a little wilder

i thought the girl might enjoy a good pioneer story 

while we were "roughing it" at the cottage among the bears and blueberries, 

so i hit the library for a copy of little house in the big woods

 by laura ingalls wilder before we left.

not only did she enjoy the book, she especially embraced the idea of

 'rag-curls' featured in the chapter describing christmas finery...

once suitably curled-up before bed, she cuddled with grandma for just one more chapter.