While in Lexington today we decided to stop in Concord to pay a visit to the home of Louisa May Alcott the author of Little Women. It has always been a wish of mine to visit Orchard House as I loved the book and movie of this beautiful creative lady who lived in the time period I so longed to live in too! As soon as we drove into our parking space my heart started to sing with happiness. I could tell my husband knew I was like a child at Christmas as he smiled as I jumped out of the car with camera in tow!
I knocked on the door knowing that Louisa was probably not at home or not receiving visitors. I wondered why there was no wreath on the door, as I knew Marmee would have made sure that all were welcomed and a wreath of any kind would have put the most weary traveler at ease. I then followed the sign that prompted you to use the side door. Of course, the front entrance was used for only special occasions! Was this not one of them?
Louisa May Alcott. Author of Little Women. Devoted daughter, devoted sister. Devoted aunt.Loved her family more than life itself.
Home in Concord Ma. Louisa spent 20 years of her life here in Orchard House where she wrote her best selling novel of all times 'Little Women' Her bedroom on the upper right hand side of the house is where she spent a lot of her time writting her beloved classic novel. It is here where her words touched so many.
This is her desk that her father had built for her and this is where she started to write the first of her book, before moving onto a 'real desk' that she bought after she had become a writter of fame. As I stood by this desk I glanced out of Louisa's window to see that a light snow had started to fall and I felt that this was such a wonderful place and knew we were all feeling that Louisa was there with us, in her room, as we all admired the woman that she was.
I knocked on the door knowing that Louisa was probably not at home or not receiving visitors. I wondered why there was no wreath on the door, as I knew Marmee would have made sure that all were welcomed and a wreath of any kind would have put the most weary traveler at ease. I then followed the sign that prompted you to use the side door. Of course, the front entrance was used for only special occasions! Was this not one of them?
Louisa May Alcott. Author of Little Women. Devoted daughter, devoted sister. Devoted aunt.Loved her family more than life itself.
Home in Concord Ma. Louisa spent 20 years of her life here in Orchard House where she wrote her best selling novel of all times 'Little Women' Her bedroom on the upper right hand side of the house is where she spent a lot of her time writting her beloved classic novel. It is here where her words touched so many.
This is her desk that her father had built for her and this is where she started to write the first of her book, before moving onto a 'real desk' that she bought after she had become a writter of fame. As I stood by this desk I glanced out of Louisa's window to see that a light snow had started to fall and I felt that this was such a wonderful place and knew we were all feeling that Louisa was there with us, in her room, as we all admired the woman that she was. 
