big changes in the little house

We're on the shores of Silver Lake now. I was a bit worried about this one--it was pretty shocking to me when I read the series to myself--and there's definitely some processing going on; Ben told Evan today that he wondered if being sad and crying a lot would make his teacher go blind (she just lost her sister) and suggested we should put bumps (Braille) on the card we're going to send her. Thoughtful boy.

for anyone else feeling sad about Lloyd Alexander

Here's a sweet little glimpse of him, via Lois Lowry.