Why Samuel Pepys Buried A Lump Of Cheese

Rachel Extance
Nov 6 · 2 min read
Photo by Alexander Maasch on Unsplash

“We buried cheese at school today, just like Samuel Pepys did.”

One of the things I’m looking forward to about having children is relearning all the things I’ve forgotten, and finding out all the things I didn’t pay attention to in school.

My 6-year-old has started learning about The Great Fire Of London. The Stuarts were one of my favourite topics when I was about…

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Rachel Extance

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I love talking about ideas and stories. I’m a business storytelling coach, writer, editor and journalist. When not writing, I’m chasing my 2 kids around.

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