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Lizzie Pepys
@epepys.bsky.social
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I’m Lizzie, wife of the esteemed diarist, Samuel Pepys. Here’s my view of our life. I straddle time between 1660-1669 and today.
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You are most kind. And we’ve missed so much! It’s hard to poke lethargy of the lazy kind.
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I hope your sponsor is effective. I've missed your bon mots.
May 6, 2025 at 12:12 AM
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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
May 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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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
April 9, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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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
April 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Something seems amiss with Sam. I can’t put my finger on it. He is quite scattered. #1661 #diary #herstory #history #pepys #relationships
April 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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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
April 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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That beauty tip is courtesy of Johann Wecker’s book “Cosmeticks, or the Beautifying Parts of Physick” (1660). #beauty #1661 #herstory #history #pepys #diary
April 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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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
April 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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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
April 6, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Who would like a beauty tip?!? #1661 #beauty #herstory #history #pepys #diary
April 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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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
March 31, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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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
March 31, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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I have been melancholy of late and don’t feel like doing anything. #1661 #herstory #history #pepys #diary
March 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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All day in my chamber. I’ve been feeling … unwell. #1661 #herstory #history #pepys #diary
March 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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A lot has been happening but I’ve been too lazy to post. :-P #1661 #diary #pepys #herstory #history #lazy
March 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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My head aches mightily from yesterday’s wine. #1661 #hangover #wine #herstory #history #pepys #diary
March 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
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May make myself a soothing posset. They are very restorative and I have had a trying few days. #posset #diary #pepys #herstory #history
March 20, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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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
March 20, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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A fine, fair day. Walked in the garden with Sam and Sir Pen. #1660/61 #weather #diary #pepys #herstory #history
March 20, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Everyone around me seems to be sick. It’s rather nerve-wracking. I hate being ill. #1660/61 #history #herstory #pepys #diary
March 19, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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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
March 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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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
March 16, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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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
March 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM
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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
March 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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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
March 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM