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About The Librain

Retired School Librarian

Happy update 17/05/17: Whoooooop!

Posted on 17/05/2017 by The Librain

We had some great news last night. Younger Son came in from work and told us that he has been promoted to Supervisor and his hours upgraded to 30 per week! Whoooooop! Some background to this will explain why we … Continue reading →

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Outfit of the day 16/05/17

Posted on 16/05/2017 by The Librain

The weather has turned really gloomy and drizzly here in the Midlands. It is still quite warm, but a bit grim. When we drove out today, I was cheered up by the lush foliage on the trees and bushes, the … Continue reading →

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Blog updates 12/05/17

Posted on 12/05/2017 by The Librain

Before I retired in 2014, I was a school librarian for many years, with seven years “off” bringing up our two lads. My old Librain blog was all about the wonderful profession of school librarianship, but ill-health, both physical and … Continue reading →

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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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