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About The Librain

Retired School Librarian

Update 11/05/17

Posted on 11/05/2017 by The Librain

I don’t have much to write about today, really. We all worked together to do some housework this morning, which resulted in a car load of stuff to take to the recycling bank and the charity shops. This tired me … Continue reading →

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Outfit of the day 10/05/17

Posted on 10/05/2017 by The Librain

I actually wore two outfits today. Although the day started bright this morning, I felt cold (thyroid issues) and so put on the same aqua cotton jumper that I wore yesterday. By lunchtime, I began to feel much warmer and so … Continue reading →

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Outfit of the day 09/05/17

Posted on 09/05/2017 by The Librain

I wasn’t sure what to call today’s post, “Outfit of the day” or “Update”, as I just put random clothes on without my usual forethought. It felt cold when I got up this morning, so I grabbed the pretty aqua … Continue reading →

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Wardrobe planning #18: Fashion and style blogs #02

Posted on 08/05/2017 by The Librain

Part one of this series was last Monday: Wardrobe planning #17: Fashion and style blogs #01 . I decided that this subject needed another post, so here it is! Last week I wrote: Now that I have retired, and also … Continue reading →

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Scarf of the moment: Bateau Fleuri

Posted on 05/05/2017 by The Librain

Bateau Fleuri has been available as a 90cm and a gavroche since it was first designed by Ljubomir Milinkov for Hermès’ Spring/Summer 2015 season. The scarf shows a sailing ship floating across stylised waves. The sails and the ship are … Continue reading →

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Update 04/05/17

Posted on 04/05/2017 by The Librain

A beautiful sunny day today, although quite windy. We have stayed in because Lovely Husband has had a bit of a reaction to yesterday’s procedure at the hospital. This afternoon, I finished the wonderful John Connolly book, A Game of … Continue reading →

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Update 03/05/17: Warning – funny but vulgar content!

Posted on 03/05/2017 by The Librain

Lovely Husband has given me permission to post this, in fact he insisted! We spent some hours today at the local hospital for LH to have a colonoscopy. He has had a few of these already this year and has … Continue reading →

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Outfit of the day 02/05/17

Posted on 02/05/2017 by The Librain

I am feeling very low today, thinking about how my health seems to be getting steadily  worse. Lovely Husband keeps telling me to stay positive, but that is very hard to do. I try not to moan, in real life, … Continue reading →

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Wardrobe planning #17: Fashion and style blogs #01

Posted on 01/05/2017 by The Librain

Now that I have retired, and also because I spend so much time resting, I have time to read all kinds of subjects. In the past, I would have been reading professional material about school libraries, literacy and the wider … Continue reading →

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Outfit of the day 28/04/17

Posted on 28/04/2017 by The Librain

I am really pleased to be able to write that I managed two things today! LH drove me to the public library and I returned my massive heap of books and chose another huge pile to take home. Amongst them … Continue reading →

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