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"You always get your just desserts when you insist on Jell-O" Lynne Belluscio of the LeRoy (NY) Historical Society tells us about the history of Jell-O. Gelatine desserts were long the province of the wealthy, but American ingenuity lead to an instant version of this once time consuming treat. What does LeRoy, New York have to do with Jell-O? How was Jell-O invented? What does Jell-O have to do with LeRoy today?

Check in about what's going on in Laura Ingalls Wilder fandom this month. We'll check on what's going on Trundlebed Tales, what's going on in the homesites this month, and some highlights of the coming year.

Drop in tonight, February 7, 2020 and help us celebrate Laura Ingalls Wilder's 153rd birthday.  Laura fans are invited to call in and share either the story of how they became a Laura Ingalls Wilder fan, their favorite Laura Ingalls Wilder related experience, or annual family traditions based on Laura. Based on requests, I'm continuing it as an hour so you'll have plenty of time to call in. So please call in and help fill the time. If you want to share your story, but don't want to talk on air, you can send a story to me ahead of time or in the chatroom live during the show. Live callers or chat get time before sent in stories. Call tollfree 1 (877) 633-9389 Contact me through social media at Trundlebed Tales or send stories to info@trundlebedtales.com

Today we're going to celebrate World Read Aloud Day by reading part of Mother West Wind's Children by Thornton W. Burgess. We're picking up from our 10 minute episodes last year where we were testing microphones. This time our story is "Why Peter's Ears Are Long." 

There was a lot going on during 2019. There were a lot of things going on. The "Little House on the Prairie" Cast Reunion and the Laura Ingalls Wilder conference lead the list on my social media of what people thought were the biggest events. We also have things going on with "American Masters," "Little House on the Prairie: The Musical," and lots of stuff at the homesites. Check out what happened.

I finally got 5 of the 6 people from our trip together to interview about our last trip. Chime in as my mom, my brother, my niece and nephew, and me talk about our trip to Walt Disney World during late January 2019. We talk about where we stayed and our time at the park, our favorites, and what we learned. We stayed at Pop Century, visited all four parks and Disney Springs, and had the DVC tour.

Start with classic historic hooking rugs with Rose Wilder Lane. Then drop into the world of modern latch-hooking.

A report on my September 2019 trip to Wilder Days, Mansfield's big Laura Ingalls Wilder event. Wilder Days is a big Laura event that includes special speakers, music, a crafts show, a pageant showing, etc. The Wilder dinner is a newer event and includes a special guest speaker who is then available for signing. This year the special guest was Alison Arngrim aka Nellie Oleson on "The Little House on the Prairie" NBC TV show. Another fairly recent additional to the program is a fiddle festival that is quickly developing a regional reputation for a high quality event.