Just had to pass along to you that the Fruitlands Museum official Facebook site is carrying a link to my post about the unknown players of Fruitlands! You can visit the Fruitlands Museum Facebook site at https://www.facebook.com/Fruitlands?ref=ts&fref=ts. They are very active on this page and the museum has many wonderful activities year round (including a …
Louisa May Alcott’s former Nonquitt home destroyed by fire
This made me so sad. Such a loss for the owner and all fans of Louisa May Alcott. From SouthCoastToday.com: By ARIEL WITTENBERG awittenberg@s-t.com January 27, 2013 12:00 AM DARTMOUTH — A Nonquitt home once owned by "Little Women" author Louisa May Alcott was ravaged by fire early Saturday Morning. Deputy Fire Chief John Judson …
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Sowing Wild Oats, the Transcendental Kind. Serious humor. Guest post by Aniko Eva
Aniko Eva, a contributor to Open Salon, was kind enough to reblog my previous post on the unknown members of the Fruitlands community. I, in turn, am happy to reblog her excellent post on Transcendental Wild Oats, Louisa's satirical response to her experience at Fruitlands. Sometimes the only thing you can do in the midst …
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The unknown players of Fruitlands – finally hearing their voices
What was it like to live at Fruitlands? Serious Alcott biographers have devoted much ink to the family’s experience during this six-month utopian experiment. Sometimes thoughtful, often absurd and always dramatic, Fruitlands is credited with both the shaping of the famous daughter, and a change in the power structure of the Alcott marriage and family …
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A visit to Fruitlands where Louisa took up the family cross
Back in October I took a trip to Fruitlands in Harvard, MA, only about 40 minutes from my home. That visit sparked a long period of binge reading on the subject which is why, in the dead of winter, I’m only getting around to writing about that visit now. A paradox Having immersed myself in …
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Just when you think there is nothing more to find … something is found!
I got this exciting piece of news today from the Louisa May Alcott Society: New Alcott Letter at the Concond Free Public Library by Leslie Perrin Wilson, Curator, William Munroe Special Collections, Concord Free Public Library Sometimes a single letter or journal entry can open a window on the past in a way unanticipated by …
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I took some pictures of my cats this morning and got some crazy results! It was begging for a story so I tried my hand at it. I left the ending open on purpose to see what you could come up with 🙂 I wonder how Louisa would end this story???
Louisa May Alcott is My Passion 