I enjoyed my week up North. The leaves were still pretty in southern Minnesota, the farmers were all out in their fields harvesting and the snow wasn't too bothersome!
As to the main reason I came to Minnesota - The Little House on the Prairie at the Ordway Theatre in Saint Paul - it was absolutely wonderful!! It was fun to see Melissa Gilbert (Laura on the TV production of the 70's and 80's) as "Ma" and all of the other characters were perfectly cast. All had lovely voices, the songs and orchestra, the minimal scenery, the costumes - all of it just great. It was so touching to see the portrayal of those actual people and events - I was in tears on and off from the raising of the curtain. Having read everything that Laura (and also everything of her daughter Rose) every wrote, seeing many photographs, and visiting the sod house site on Plum Creek in Walnut Grove, MN - I think it was just too touching. I think the closest to Indy the production will come is St. Louis in November. Saint Paul was the premiere city. And the days with my folks were just wonderful too - full of conversation, good meals, some sorting and sifting, and just plain taking it easy. My folks took me up to the airport yesterday(2 hours from New Ulm) for my 3:30 pm flight home. I am "Silver Elite" on Delta/NW so I got upgraded to First Class when I came up, but I wasn't as lucky on my return trip! At least the pilot remembered to land here in Indy:)
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