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About The Librain

Retired School Librarian

Monday post 10/04/23: hanging in there!

Posted on 10/04/2023 by The Librain

Welcome to a new week on my blog. It was Bank Holiday today, so I hope that those of you who had a day off enjoyed the break. Well, that was not a great weekend for me and my chaps! … Continue reading →

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Friday post 07/04/23: with a new hairdo!

Posted on 07/04/2023 by The Librain

Hi, and welcome to Friday’s post. At last, I was able to go to my lovely hairdresser yesterday ! I hadn’t had a haircut since December, which seems such a long time ago. Anyway, Lovely Husband drove me there and … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 05/04/23

Posted on 05/04/2023 by The Librain

Welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup! I do hope that you have all enjoyed your reading recently and have discovered loads of great books, whatever your taste may be. Over the last week I have not been feeling very well … Continue reading →

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Monday post 03/04/23: struggling

Posted on 03/04/2023 by The Librain

Welcome to my blog at the beginning of a new week. I try to post on Mondays with anything that takes my fancy, on Wednesdays with a roundup of the books I have finished reading, and on Fridays with any … Continue reading →

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Friday post 31/03/23: sorting out Spring scarves

Posted on 31/03/2023 by The Librain

Hello and welcome to Friday’s post. Back in September, I wrote about sorting out my scarves into two piles: Autumn/Winter and Spring/Summer. I did just that and put a heap of boxes together so that I could easily choose a … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 29/03/23

Posted on 29/03/2023 by The Librain

Welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup post! Every Wednesday I check my Goodreads account, where I log all of my books, and post the covers, blurbs and my short reviews on this blog. I like to use Goodreads as it … Continue reading →

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Monday post 27/03/23: with an unexpected reveal!

Posted on 27/03/2023 by The Librain

Hello to you all and welcome to a new week on The Librain…… retired! Regular readers may remember that I made quite a strong declaration at the beginning of the year. The gist of it was that, because the Hermès … Continue reading →

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Friday post 24/03/23: with a little scarf and a large shawl!

Posted on 24/03/2023 by The Librain

Wow, it’s Friday again! The weeks seem to whizz past so quickly these days. Anyway, for once I have some lovely ensembles to show you. I decided to go from one extreme to the other – a small 45cm gavroche, … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 22/03/23

Posted on 22/03/2023 by The Librain

Welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup post! Today, I am going to write about a trilogy that I enjoyed during that horrible bout of shingles. I was really struggling to read anything. Pain made my concentration levels sink to the … Continue reading →

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Monday post 20/03/23: Mothers’ Day treats

Posted on 20/03/2023 by The Librain

Yesterday was Mothers’ Day in the UK and I had a lovely time, thanks to my three “chaps”. Elder Son had been planning a spectacular afternoon tea (that I had in the evening, like last year) and also surprised me … Continue reading →

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