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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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Thank you so much for your kind comment. Do let me know if you decide to get one! Best wishes,…
Love this scarf on you. I've been looking at it online. Maybe my next purchase. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much for your supportive comment. Best wishes, Anne X
You look lovely! It’s so good that you’re walking and getting better. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
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Author Archives: The Librain
Update 21/09/17
One of the things which makes my health worse is stress. Stress brings on my coughs, stress links with my anxiety, stress affects my breathing. In fact, all of my health issues may have been caused by stress in the … Continue reading
Reading roundup 20/09/17
I am not even going to make excuses any more for using my Goodreads reviews on these weekly posts. It makes sense to do so, as I will not have to repeat things I have already written! Anyway, I am … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Reading
Tagged book reviews, books, ebooks, Goodreads, public libraries
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Outfit of the day 19/09/17
I am not really sure how I feel today and apologies if some of this is a bit TMI, but I need to write this down. This morning I had an appointment with my wonderful lead consultant who has overall … Continue reading
Update 18/09/17
Apologies to my readers, but I am too ill to post properly today. The weekend was very stressful with Elder Son fully exercising some of his more negative behaviour, to put it mildly. ASD meltdowns are very challenging, especially when … Continue reading
Update 15/09/17 and a birthday!
It is Lovely Husband’s birthday today! We bought him a commemorative volume of historic newspaper headlines about his favourite football team, Hull City. I thought that this would be a special gift for his landmark birthday – 65. There have … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Footwear, Lifestyle, Shopping, Special days, Wardrobe
Tagged birthdays, black, boots, Clarks, dresses, Lands' End, navy, tan, Ted and Muffy
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Outfit of the day 14/09/17
It was a miracle that I was able to write the Reading Roundup post yesterday as I woke up really early with the most horrendous pain from acid reflux. The pain did go away in the end, but it took … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Health, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Bateau Fleuri, birthdays, bracelets, cardigans, earrings, Ferragamo, garden centres, gavroches, Hermès, jeans, Lands' End, lilac, navy, pink, tops, turquoise
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Reading roundup 13/09/17
Thank goodness for ebooks! I finished my pile of library books a week ago, but have been too ill since to visit the library and choose some more. Luckily, their ebook service, using BorrowBox, has a pretty good selection so … Continue reading
Outfit of the day 12/09/17
I have managed to grit my teeth and do something useful today. Over the weekend, we had quite a few things to sort out: the washing machine gave up the ghost after ten years, my car wouldn’t start and Elder … Continue reading
Update 11/09/17
No post today, I’m sorry to say, because I have had to do too much and, as a consequence, had a bad relapse. I hope to resume a normal service tomorrow. I have uploaded this image for your amusement – … Continue reading
Scarf of the moment: Mythiques Phoenix Coloriage
I have come to the end of these Scarf of the Moment posts for the time being, until I buy another Hermès scarf! This last one is about the utterly gorgeous Mythiques Phoenix Coloriage 90cm silk twill, designed by Laurence … Continue reading
Posted in Scarf of the moment, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Hermès, Laurence Bourthoumieux, Mythiques Phoenix Coloriages
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Just found your site via the baobab scraf, which I have in pink, like you, and dearly love (even if…