The Cartwrights wake on Christmas morning to find four mysterious gifts under their tree. But if they weren't from Hop Sing, just who are they from? Christmas Day promises mystery, surprises and just a touch of magic.

An Advent tale.

After attending Simon Croft's funeral, Adam and Josie both have big news to share with the family. And as Nevada prepares for statehood, Hoss and Patience's baby arrives, and Ben begins to suffer from empty-nest syndrome. AUTHOR'S NOTE: I've been dying to use "Old Sheba" in this series, but I had to take some liberties to make it work. Please forgive my changes.

Another tale of a young Cartwright daughter. Read and Review!

It's Christmas, and Jamie is thinking back on his time with the Cartwrights.

Written for a Bonanza challenger

Each year at Christmas a beautiful lady graces the Cartwright's Ponderosa ranch house. From her post high atop their tree the little angel with cornflower yellow hair watches them. A smile lights her face for she knows that, without her, Ben Cartwright's life would have been very different...

While Hop Sing is away for a few days, Little Joe persuades Hoss to help him with a surprise for their father and Adam. A prequel memory. A challenge piece.

Summary: A WHI for A House Divided. "Father against son, brother against brother. A house divided against itself cannot not stand." What if Adam did leave in order to keep peace in the family? This is a journey of healing for the Cartwright family and some newfound friends.

Marie would do anything to protect one of her sons...including this.

Adam's unexpected illness; an unexpected visitor, and Ben's unexpected reaction to a his son's condition, leave the Cartwrght household edgy. What might this stranger offer to bring healing to old and new wounds.

The Ponderosa sets the stage for a kangaroo court that puts Ben on trial and puts a young Joe through a whole lot of trouble.

Healing is slow, and doesn't always take the expected path. A post-Hoss, post-Alice Joe story.

Final part of Wavering series. Hoss' POV.

It has been one year since Joe Cartwright lost his beloved brother, Hoss. Needing to escape his own demons, Joe heads out to visit to Carrie Pickett. He never makes it. Instead, badly injured, Joe works his way toward a plume of smoke rising in the distance. Little does he suspect what he finds at the end of his journey will change his life forever.

The unthinkable has happened - all four Cartwrights are dead! Or are they? Written for October challenges on Bonanza Brand and Bonanza Trail Riders.

Read the entire life of Adam Cartwright. From his arrival in the West to ...? Challenges and adventures, love and affection, which accompany him all his life.

As they head west, Ben and young Adam make a stop in Germantown, Ohio. A festival is going on, but one unlike any Ben has ever known. A prequel written for a Sadie Hawkins challenge.

What if the Cartwright clan had another sibling? What if that sibling was a girl? This will be a series of one-shots featuring the youngest Cartwright, Jennifer.

It has been five years since Joe Cartwright took Bella Carnaby as his wife and nearly twenty since he first met Rosey O'Rourke – a woman he knows his father loves, but one that life and time has conspired to keep away from the Ponderosa. A new threat and an old enemy appear to threaten the Cartwrights – will the end of their collective tale be joy, or tragedy?

I have no excuse for this other than I think Nanuk dares me to write it. So, basically, PWP Bonanza style.

I too (like Questfan in her excellent 'The Squirrel's Stash') have been playing with the Pinecone prompts on Bonanza Brand, and will post them here as they are written. All are 500 words or less, based on a provided prompt.

Adam is leaving for university on the morrow but he has doubts and choices to make. Follows "The Creek" and "The Lake". Includes the Bonner brothers and Carl Reagan.

Ginny Cartwright experiences a life changing moment at the young age of four. This story will explore the aftermath and it's affect on the Cartwright family. Other characters are included in the story but as most know I can only tag four. Please enjoy, feed back is welcome

Little Joe gets an unexpected surprise on his way home to the Ponderosa.