The Librain
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!Pages
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Recent Posts
- Update 16/04/21: second dose tomorrow!
- Reading roundup 14/04/21
- Update 12/04/21 with thoughts about my hair
- Outfits of the week 09/04/21
- Reading roundup 07/04/21
- Update 05/04/21 from an M addict!
- Outfits of the week 02/04/21
- Not a Reading roundup 31/03/21
- Update 29/03/21 with Olympian Gods X 2!!
- Outfits of the week 26/03/21
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Reading roundup 24/03/21
Despite feeling very ill and not managing to read at all for a few days, I have been able to finish two books since the last Reading Roundup post. When Will There Be Good News by Kate Atkinson (Jackson Brodie … Continue reading
Update 22/03/21 – I’m back again!
Well, after more than a week, here I am! I have had a nasty bug on top of my usual long list of conditions and it has really wiped me out. I couldn’t even read!!! Anyway, I won’t go into … Continue reading
Taking a break – illness
Apologies. I am very ill indeed at the moment so have decided to take a short break this week. Hope to return soon. Love and best wishes, Anne 💕💗💖💗💕
Outfits of the week 12/03/21
Well, once again, I haven’t managed to wear more than one Hermès scarf this week. The scarf from another designer will be showcased in a special post next Friday, if everything goes to plan. I really needed cheering up, so … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, cobalt, De la Mer au Ciel, Hermès, John Lewis, Lands' End, navy, white
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Reading roundup 10/03/21
Well, there are sort of two books to write about this week. Things went a bit wrong with the first one, as you will see. The second book was a lot more satisfying. My first choice for the week was … Continue reading
Update 08/03/21 with something new!
OK, so I have absolutely no self control. None at all! When it comes to my obsessions, I have no way of holding back. I am such a terrible, greedy person 😅😂🤣😂😅 So, when two of my interests met – … Continue reading
Posted in Scarves, Shopping, Wardrobe
Tagged Ancient Greece, beige, Fetolia, green, grey, Olympian Gods, orange, reveal, teal, Wolf and Badger
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Outfits of the week 05/03/21
I tried two small experiments this week: I wore two scarves by the same artist and used the clever reversible scarf ring by MaiTai with each of them in different ties. The two scarves were Les Secrets de Minos and … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged asymmetric wrap, blue, criss-cross knot, Halcyon Days, John Lewis, Lands' End, Les Secrets de Minos, MaiTai, navy, Persepolis, red, scarf knots, scarf rings, scarf ties, Sophie Koechlin, turquoise
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Reading roundup 03/03/21
Only one book this week, and it was enjoyable. I have been struggling to concentrate for long enough to sink into a book, so have been watching rather a lot of TV instead. The book I did finish was the … Continue reading
Posted in Reading
Tagged book reviews, books, ebooks, fantasy, Goodreads, Young Adult
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Update 01/03/21 with news from MaiTai
I must admit that I am rather stuck today as I cannot think of anything to write about in this post. My life is so monotonous that I am finding it difficult to come up with anything interesting. I had … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Lifestyle, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged chronic cough, cough, illness, MaiTai, scarf rings
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Update 26/02/21
I am sorry that this is not an Outfits of the Week post. I had already planned a couple of nice outfits with lovely scarves, but have been far too weak and ill to get dressed. In fact, I have … Continue reading