@ithacaron.bsky.social
Retired Israeli. Raises orchids and other plants. Stays out of trouble.
Interesting that in Pepys' day they still spelled "murder" that way.
January 30, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Interesting that in Pepys' day they still spelled "murder" that way.
Zvi, thanks very much. A great find!!
January 28, 2026 at 7:58 AM
Zvi, thanks very much. A great find!!
Good grief! Such wasted energy worrying if someone is fond of you, but is perhaps pretending not to be so you'll work harder, unless I've done etc, etc.
January 27, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Good grief! Such wasted energy worrying if someone is fond of you, but is perhaps pretending not to be so you'll work harder, unless I've done etc, etc.
As a side note, that's the same place on the Thames that the Mayflower sailed from years before.
January 24, 2026 at 6:47 PM
As a side note, that's the same place on the Thames that the Mayflower sailed from years before.
If anyone cares, what Sam calls Redriffe, is actually Rotherhithe. So I just discovered.
January 24, 2026 at 6:24 PM
If anyone cares, what Sam calls Redriffe, is actually Rotherhithe. So I just discovered.
What was he drinking that almost sickened him? I hear the coffee was pretty bad in those days. But...maybe it was something stronger‽
January 23, 2026 at 12:08 PM
What was he drinking that almost sickened him? I hear the coffee was pretty bad in those days. But...maybe it was something stronger‽
Bequeathing mourning rings to mourners attending the funeral was customary for hundreds of years.
January 22, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Bequeathing mourning rings to mourners attending the funeral was customary for hundreds of years.
The lesson here: Two can keep a secret if one is dead.
January 9, 2026 at 8:45 AM
The lesson here: Two can keep a secret if one is dead.
Form: a backless bench.
January 8, 2026 at 4:31 PM
Form: a backless bench.
Ha. No, but it was very heavy and had a cover with a rim so it could be placed on the coals, with coals on the lid.
December 26, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Ha. No, but it was very heavy and had a cover with a rim so it could be placed on the coals, with coals on the lid.
"Give it quite over". A nice expression. Personally I prefer "FUGETT IT".
December 21, 2025 at 4:37 PM
"Give it quite over". A nice expression. Personally I prefer "FUGETT IT".
Scullery maid up for promotion to chamber maid at Liz's behest.
December 3, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Scullery maid up for promotion to chamber maid at Liz's behest.
Hoping the waist was not a waste.
December 3, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Hoping the waist was not a waste.