Lizzie Pepys

You are most kind. And we’ve missed so much! It’s hard to poke lethargy of the lazy kind.

My 21st century sponsor had fallen off the Blue Sky wagon, alas. I have nudged her to get back on it. I may have succeeded. I hope so. #1661 #2025 #pepys #diary #herstory #history

Still at Sam’s parents’ while Sam is away and the workmen run amok in my home. I don’t know what’s worse. #1661 #herstory #history #pepys #diary #inlaws

Nightmares. Woke up with a gasp. Strange bed. Unfamiliar snores. Took me a minute to realize I was staying with Sam’s parents. #1661 #herstory #nightmare #history #diary #pepys

Something seems amiss with Sam. I can’t put my finger on it. He is quite scattered. #1661 #diary #herstory #history #pepys #relationships

Am at Sam’s parents’. Eliza and John Hunt came to sup, and Sam too. Will be staying here as Sam has to go away on business. Not my first choice, but oh well. Always nice to see Eliza. She is so droll! #1661 #herstory #history #pepys #diary

Indeed.

That beauty tip is courtesy of Johann Wecker’s book “Cosmeticks, or the Beautifying Parts of Physick” (1660). #beauty #1661 #herstory #history #pepys #diary

Take one clean and roasted apple; quicksilver neutralized with spittle (preferably your own); mix well; anoint your eyebrows. Be gone, lice! #1661 #beauty #lice #pepys #diary #herstory #hisotry

Are the lice in your eyebrows getting you down? Do they keep falling into your eyes? Your food? I have a simple tip for you. #1661 #beauty #lice #herstory #history #pepys #diary

Who would like a beauty tip?!? #1661 #beauty #herstory #history #pepys #diary

My head has been so fusty, crusty, and sad I can barely care about his infernal mood. I just want to sleep. #1661 #pepys #diary #herstory #history

Sam in an uncommonly bad mood all day. Mad at the preacher for giving a bad sermon. Mad at me for not dressing to dine. Mad at the house being dirty. Among other things. #1661 #pepys #diary #history #herstory

I have been melancholy of late and don’t feel like doing anything. #1661 #herstory #history #pepys #diary

All day in my chamber. I’ve been feeling … unwell. #1661 #herstory #history #pepys #diary

A lot has been happening but I’ve been too lazy to post. :-P #1661 #diary #pepys #herstory #history #lazy

My head aches mightily from yesterday’s wine. #1661 #hangover #wine #herstory #history #pepys #diary

Indeed.

I have eaten too much melted cheese and feel positively bilious.

May make myself a soothing posset. They are very restorative and I have had a trying few days. #posset #diary #pepys #herstory #history

Sarah, our maid, is mightily ill. Sam and I are sleeping in our matted room tonight so she can remain in her bed (we also don’t want to be so close to her, to be honest). #diary #pepys #herstory #history

A fine, fair day. Walked in the garden with Sam and Sir Pen. #1660/61 #weather #diary #pepys #herstory #history

Everyone around me seems to be sick. It’s rather nerve-wracking. I hate being ill. #1660/61 #history #herstory #pepys #diary

I fell and twisted my knee last night. It still aches every single time I put weight on it. But on a good note, I had some chine of beef and it was excellent. Much better than fish. #silverlining #knee #1660/1661 #pepys #diary #herstory #history

I have been so worried about my brother, Balthazar. Balty is a constant concern - he lurches from one harebrained scheme to another. And yet he is so charming! #family #1660/61 #herstory #history #pepys #diary

Eight of us supped at ours. Still on this damnable Lenten diet. Will I be struck down for saying that? Waiting. Am tired of company, to be honest. #lent #company #pepys #diary #herstory #history #1660/61

My teeth now ache so after that cleaning. Can’t eat. Even a posset is hard on my mouth. Have to resort to Rhenish wine. The cheap stuff hurts. Expensive wine feels so much nicer in my poor mouth. #dentist #teeth #1660/61 #herstory #history #pepys #diary

Sam noticed a difference right away. Worth the pain? Yes, I believe so. I think. A few are wobbly though. #teeth #dentist #1660/61 #herstory #history #pepys #diary

My teeth look much brighter though. Still some rotten ones in my mouth but I will deal with those later. #dentist #teeth #1660/61 #diary #pepys #herstlry #history

My poor mouth. La Roche, the royal family’s dentist, cleaned mine today. So much scraping. Bleeding gums. Painful. Inflamed. #1660/61 #dentist #teeth #herstory #history #pepys #diary