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About The Librain

Retired School Librarian

Friday post 12/04/24: a haircut and a treat!

Hello everyone! Well, today I am very pleased. Elder Son kindly accompanied me to the hairdresser and then for a treat. I am now back in bed again feeling happy that I actually managed to leave the house. Anyway, these … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 10/04/24

Welcome to my blog! On Wednesdays I write a post about the books I have read during the previous week. As I keep track of them on the Goodreads website, I use their links to put my short reviews/responses on … Continue reading →

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Friday post 05/04024: with earring madness!

Hello and welcome to today’s post. I must admit that I have gone a bit mad over earrings lately. As I already have several layers of them in my jewellery box, I really don’t need any more, but I love … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 03/04/24

Welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup. Last week, I wrote about A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine, #01 Teixcalaan. This proved to be an absolute 5 star read. Well, the book I am writing about this week is the … Continue reading →

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Friday post 29/03/24: with something golden

Welcome to today’s post. I have been rather unwell this week so have spent my days in bed wearing pyjamas. On a couple of occasions I have managed to go downstairs to watch a programme on TV with my Lovely … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 27/03/24

Welcome to this week’s post. Since I retired from work because my health collapsed, I have taken great comfort from my reading habits. I decided to track all of the books on the Goodreads website and also on this blog. … Continue reading →

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Scarf of the moment: Le Jaguar et le Colibri

Well, I have been struggling with writing this post for months now. In recent years I have compiled a full scarf profile, which I call “Scarf of the Moment”, very quickly after I have purchased an Hermès  scarf. It takes … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 20/03/24

Hello everyone and welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup post! If you read last week’s you may remember that I was sort of addicted to a historical series: M J Porter’s The Eagle of Mercia Chronicles. There was one more … Continue reading →

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Friday post 15/03/24: Mother’s Day with my chaps!

Hello and welcome to my blog. UK visitors will know that last Sunday was Mother’s Day. I was utterly thrilled when Younger Son contacted us to say that he would be coming over for a few days: Mother’s Day with … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 13/03/24

Welcome to this week’s post. Today I am going to write about two books from the same series. I have chosen these for escapism because I have been feeling very ill and stressed out. Reading books like these really helps… … Continue reading →

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