Phyllis Lorimer's Commonplace Book

Face bleach has been on my Christmas wish list for forever and I love receiving it every year! Sometimes I am greedy and use it all too fast. When that does happen, I sneak into Lucy’s room and take some of hers because she is usually gone in other parts of London traveling and will never know. I first discovered it on an advertisement column on the newspaper that Father was reading when I was a little girl. Ever since my first Christmas morning that I have received it, it has been a staple product of my skin care and I cannot live without it. It is definitely the best one on the market…

The Holy Bible is really important to my family and I. We grew up knowing the Lord and I remember Father always telling us to pray pray pray! I still do not understand all the parts of the Bible, but I do remember Father always telling us to remember scripture when we were little girls. One of the important ones were these two verses from Psalms 31:16-17. It states, "She considers a field and buys it; with the fruit of her hands she plants a vineyard. She dresses herself with strength and makes her arms strong." I think that Father wanted us to remember these verses because it is a good…

            I found this book in Father’s pile of belongings after he passed away a short while ago. I think that Father had this book because it reminded himself of his own four daughters and how similar we all were to the four sisters in the book. I think that this book, Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott is a good representation of myself and my 3 sisters. Personally, I relate to bits and pieces of all the sisters. The character of Meg March has similarities to me because of the way that she uses her looks to her advantage. Even though Meg is the…