tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24727561.post3348409956298094393..comments2024-02-15T10:38:45.865-08:00Comments on Ana Braga-Henebry's Journal: A Lovely Blog Post!Ana Braga-Henebryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15590301615909326119noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24727561.post-6775802587355505632013-02-19T12:40:12.104-08:002013-02-19T12:40:12.104-08:00Thank you for sharing this - can't wait to sho...Thank you for sharing this - can't wait to show this to my girls who love both Laura and Van Stockum books!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24727561.post-50883860899051456872013-02-17T10:24:09.764-08:002013-02-17T10:24:09.764-08:00Ana,
Throughout our homeschooling years, we were b...Ana,<br />Throughout our homeschooling years, we were big Hilda Van Stockum fans. Something inspired me to write to Hilda, about 16 or 17 years ago, to express our appreciation for her novels, and what they had meant to my family. Hilda was living in England at the time. You can imagine the surprise and joy we felt when we received a hand-written reply from the great author herself. It was a special homeschooling memory.Kathie Hogannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24727561.post-80164824260836980272013-02-16T15:14:47.118-08:002013-02-16T15:14:47.118-08:00We are big fans of both Laura Ingalls Wilder (main...We are big fans of both Laura Ingalls Wilder (mainly because her Pa played the fiddle right here in Missouri) and Hilda van Stockum. I did not know about the correspondence, but the irony is not lost on us about DeSmet and your current farmhouse just a couple of hours away. I used your family for reference when the twins were reading Laura's books! Good luck with your "new adventure" in publishing too :-)<br />Warmly,<br />Candise & CrewCandise and Crewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08400497345073713897noreply@blogger.com