Melissa Gilbert left Los Angeles for a simple cottage life in the Catskills: See inside her happy life now

It is truly amazing when child actors grow up in front of the eyes of the audience. We see them become stars and celebrate their every success as though it’s our own.I bet most of you remember the children of the Ingalls family from Little House on the Prairie. If you do, you must be wondering where they are today and what they are up to.The second oldest daughter of the family, Laura Ingalls, was played by actress Melissa Gilbert, who captured the hearts of the fans and became an acting sensation almost overnight. Well, more or less like the rest of the cast. Melissa was featured in commercials and had some minor roles before taking the part in Little House on the Prairie. During the run of the series, she played parts in other films including The Diary of Anne Frank and The Miracle Worker.

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Born on on May 8, 1964, in Los Angeles, California, Melissa was given up for adoption by her parents who each had three children from their previous marriages and feared they couldn’t provide for another child. Melissa was lucky to be welcomed into the life of her adoptive parents, actor Paul Gilbert and actress/dancer Barbara Crane, from whom she learned all about the entertainment business.
In 2015, Melissa took a role in the short film One Smart Fellow, and played in Secret and Lies and The Night Shift some years before. She is also a writer. Her autobiography Prairie Tale: A Memoir speaks of the period of her life during the famous series.
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As she goes back to the time of filming the series, she recalls she had a fun time with the rest of the crew.Portraying a girl living on a farm seemed exciting back then, and it looks like Melissa got to love that way of living so she and her husband, actor-director Timothy Busfield, moved from Michigan to new home in New York a few years ago and even bought a hunting cabin and considered getting chickens and building a barn for goats and horses, she revealed during a virtual Television Critics Association panel focusing on the PBS American Masters biography “Laura Ingalls Wilder.” However, the coronavirus pandemic forced them to put their plans on hold.
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Today, however, they do live in the cabin and their days seem picture perfect. The place needed a full renovation, but despite the challenges, they were determined to turn the place into a comfortable home.

The first step was getting rid of the staff the previous owners left there. Next, they needed to get rid of the rodents and mildew and fix the plumbing.

They refurbished the cabinets, installed red vinyl chairs, and heated the house with a wood fire.

Gilbert and her husband grow their own fruits and vegetables.

The actress loves her peaceful home and the challenges that living at such a place brings. She copes with her responsibilities with a smile on her face and enjoys a cup of tea at the end of each day.

15 Times People Got the Best When They Least Expected It

Sometimes life spoils us with a fantastic gift without giving us any hints beforehand. Some people think these unexpected events are just lucky coincidences, while others believe that the universe has waited for the right time to reward us for a good deed we’ve done in the past. Either way, it is always a blessing to get a pleasant surprise to brighten an ordinary day and add sparkles of wonder to our eyes.

Bright Side believes that days can be so exciting because a life-changing event can happen at any moment. Here are some unbelievably cool situations that were caught on camera.

1. ’’I met Jim Carrey! I never thought he’d be cool with making faces with me, but he was totally down.’’

2. ’’The hairiest, most goofy-looking llama I saw in all of Peru’’

3. ’’I did an art exchange. I made some paper art and he made me a puppet of myself! Best deal ever.’’

4. ’’My son smiled sweetly at the barista and got this hot chocolate in return.’’

5. ’’My brother drove 9 hours overnight to surprise my mom with her niece.’’

6. ’’My new security camera surprised me with a beautiful photo of a flying bird.’’

7. ’’I was looking in my mom’s college yearbook and came across a familiar face.’’

8. ’’I sent my girlfriend a postcard a few months ago. Today, she gave me a new pair of shoes.’’

9. ’’My father found my baby blanket and gave it to me for Christmas.’’

10. ’’25 years later I discovered I’m in the Notre Dame Hall of Fame because I photobombed the photo.’’

11. ’’I got lucky to get this crazy long mutant Dorito.’’

12. ’’Do you know the feeling you get when the middle seat is open next to you on a flight? I can beat that.’’

13. ’’I found this while cleaning out my grandma’s house.’’

14. ’’So I came across this guy at my sister’s graduation: Professor Sir Patrick Stewart.’’

15. ’’Since I was a kid, my mom collected everything she found in my pocket and put it in this lamp. It was her surprise for my wedding.’’

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