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The Librain
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Former professional school librarian, now retired through chronic illness. Trying to keep cheerful by reading, drinking lots of tea, blogging my new life, and my love of bling!
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Dear Lauren, you always write the loveliest comments! Thank you so much, love Anne X
Dear Lisa, thank you so much for your kindness, much love, Anne X
Thank you for posting your kind and helpful comment, but you are replying to a very old one! I hope…
I think I found it on Poshmark! Posting the link if you want it: https://posh.mk/6hQmUhPhB1b
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Monthly Archives: August 2018
Outfit of the day 16/08/18 and yet another luscious reveal – on a roll!
Well, my latest parcel had another item inside which I am going to reveal and also model in this post. When I was thinking about how to dress up my new Massaccesi handbag, I also thought about how I would … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Handbags, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Shopping, Wardrobe
Tagged Ardmore Artists, bangles, Baobab Cat, blue, cardigans, earrings, gavroches, grey, Halcyon Days, Hermès, Isle, Lands' End, Massaccesi, mauve, pink, purple, trousers, vests, white
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Reading roundup 15/08/18
It has been a mixed reading bag this week as you will see. I have reached the end of my library book pile and urgently need to visit so that I can select my next, but I have not been … Continue reading
Update 14/08/18 with more lovely scarves
Last week (starting 05/08/18) was really amazing on my favourite Purse Forum thread: “Scarf of the Day 2018 – Which Hermès scarf are you wearing today?”. The theme for the week was “Your Cheating Heart”, in other words, showing … Continue reading
Posted in Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged A Feminist at Heart, Aspinal, Cathayana, Hera, Ianthe, Karine Assaf, Liberty, Owl in the City, Purse Forum, shawls, shibori
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Update 13/08/18 and a pretty reveal!
I decided that my new Victoria handbag needed dressing up a bit. It looks lovely with the Hermès Jaguar Quetzal scarf (but I wear that), so I looked for something in similar or toning colours. Members of The Purse Forum … Continue reading
Posted in Handbags, Lifestyle, Scarves, Shopping, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, Coup de Fouet au Bloc, Hermès, Massaccesi, mauve, purple, reveal, twillies, yellow
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Update 09/08/18 and some much needed humour
Living with a family member who has massive ASD meltdowns is very hard and I often post on here, and on Facebook, when I am struggling with this. My son is also very sweet and kind, looks after me so … Continue reading
Reading roundup 08/08/18
What with the heat, my concentration issues and a complicated book, I have only finished one this week. Bad Librain! The book was The Kill Room by Jeffery Deaver (#10 in The Lincoln Rhyme series). This is the blurb: It … Continue reading
Update 07/08/18
Another parcel arrived this morning, but I am not going to reveal the contents on the blog yet! My lovely readers will just have to wait a while 😉. Here is a small teaser… I think this is the last … Continue reading
Update 06/08/18 and a lovely reveal!
Well, I had a long wait but it was well worth it! I won’t go into all of the detail, but let me simply say that Massaccesi’s good customer service sorted everything out in the end. So let’s enjoy the … Continue reading
Posted in Handbags, Shopping, Wardrobe
Tagged Jaguar Quetzal, Massaccesi, mauve, purple, reveal
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Outfit of the day 02/08/18
Well, it should really be Yesterday’s Outfit of the Day! The temperature is rising here again and this has affected me quite badly today. I have had to lie in bed in my undies with multiple fans on, drinking water … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, bracelets, earrings, Grand Tour Collection, Isle, Lands' End, navy, trousers, vests, white
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Reading roundup 01/08/18
So we have now reached August! This year is moving fast and I am really enjoying my reading, having finished around 65 books so far. This week I have completed two, in fact I finished the second one just a … Continue reading
Anne, Happy belated Mother's Day! That tea looks delicious and who does not love cakes! I'm glad you had a…