Last Day

Today we visited the Old Manse, home to both the Emersons and the Hawthornes (at different points in time). Aside from the house tour, we spent a time discussing another revolution; that of the 19th Century authors who were centered in Concord.

I had the opportunity to play (just a bit...I don't play often and have very little memorized) an 1860's vintage Steinway parlor grand piano that was owned by the Emerson family.

We then treked to Sleep Hollow Cemetery. I'm glad I visited earlier. It was a bit crowded with all of us.

This afternoon many of us visited Orchard House, the home of Louisa May Alcott and the place where she wrote Little Women. Louisa had a very interesting life. I'm going to have to go back and reread her books.