tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883575980086212146.post2652861348550516690..comments2024-03-28T02:47:41.111-05:00Comments on Smoke & Mirrors: That Didn't Seem Like Just ONE Winter!!Lynn @ Smoke & Mirrorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00464153596817995684noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883575980086212146.post-6049652463872138042016-06-22T10:23:03.110-05:002016-06-22T10:23:03.110-05:00Funny you should mention that blizzard. I do have ...Funny you should mention that blizzard. I do have a vague memory of that. It is not all that uncommon, especially since larger 'ranches' don't typically provide much shelter for the livestock; they tend to be at the mercy of the weather/natural forces. Technology cannot overcome all our challenges, by any means...and as Pa noted, we become dependent upon things that are out of our control, which doesn't always bode well for us! :) Thanks for stopping by!Lynn @ Smoke & Mirrorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00464153596817995684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883575980086212146.post-39752501111816649362016-06-21T19:06:30.845-05:002016-06-21T19:06:30.845-05:00I'm not sure why, but this has always been one...I'm not sure why, but this has always been one of my favorite books in the series. And what's amazing to me is how much of it really happened! I read Wilder's memoir, Pioneer Girl, a year or so ago, and most of the episodes are accurate, including that the town likely would have starved had it not been for Almonzo Wilder and Cap Garland. Even more amazing to me, one of the annotations in the memoir noted that only a few years ago (2012, maybe? I can't remember now for sure) there was a fall storm very similar to the one in The Long Winter that killed thousands of cattle--even in the 21st century with all our technology and meterology!amanda @ simplerpastimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14127945915013121105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883575980086212146.post-44603877178162723112016-06-21T13:33:39.308-05:002016-06-21T13:33:39.308-05:00You know, when I first realized this was going to ...You know, when I first realized this was going to describe just one winter, I was wondering if it wouldn't become boring, but it never did and never was! It is definitely a good one in the series and just a fascinating read! Lynn @ Smoke & Mirrorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00464153596817995684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883575980086212146.post-48931953766190347772016-06-21T13:32:36.001-05:002016-06-21T13:32:36.001-05:00I can relate! It does seem like it wears you out j...I can relate! It does seem like it wears you out just reading about it all. I can only imagine living through it! Lynn @ Smoke & Mirrorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00464153596817995684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883575980086212146.post-80275021928791213682016-06-20T19:56:07.194-05:002016-06-20T19:56:07.194-05:00This is a suspenseful read. By the end, I felt ti...This <i>is</i> a suspenseful read. By the end, I felt tired, like Laura. Ruth @ with freedom and bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15531827758868215023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5883575980086212146.post-61131582312286125132016-06-20T07:31:28.490-05:002016-06-20T07:31:28.490-05:00The Long Winter is one of my favourites!The Long Winter is one of my favourites!Naomihttp://consumedbyink.canoreply@blogger.com