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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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Dear Lauren, thank you so much for your lovely comment, best wishes, Anne x
I love this CW Anne! It's approaching scarf weather I look forward to seeing a photo of it on. The…
Anne ! I love your teal blue tops that you purchased ! Perfect for Fall! But they do not compare…
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Reading roundup 01/11/17
I have read 100 books this year! As I track my reading on Goodreads, it is interesting (for me) to see how many I finish. I am not trying to break any records, but you can see one way that … Continue reading
Outfit of the day 31/10/17
We don’t celebrate Hallowe’en in this house, so I won’t say any more about that. I decided to wear something completely different today – no scarf! I have very few dresses, but I saw this one last year and liked … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Outfit of the day, Wardrobe
Tagged bangles, blue, bronze, dresses, earrings, green, Halcyon Days, Klass, leggings, navy, Sainsbury's Tu, tan, teal, turquoise
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Outfit of the day 30/10/17
As I prepare to write this blog post, I am feeling quite contented. It would be such a tiny thing in most people’s lives, but is such a big deal in mine. Yes, Lovely Husband took me to the local … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Libraries, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged bangles, blue, Blue Nile, cardigans, Cotton Traders, earrings, fuchsia, green, Hermès, jeans, L'Arbre du Vent, Lands' End, Liberty, purple, red, teal, tops, twin-sets
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Outfit of the day 27/10/17
My new twinsets from Lands’ End arrived a couple of days ago, so I thought I would wear the cobalt blue one today. I will probably try out the blackberry version early next week, unless the weather becomes much colder … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged bangles, beige, blue, cardigans, cobalt, Cotton Traders, earrings, green, Halcyon Days, Hermès, jeans, Lands' End, Les Secrets de Minos, navy, tops, twin-sets
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Reading roundup 26/10/17
I am sorry that this is a day late and also some minutes late too. As I am still feeling very poorly, it will consist of the blurb plus my Goodreads reviews. The first book of the week was Lee … Continue reading
Update 25/10/17
We actually went out for a few hours this afternoon. As a result, I am so tired that I cannot manage to write much more. Instead of a Reading Roundup post, which I hope I can produce tomorrow, I will … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Hermès, MaiTai, scarf rings, Tyger
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Update 24/10/17
No proper post tonight as the Black Dog is visiting in a big way. Hope to resume normal service tomorrow with a Reading Roundup post. Best wishes, 💙💛💚💜❤️
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Outfit of the day 23/10/17
I do hope that all readers had great weekends. Ours was OK and pretty uneventful, which is good. I suffered quite a few severe coughing attacks, including a couple of nasty ones today, so have been forced to stay in bed … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Health, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Alice Shirley, bangles, blue, brick, brown, cardigans, Cotton Traders, cough, earrings, Halcyon Days, Hermès, jeans, Lands' End, navy, red, teal, tops, turquoise, Tyger
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Update 20/10/17
My Lands’ End twinset addiction continues! I have already shown the ones I already have on here – bright navy, teal, turquoise and coral – and I have just ordered two new ones in purple and cobalt. They are so … Continue reading
Update 19/10/17 and a “greyt” dilemma!
I have been thinking over this decision for months, maybe even years, and have finally got things clear in my mind. For a number of reasons (septicaemia in 1996, underactive thyroid, menopause, meds) my hair has been thinning for a … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyle
Tagged ditch the dye, going grey, hair colour, hair dye, hairdresser
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Dear Lauren, thank you for your comment. Yes, the scarf is gorgeous! Best wishes, Anne x