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About The Librain

Retired School Librarian

Friday post 27/02/26: Embracing Spring: Daffodils and Scarf Therapy

Friday has come around again, so it’s time to update this blog. As I sit here in bed I can look out of the window and see the daffodils beginning to open out into their gorgeous yellow trumpets. It’s so … Continue reading

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Reading roundup 25/02/26

Welcome to my weekly post about my reading. Since last Wednesday I have finally finished the truly amazing series by James Islington: The Licanius Trilogy. This final part is called The Light of All That Falls. Let us begin with … Continue reading

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Friday post 20/02/26: Finding joy in small moments during tough times

So it’s Friday again and time to write a blog post. This has been an extremely difficult week for me. My depression has been deep and dark on many days and I have been struggling to cope with life. I … Continue reading

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Reading roundup 18/02/26

This week’s Reading post seems to have come around very quickly. Today I am writing about the second book in James Islington’s Licanius trilogy: An Echo of Things to Come. The book title is An Echo of Things to Come … Continue reading

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Friday post 13/02/26: With a celebration

Today’s post is going to be very short. It’s Elder Son’s birthday today and we have been very busy organising some new storage in his bedroom. He has a massive collection of DVDs and we bought some IKEA shelving for … Continue reading

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Reading roundup 11/02/26

It’s Wednesday, so time to update about my reading journey! The last couple of Reading Roundup posts have been about my discovery of James Islington’s Hierarchy series. Now that I have finished the published books I have turned to the … Continue reading

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Friday post 06/02/26: With a monster scarf!

Friday is here, so it’s blogging day! This week has been a bit up and down. I had intended to go to the hairdresser today, as my hair looks awful, but my mental health has been quite dreadful. Perhaps it … Continue reading

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Reading roundup 04/02/26

Hello fellow readers and welcome to my blog. I try to post about the books I am reading every Wednesday and this week I have more good news! Last week I wrote about a book that I really enjoyed. Since … Continue reading

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Friday post 30/01/26: With some sad news

So, Friday has come around again and it’s time for a new post! Unfortunately I had some very sad news this week. I found out, via Facebook, that a former boyfriend had passed away very suddenly. This was a long … Continue reading

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Reading roundup 28/01/26

I’m welcoming you to this week’s post with some good news: I have just finished a fabulous book! For the first time in ages I have been so engaged with a book that I could hardly put it down! Anyway, … Continue reading

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