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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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Friday post 28/02/25: Moving house #04: a quiet week with weeding
Welcome to this week’s update about our house move. We have now almost reached the end of Week #04 and things have been pretty quiet. I had to send a couple of documents to our solicitor at the beginning of … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyle, New home, Wardrobe
Tagged amethyst, Blue Nile, Hermès, house move, moving house, Plumes en Fete, Pure Collection, purple
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Reading roundup 26/02/25
Welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup post, dear friends and visitors. If you are new to my blog, I have been posting every Wednesday about the books I am reading for many years. At the moment, my family is in … Continue reading
Friday post 21/02/25: Moving house #03: trundling along…🎶🎵🎶
The days and weeks are whizzing past and so it’s Friday again! Welcome to my blog friends and visitors from near and far. So, we have come to the end of the third week in our house moving story. Everything … Continue reading
Posted in New home, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Grand Tour Collection, Hermès, house move, Le Caroussel du Tigre Royal, moving house
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Reading roundup 19/02/25
Well, Wednesday has arrived swiftly once again and it’s time for me to write this week’s Reading Roundup post. Yet again I have to admit that I haven’t been able to read my ebook! My brain is simply too overloaded … Continue reading
Friday post 14/02/25: Moving house #02 – I 💕💗💖💗💕 this house!
See what I did there? Welcome to my Valentine’s Day post! As I wrote last week, I am using these Friday posts to document the stages of England’s house purchase and moving processes. Let’s hope that it all goes smoothly. … Continue reading
Reading roundup 12/02/25
Hello keen readers! Once more I have to admit that there has been no ebook or any kind of book reading here this week. The shame! The shame! I have been so immersed in the business of moving house that … Continue reading
Scarf of the moment: Le Carrousel du Tigre Royal
You are very welcome to my Scarf of the Moment post for my most recent purchase: Hermès’ gorgeous Le Carrousel du Tigre Royal. Unfortunately, I am struggling with illness and disability and so this post may not be up to … Continue reading
Posted in Scarf of the moment, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Hermès, Hermès Spring/Summer 2025, Katie Scott, Le Caroussel du Tigre Royal
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Friday post 07/02/25: Moving house #01 – beginning the adventure!
Hello and welcome to my blog. In the last couple of weeks I have been rambling along a bit without much focus. My brain has been exhausted by so very many topics, issues and thoughts and it has spilled over … Continue reading
Reading roundup 05/02/25
Welcome to my blog everyone. Yet again I must apologise for the lack of book reading content today. We are in the midst of house moving, having had our offer on a much more suitable home accepted on Monday. Hooray!!!! … Continue reading
Posted in Family, New home
Tagged Apple iPad, homes, house move, houses, iPad, tech, technology
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Friday post 31/01/25: hunting for houses…
Welcome to my blog. I hope you enjoy exploring these posts. Today, unfortunately, life is getting in the way of writing. I am working on the Scarf of the moment post about my latest Hermès purchase, Le Caroussel du Tigre … Continue reading
Dear Anne, would air conditioning help or does it rather hurt you with your lung conditions? I'm on the fence…