The Librain
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!Pages
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Reading roundup 20/01/21
It’s Wednesday again, already! Even though I don’t feel that I am doing very much, time seems to be speeding along very quickly. Perhaps it’s because I have enjoyed reading so much in the last week? Anyway, here is my … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, books, ebooks, fantasy, Goodreads, thrillers, Young Adult
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Update 18/01/21
I have made quite a few New Year’s resolutions for this year. I probably won’t disclose all of them, but one was to try to help out more with household tasks than I was able to last year. Lovely Husband … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Health, Lifestyle
Tagged beauty, Cleanse and Polish, house, housework, Liz Earle, skin care, To-Do Lists, wrinkles
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Outfit of the week 15/01/21
Oh dear! I have to confess that I have worn only one “proper” outfit this week and even that was based around loungewear/pyjamas. Yes, I have draped a scarf or a shawl over my shoulders on occasion, but I have … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Health, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Art Nouveau, beige, brick, COVID-19, Hermès, La Promenade de Platon, Marks and Spencer, navy, purple, turquoise, vaccinations
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Reading roundup 13/01/21
In contrast to last week’s post, this one will be about only one book. There is a bit more to say about that, however. When I had finished the first book of the week, I actually started reading, and gave … Continue reading
Update 11/01/21 with a lovely reveal!
Oh, I am soooooo bad and greedy! Naughty me just couldn’t resist the new season from Hermès after all! Can you remember I said, only a few days ago, that I didn’t like any of the new scarves for the … Continue reading
Posted in Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Grand Manège Love Bandana, Henry d’Origny, Hermès, Hermès Spring/Summer 2021, reveal
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Outfit of the week 08/01/21
At least I managed to wear one nice put-together outfit this week! OK, the bottom half was a pair of pyjamas (which I will show you later in the post), but the rest was nice. Here it is: Outfit details: … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Shopping, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, grey, Hermès, Lands' End, Marks and Spencer, navy, orange, Plumes en Fete, purple, scarf rings, silver
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Reading roundup 06/01/21
Welcome to my first Reading Roundup of 2021! Actually, in some ways it is the last one for 2020 as the post will cover the final three books of that year… First of all, here is the blurb for The … Continue reading
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Tagged book reviews, books, ebooks, fantasy, Goodreads, historical fiction, thrillers
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Happy New Year 2021!
So, I hope you all had a very good Christmas and that the New Year has begun well for you. We had a very quiet and simple “holiday” period, with some sadness because Younger Son was unable to visit because … Continue reading
Posted in Jewellery, Scarves, Special days, Wardrobe
Tagged Christmas, gifts, Hermès, Liz Earle, Pixiewing, Plumes en Fete, presents
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Final post for 2020!
So, this is the last post for this unforgettable year! I have been so pleased to see the huge increase in traffic to the blog this year, especially when I have curtailed the number of posts to three per week. … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyle, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Christmas, Coronavirus, Hermès, Hermès Spring/Summer 2021, New Year, vaccine
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Reading roundup 16/12/20
Once again, I have only managed to finish one book this week. I am almost there with another, but don’t want to rush it! After all, what would be the point of that? In addition, I have decided that this … Continue reading