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Retired School Librarian

Outfit of the day 27/09/18

Posted on 27/09/2018 by The Librain

Strictly speaking, it is Outfit of the Other Day! I have spent today in pyjamas as I have not been well and have only managed a few “useful” tasks in between lying in bed reading. But you may remember that … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 26/09/18

Posted on 26/09/2018 by The Librain

I finished two books this week; one was more successful than the other as you will discover in this post. My first book was Ghost Girl by Lesley Thomson, #02 in her The Detective’s Daughter series. This is the blurb: … Continue reading →

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Wardrobe planning #29: Handbags and accessories #01

Posted on 25/09/2018 by The Librain

One of the beauties of having a colour scheme for your wardrobe is that you begin to develop a range of clothes and accessories that go nicely together. After nearly two years of working towards more organisation in my purchases … Continue reading →

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Outfit of the day 24/09/18

Posted on 24/09/2018 by The Librain

It has been a beautiful autumnal day with bright sunshine, but cold in the shade. I am pleased that I was able to walk around the block for ten minutes this afternoon. At that moment, I felt that I had … Continue reading →

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Update 21/09/18: Hermès Spring/Summer 2019 scarves

Posted on 21/09/2018 by The Librain

What? We have only just arrived in the Autumn in the northern hemisphere; why are we thinking so far ahead? I have said before that the fashion world is very confusing to mere mortals like me. I bought my scarf … Continue reading →

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Update 20/09/18 with my final Massaccesi reveal

Posted on 20/09/2018 by The Librain

Normally, I wouldn’t have put in another order for a new handbag so soon after the last one, but when I heard that my favourite designer, Marco Massaccesi, was closing his business I just had to get one more. I … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 19/09/18

Posted on 19/09/2018 by The Librain

I have not read quite as many books as usual this week, probably because I have been a bit bogged down with one. I like this book, but am struggling with it, not enough to actually give up on it, … Continue reading →

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Outfit of the day 18/09/18

Posted on 18/09/2018 by The Librain

It has been rather windy today with some sunshine breaking through fast-moving grey clouds. To brighten myself up, I decided to wear my cute Hermès Baobab Cat gavroche with a toning twinset from WoolOvers. Here is the collage… Today’s outfit: … Continue reading →

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Update 17/09/18

Posted on 17/09/2018 by The Librain

This will be a fairly short post. Saturday was Lovely Husband’s birthday and he received some pretty fab presents from me and our lads. He was able to spend the day watching lots of cricket on the TV (he is … Continue reading →

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Diet and exercise plan #08: 14/09/18

Posted on 14/09/2018 by The Librain

Every Friday I am hoping to be able to write out my exercise levels from the week before and perhaps any relevant comments about my diet. I will measure myself every four weeks and wait until my November hospital appointment … Continue reading →

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