Photos only with commentary: Part 2. The Pauline years
Veterans get help from Hemingway Source
Writing Retreat for Military Veterans at Hemingway-Pfeiffer Gets Underway July 24-26 For an intensive weekend, Vets can write and gain access to their creative side at the homestead of Pauline Pfeiffer, Hemingway’s second wife. her Uncle Gus was a generous patron to Hemingway in his earlier years and in fact, Hem dedicated A Farewell to […]
Photos only with commentary: Part 1. Hadley years
I thought I’d post some photos that I had not viewed in a while and are not as frequently viewed. I love them all and hope you enjoy them too. Best, Christine
Mary Welsh Hemingway, Hemingway’s Widow
Minn. native Mary Hemingway, wife of Ernest, memorialized in Bemidji Mary was Hemingway’s fourth wife and his widow. She took a fair amount of abuse. I was never certain if she truly loved him that much or if she loved being Mrs. Ernest Hemingway that much. She survived his infatuation with Adriana Ivancich, his bad […]
Was Hemingway Bi-polar?
FROM THE moment Ernest Hemingway saw Finca Vigia ( Lookout Farm) outside Havana in 1939, it became his home in the deepest sense. The above article discusses Hemingway’s time in Cuba, self-medication perhaps with alcohol, and his love for his Cuban home. Very interesting. Best, Christine
HEMINGWAY AS LETTER WRITER
Hemingway was a prolific letter writer. Some say that he left behind 8,000 to 10,000 letters. Some have been published despite his request that they not be published. I have to say though that reading his letters is really fun and interesting and gives me insight into his humor, what’s important to him, and the […]