Author Archives: The Librain

About The Librain

Retired School Librarian

Reading roundup 31/08/22

Posted on August 31, 2022 by The Librain

I have enjoyed one great book during the last week. It was quite long, so I have not had enough time to read another one… Regular readers may remember that I am a huge fan of Stuart MacBride’s books. I … Continue reading →

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Update 29/08/22 with a frustrating day!

Posted on August 29, 2022 by The Librain

Today has been very annoying so far… grrrrrrr! Sorry, I won’t take it out on you, my dear readers, but I am feeling rather grumpy this afternoon. Elder Son kindly offered to give our (mine and Lovely Husband’s) bedroom a … Continue reading →

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Outfits of the week 26/08/22

Posted on August 26, 2022 by The Librain

Well, we have arrived at the end of the week once again and I have a proper outfit to show you! If you read Monday’s post, you will have seen that I had to go out to organise Lovely Husband’s … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 24/08/22

Posted on August 24, 2022 by The Librain

I do hope that your own reading has been great recently. I have enjoyed two books since I last wrote one of these posts. The Girl Behind the Wall by Mandy Robotham was one of those random choices from the … Continue reading →

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Update 22/08/22 with 70th birthday planning

Posted on August 22, 2022 by The Librain

Welcome to the new week on the blog! For the last few weeks, I have been planning for Lovely Husband’s 70th birthday in September. He doesn’t want a big fuss, but I think that it needs marking properly by his … Continue reading →

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Outfits of the week 19/08/22

Posted on August 19, 2022 by The Librain

Hi everyone and welcome to Friday’s post! The really hot weather eased off at the beginning of the week, but I have still felt rather uncomfortable on many days. So, I have only one “outfit” for you this week. As … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 17/08/22

Posted on August 17, 2022 by The Librain

Welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup! This last week turned out to be rather annoying in terms of my reading. Unusually for me, I had three false starts (awful clunky writing) before turning to something more tried and tested. The … Continue reading →

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Update 15/08/22

Posted on August 15, 2022 by The Librain

Welcome to a new week on the blog. Phew! We are just coming to the end of a heatwave in this part of the UK. Those of you who live in much hotter climes are probably rather surprised that we … Continue reading →

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Update 12/08/22 – not Outfits of the Week!

Posted on August 12, 2022 by The Librain

Apologies dear readers! We are again under a heatwave in this part of the UK and my health issues are giving me real difficulties. Therefore, it is proving impossible to concentrate on writing a proper post today. And, to be … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 10/08/22

Posted on August 10, 2022 by The Librain

Welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup! Unfortunately I have been struggling a lot with my illness and family issues, so have only managed to finish one book because my concentration has been so poor. Let’s hope everything improves in the … Continue reading →

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