charming Billy

His eyes twinkled at Ma while the music laughed and whirled and then he would sing... - By the Shores of Silver Lake, Chapter 22, "Happy Winter Days"

Pa sings "Billy Boy" in By the Shores of Silver Lake and These Happy Golden Years. I remember seeing the glass cherry pie ornament and immediately thinking about the song (rather than any pie mention in the "Little House" books), because "Billy Boy" was one of the first and only songs I learned to play on the piano. I guess it could be a choke-cherry pie ornament as well...
- posted by pioneergirl at 2:10 AM