Author Archives: The Librain

About The Librain

Retired School Librarian

Reading roundup 29/03/23

Posted on March 29, 2023 by The Librain

Welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup post! Every Wednesday I check my Goodreads account, where I log all of my books, and post the covers, blurbs and my short reviews on this blog. I like to use Goodreads as it … Continue reading →

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Monday post 27/03/23: with an unexpected reveal!

Posted on March 27, 2023 by The Librain

Hello to you all and welcome to a new week on The Librain…… retired! Regular readers may remember that I made quite a strong declaration at the beginning of the year. The gist of it was that, because the Hermès … Continue reading →

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Friday post 24/03/23: with a little scarf and a large shawl!

Posted on March 24, 2023 by The Librain

Wow, it’s Friday again! The weeks seem to whizz past so quickly these days. Anyway, for once I have some lovely ensembles to show you. I decided to go from one extreme to the other – a small 45cm gavroche, … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 22/03/23

Posted on March 22, 2023 by The Librain

Welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup post! Today, I am going to write about a trilogy that I enjoyed during that horrible bout of shingles. I was really struggling to read anything. Pain made my concentration levels sink to the … Continue reading →

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Monday post 20/03/23: Mothers’ Day treats

Posted on March 20, 2023 by The Librain

Yesterday was Mothers’ Day in the UK and I had a lovely time, thanks to my three “chaps”. Elder Son had been planning a spectacular afternoon tea (that I had in the evening, like last year) and also surprised me … Continue reading →

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Friday post 17/03/23: what I would have worn!

Posted on March 17, 2023 by The Librain

Well, this really isn’t the post that I expected to write today. All week, I have been planning a lovely set of outfits based around a particular cashmere jumper and I had hoped to be strong enough to get out … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 15/03/23

Posted on March 15, 2023 by The Librain

Welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup post! This week I will write about two more books that I was able to complete whilst I was ill. The first book was a completely random choice from the County Library’s ebook service: … Continue reading →

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Monday post 13/03/23: with this and that

Posted on March 13, 2023 by The Librain

Hello everyone and welcome to a new week! I am still stuck in bed, recovering slowly. Most of the horrible pain and itching from the shingles has now faded, so I am nearly back to my “normal” state of illness. … Continue reading →

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Friday post 10/03/23: with a gorgeous treat!

Posted on March 10, 2023 by The Librain

Hi everyone and welcome to Friday’s post! Way back in September last year, I received an email from Marco Massaccesi (handbag designer and craftsman extraordinaire) with the following image: Those leathers! Those colours! Here were more of the colours: Gorgeous! … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 08/03/23

Posted on March 8, 2023 by The Librain

Welcome to the first Reading Roundup post for March! It seems such a long time since I last wrote one of these. Unfortunately, I have been very ill, but I do have some books to tell you about. I will … Continue reading →

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