Trundlebed Tales

Ep 128 Iowa Honey Producers Association and the Honey Tree

Join our host Sarah Uthoff talking to Jason Foley, President of Iowa Honey Producers Association [IHPA], member of the Friendly Beekeepers of Iowa, an educator of beekeeping, a certified master beekeeper through the University of Florida, 4 time "beekeeper of the year" recipient from the university of Florida, owner of "Foley's Russian Bees" and co-owner of "Honey Hollow Apiary & Gardens LLC". We're going to be talking about raising bees today. We'll also talk about the association and how producer organizations work, especially the princess system. Finally we'll turn to honey trees. Are there really trees filled with honey?

Ep 127 Laura Ingalls Wilder’s On-Air Birthday Party 2022

Join us for our annual Laura Ingalls Wilder birthday party. Every year we ask people to call in and tell us their Laura story. So this year’s celebration will be our 9th. 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.

Ep 126 Nancy Koupal and the Revised Text of Pioneer Girl

Join your host Sarah Uthoff and Nancy Koupal of the Pioneer Girl Project as they talk about their latest book Pioneer Girl: The Revised Texts. The original Pioneer Girl - Laura Ingalls Wilder's previously unpublished memoir - was a run away bestseller and is still selling well. The follow up to that is a set of three books about Pioneer Girl. This is the second of this series. Do you need to buy? Tune in and see!

Ep 125 Laura Ingalls Wilder Fandom Roundup 2021

What happened in Laura Ingalls Wilder fandom during 2021? There were fewer things cancelled than in 2021, but some things were changed how they were set up. Some things were canceled. For example, Pepin Days in Laura was scheduled, canceled, and re-scheduled over the course of the year. I hope in the coming year there will be a lot more Laura events. American Masters Walnut Grove's Pageant Discussion Top 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime Homestead National Landmark's Prairie Author Event Pioneer Girl: Revised Texts Walnut Grove Chapel De Smet 2nd Best Town in the USA - USA Today poll Pa's Tombstone Bright Lights, Prairie Dust by Karen Grassle Laura Ingalls Wilder Children's Literature Festival

Ep 124 Wendi Lou Lee Baby Grace and the Prairie Devotional

Wendi Lou Lee joins host Sarah Uthoff to talk about her experiences being involved with the "Little House on the Prairie" NBC TV show. Lee was one of a set of twins who played Baby Grace. The real life Grace was, of course, awesomesauce because she was born in Iowa and attended a normal school. So we're looking forward to hearing Lee's take on the TV show. Lee has also written A Prairie Devotional. She'll share with us about all of it. 

Ep 123 Karen Grassle Little House Ma on Bright Lights, Prairie Dust

Karen Grassle joins host Sarah Uthoff to talk about her new memoir, Bright Lights, Prairie Dust. Grassle, of course, played Laura Ingalls Wilder's Ma on the 1970s NBC series, We're going to talk about her experience on "Little House." We'll dig into what it was like to film the series. Then we'll discuss her life beyond as a theater actress and a woman's right advocate. You're going to want a copy of her new book. Here's the link to Karen's website: https://www.karengrassle.net Upcoming appearence: https://www.karengrassle.net/news

Ep 122 A Tour Around Trundlebed Tales

I always say you can find Trundlebed Tales all around the web. Well, what does that mean just where can you find me? We'll talk about all the stuff I do around the web including all the information I give out, the stuff I produce and where all you can find me on social media.

Ep 121 Prairie Patchwork 50th Anniversary of Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant

All the different Laura Ingalls Wilder De Smet, South Dakota sites have worked together to put an event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Laura Ingalls Wilder pageant. It's going to be spread out over 3 weekends with all kinds of events. This is an overview of the highlights, a little later than it should have been, but I hope will tell you what's going on and prep you for my roving reports for the event.