A charming vignette of typical Pepys behaviour! I am reading a history of the evolution of table manners and rituals and Pepys has come into that - over the...
"Two particularly exciting things happened to Pepys on his jaunts to Hackney. In the exotic gardens of Brooke House, he saw oranges growing on trees for the...
Paul, et al. Some months ago cum grano salis (etc.) [ Michael Vincent ] allowed as how -- IF I recall correctly -- he's be taking a leave of absence to take...
So glad to hear you're okay, Susan. Thanks for the amazing description of what your community is contending with. Sending good thoughts, Gillian Bagwell...
Dear Linda and all, Thanks for your concern! We have been fine - our suburb Chapel Hill is well-named! We had problems with the tremendously heavy rain on...
Susan, Praying for you, yours, and everyone affected by this dreadful flood. Can never forget your kind encouragement, and that of other Pepysians, for New...
Australia's floods cut off some Brisbane residents, and water keeps rising Thousands in Brisbane have evacuated, and officials urge the stragglers to join them...
Thanks for your concern. We lost internet this morning, but it's back on now. We are OK. Mervyn has been out checking on some of the elderly in our parish -...
Mervyn's replied to someone on Facebook, saying: "Our house will not be flooded but we will lose power and telecoms. We will likely be stranded for a while." ...
Excellent ... thanks, Aussie Sue! (On a related note, I'm waiting for our own "A Hamilton" to reply to this thread, to reveal whether or not the previous owner...
Try your local State Library - they should have a conservation department which can give advice. If the block is still basically sound and the boards, but you...
Thanks, Carl! Good information. Yeah, all I want to do is get them to the point where I'd be able to read and enjoy them ... not as worried so much about...
Hi, and Merry Christmas I know about high end bookbinding and have done some hobbyist binding myself. It can be rebound and still be authentic. Rebinding is...
My loving and resourceful wife found a very beaten-up copy of "The Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, F.R.S.", published in 1854 in four volumes by...
Hi, fellow fans of Pepys, I'm excited to tell you that my novel "The Darling Strumpet," based on the life of Nell Gwynn, will be published January 4 by Berkley...
I'm so sad to hear of Keith's death. Just two weeks ago I lost a friend to an aortic dissection, which the doctors said stemmed ultimately from untreated high...
So so sad about this!! Keith was a wonderful guy, and I will miss trading funny links, editorial advice, shared cynicism and poetry (cynicism be damned) with...
Dear Pepys friends I am stunned and saddened to have to tell you that Keith died today, 13 October 2010. There was a complication with his blood pressure...
Done - Todd, you should receive an email whenever someone applies to join - there should be instructions included allowing you to deny or approve membership. ...
Yes, people must register with Yahoo before they can post, but that's a very easy step. I could set it so I have to approve everyone who wants to join, but I'd...
I'm happy to use it if others agree. I keep deleting spam messages from the site (after they've been sent of course) and banning the authors, but there are...
