edwards by his side, Charles makes his way to a Tunneling camp where he finds work that pays him really well. Blinde...