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About The Librain

Retired School Librarian

Friday post 19/04/24: with a variety of scarves

Welcome to today’s post. As I wrote on Wednesday, this has turned out to be a week of real ups and downs. There has been a lot of stress in the house and my health has been very poor. So, … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 17/04/24

I am sorry to say that there isn’t a proper post today. Over the past week we have been struggling with family issues and my poor health, in addition we are trying to prepare for some building repairs on the … Continue reading →

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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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