Lucy Lorimer's Commonplace Book

I was organizing some old keepsakes I found from the shop when I came across this copy of A Cross-Road Epitaph by Amy Levy. This poem holds a very special place in my heart, and it probably always will. I remember the day I picked up the paper and saw that my fiancé’s regiment in Africa had been slaughtered and realized that I’d have to come to terms with the fact that I might never see my husband-to-be again. I’m not one to make a big show of my emotions like Fanny, but as you can imagine these times were some of the hardest I had ever experienced in my life. Just after hearing…

I saw this ad in the paper recently and it got me thinking how far technology has come in the world of photography over the years. I’d never seen anything like this before, and I’m curious to see the effects it will have on business in the coming years. Of course, the photography I can produce in the studio is unmatched by anything as simple as what the camera in this advertisement could create. The professional equipment and the time and effort I put into each image guarantees the customers will be happy with their photographs. However, I was thinking about how having a simple camera like…

I was storing some photographs in the attic the other day and knocked a huge pile of old pictures all across the floor. As I was picking them up, I saw this one, and it brought back many old memories. I took this photograph at the train station just as I returned home from my visit up north where I served as an apprentice under Mr. Russel. I was glad to have this opportunity to learn from an experienced photographer, and when I got back home I was so excited to practice everything I was taught that I took a photograph at the train station! The conductor even agreed to pose for me! Looking…