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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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Anne,My family and I will be praying for you. 2026 will be a much better year for you, and for…
Thank you so much Lauren. We are looking forward to our other son coming and then we will have a…
Thinking of you Anne during this Holiday Season. I hope you are feeling okay and I hope you are able…
Anne, I also hope that there is relief in sight for you. The winter is long and dark and you…
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Friday post 17/10/25: I have actually managed to go out!
Welcome to my blog. For most of this year I have been using Friday’s posts to log our house moving saga. Today I don’t have any news for you on that front, instead I am writing about my first trip … Continue reading
Posted in Handbags, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, Hermès, Ianthe, Liberty, Massaccesi, Mythiques Phoenix Coloriages, navy, pink, red
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Reading roundup 15/10/25
Hello and welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup post. Regular visitors may have become used to coming here to find that I haven’t been able to finish a book in a week! I must admit that I have been struggling … Continue reading
Friday post 10/10/25: Selling our house #06
Welcome to my blog, dear visitors and friends. At the moment, my Friday posts are following our family’s journey through the torturous English house selling system! Since the end of January this year, when we found the lovely bungalow that … Continue reading
Posted in Handbags, Health, Lifestyle, New home, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged depression, Hermès, house move, House sale, illness, Massaccesi, Mythiques Phoenix Coloriages
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Reading roundup 08/10/25
Oh dear! This seems to be happening a lot this year: I have to admit that I have not managed to finish my book this week. I am really struggling with my health and had planned to go out today … Continue reading
Friday post 03/10/25: Selling our house #05
So Friday has arrived once again! This will be a very short post because I am having a lot of health issues at the moment. My physical state is difficult enough to deal with. I have had a long list … Continue reading
Reading roundup 01/10/25
Here is this week’s post about my reading journey. With all that is going on in my life, settling in to our new home and trying to sell the old one, trying to find just the right book has proved … Continue reading
Saturday post 27/09/25: Selling our house #04
Well, I don’t think that I have ever posted on a Saturday before! To be honest, I was getting ready for bed last night when I realised that I had completely forgotten to write one. It wasn’t even an exceptionally … Continue reading
Posted in House sale, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged cowboy cowl knot, Fetolia, house move, Olympian Gods, owls, terracotta, turquoise, Verity Milligan
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Reading roundup 24/09/25
Here is this week’s Reading Roundup post. Yet again I have been caught up with life, I suppose, have not been able to find the time to become immersed in my book. I am enjoying my new selection very much, … Continue reading
Friday post 19/09/25: Selling our house #03
Friday has come around again and I am going to update the blog with our progress towards selling our house. In fact, if I am being honest, we haven’t made a lot of progress to date. I had hoped that … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, House sale, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Wardrobe
Tagged Boden, estate agents, house move, moving house, pink
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Reading roundup 17/09/25
Welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup, my dear friends and fellow readers! Today, I am feeling rather amused about my most recent book. You will find out why that is later on in this post. Here is the book that … Continue reading
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