Meg Tilley Anderson

American

B. 1949-

Broken Circle Porch Boards Parable

"Everything from the little house was in the wagon, except the beds and tables and chairs. They did not need to take these because Pa could always make new ones."
—Laura Ingalls Wilder

From Annie Mae's grandmother Lucy, to Annie Mae's grandchildren, generations connect in an unending line — winding together in corn shuck seats.

G.W. Tibits remembers sitting on a short legged chair in the mule wagon. You wouldn't dare use a regular chair for fear of tipping over. His chair served its purpose in the storm pit 'til the legs were cut off to even them up.