Wednesday 20 July 1664 Diplomacy , financial dealings and barters, playing the flageolette. A varied, challenging and entertaining day ending in style with Pepys playing a wind instrument in his garden under the moonlight. A truly mixed bag from me today. It is the Tall Ships Exhibition in Bristol today so naturally the heavens open. Yesterday I visited my dentist for what must be the 18th...
Monday 18 July 1664 this is a link to the Samuel Pepys website. I've missed a couple of days but you will find all in some considerable detail if you click on the above links and change the dates. last night was a night of amazing storms with voluminous brain accompanied by cracking thunder and lightning that lit up the sky. We were both woken up and went to sit in the conservatory to watch...
Friday 15 July 1664 huge blog about business. how on earth he copes with his business interests is beyond me. Maybe his diary helps him! It certainly acts as a mental stabiliser in my case. Writing the diary is now part of my end of day routine. I am now up to my 186th entry and I've only been going since February this year. I to my chamber to sing, which we did very pleasantly, and then to my...
Thursday 14 July 1664 Pepys' long entry here My mind being doubtful what the business should be, I rose a little after four o’clock, and abroad. Walked to my Lord’s, and nobody up, but the porter rose out of bed to me so I back again to Fleete Streete, and there bought a little book of law; and thence, hearing a psalm sung, I went into St. Dunstan’s, and there heard prayers read, which, it...
Wednesday 13 July 1664 Mr. Moore was with me late to desire me to come to my Lord Sandwich tomorrow morning, which I shall, but I wonder what my business is. Samuel Pepys was being asked to enter into an unknown situation. He did not know why he'd being invited to this meeting. This whole universe is so interesting because it consists of a multitude of dimensions. Within the physical dimension,...
Tuesday 12 July 1664 ....Dined alone; sad for want of company and not being very well, and know not how to eat alone.... Here's a compulsively gregarious person who loves to be part of the game of life almost to the point of not being comfortable when there is no one else around. The same cannot be said of myself and my partner who can sit for hours in the garden or at the Computer or reading....
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Inspired by Samuel Pepys’ Diary 1633-1703