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About The Librain

Retired School Librarian

Update 26/11/18 with some recent purchases

Posted on 26/11/2018 by The Librain

I am in bed again today, so I won’t do an Outfit of the Day with my old pyjamas! There are, however, some purchases from last week to show you. On Tuesday, I popped into Sainsbury’s after my hair appointment … Continue reading →

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Wardrobe planning #30: Changing colours when your hair is grey

Posted on 23/11/2018 by The Librain

Last week, The Purse Forum had a Scarf of the Day theme (11 Nov 2018 IMPULSE BUYS: Rave or Regret? (Show us a scarf you’ve never worn!)), that got me thinking. When I first started purchasing more expensive designer scarves, … Continue reading →

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Outfit of the day 22/11/18

Posted on 22/11/2018 by The Librain

This will be a short post today as we have been quite busy and I have only just arrived home in time to write. The morning was tough because I had a pretty bad coughing bout in the night. I … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 21/11/18

Posted on 21/11/2018 by The Librain

Ooh! I have just noticed that I have now clocked up 100 books in 2018, according to Goodreads 📖📚📖📚📖!  This week, I have read two very different books. Both were very enjoyable, so I count that as a reading success. … Continue reading →

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Outfit of the day 20/11/18 with a haircut

Posted on 20/11/2018 by The Librain

Well, I made it, but only just. I woke up feeling really horrible, but I was determined to get to my hair appointment and Lovely Husband was equally determined to get me there. As visitors may know already, I just … Continue reading →

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Outfit of the day 19/11/18

Posted on 19/11/2018 by The Librain

As I wore the lovely Hermès’ Persepolis scarf by the designer Sophie Koechlin on Friday, I thought that I would change to another of her designs today: Les Secrets de Minos. The colours of this scarf are closer to my … Continue reading →

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Outfit of the day 16/11/18 and wearing red!

Posted on 16/11/2018 by The Librain

I used to wear red quite a lot, in my younger days. Red dresses for parties, a big red cotton slouchy jumper, red shoes, red earrings, a red handbag. Red really suited me. My favourite dress was a gorgeous full-skirted … Continue reading →

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Outfit of the day 15/11/18

Posted on 15/11/2018 by The Librain

I continued the grey theme for today’s outfit. There are a few items in my wardrobe in various greys from my working days, although I sent my lovely suits to the charity shop. I am still thinking about adding more … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 14/11/18

Posted on 14/11/2018 by The Librain

Yesterday I finally finished the book that I started last Wednesday, after writing the Reading Roundup post. It was a long and detailed book in a small print size, so that is why it took me such a long time. … Continue reading →

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Outfit of the day 13/11/18

Posted on 13/11/2018 by The Librain

There are a few things to write about today, apart from my outfit. This morning, I had an appointment with my consultant who oversees all of my medical issues. He is a fantastic doctor, an excellent communicator and very empathetic. … Continue reading →

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