Dear Lauren, thank you for commenting. Yes, it was wonderful to spend time as a family. I am hoping that…
Dear Lauren, thank you so much for your comment and your kind words.I am saving up for the blue colourway,…
Gorgeous outfit and accessories Anne! I hope you are able to find a replacement for the shoes that you will…
Anne ! This is so lovely ! I look forward to your modeling photos when you get around to it.…
Author Archives: The Librain
Update 03/10/22
Welcome to a new month and a new week on my blog! For the last few weeks, I have been feeling even more weak and ill than usual. I don’t know whether I caught some kind of bug, or if … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Lifestyle, Serendipity
Tagged Art Nouveau, colours, illness, photos, Tiffany
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Update 30/09/22 with gorgeous Massaccesi offer!
I am changing the usual Friday “Outfits of the Week” post today to let you know about the superb Massaccesi offer that arrived in my inbox. You may know that I am a huge fan of Marco Massaccesi’s wonderful bespoke … Continue reading
Reading roundup 28/09/22
Welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup post! I have two books to share with you… I haven’t read a book from the famous Scarpetta series for a long time, but Patricia Cornwell’s Autopsy (Kay Scarpetta #25) was on offer so … Continue reading
Update 26/09/22 with a new hairdo!
Welcome to the start of a new week with Monday’s post. Those of you who visited on Friday may have noticed that I have finally been to the hairdresser’s. About time too! I really liked my previous haircut, but had … Continue reading
Posted in Hair, Health, Lifestyle
Tagged Bibliothèque, blue, cobalt, exercise, green, grey hair, hairdresser, hairstyles, Hermès, orange, pink
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Outfits of the week 23/09/22 with a birthday and a funeral
Hello and welcome to Friday’s post. Well, a lot happened while I had a break from the blog, didn’t it? To begin with, Younger Son visited, Lovely Husband had his 70th birthday and then we had all of the sadness, upset, … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Special days, Wardrobe
Tagged birthdays, gifts, Hermès, Lands' End, presents, Queen, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth II, Regina
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Reading roundup 21/09/22
Hello! So, I’m back again after my extended break. I had hoped to be able to write an extended post with loads of great books to whet your reading appetite, but the events of the last few days made it … Continue reading
Posted in Reading
Tagged book reviews, books, ebooks, Goodreads, historical fiction, romance
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Mourning 09/09/22 – updated 12/09/22
Updated Monday 12/09/22: I have decided to take a few days away from the blog for various reasons (LH’s 70th birthday, YS visiting, ES returning from his holiday) and also because I am feeling totally overwhelmed at the moment. So, … Continue reading
Posted in Special days
Tagged death, mourning, Queen, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth II
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Reading roundup 07/09/22
Hello, fellow reading fans! Welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup. I have enjoyed two books this week and have started a third. Here’s the first one… I have read a couple of books by Alafair Burke before, so I thought … Continue reading
Update 05/09/22 with a very quick post
Apologies everyone! I was so preoccupied that I almost forgot to post. Elder Son has gone away on a week’s holiday and the fuss and bother involved in getting him ready meant that I just buried myself in a book … Continue reading
Posted in Serendipity
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Outfits of the week 02/09/22
Here we are at Friday once again and also the first post of a new month. I was pleased and surprised that the statistics for August were the second best ever! It is so lovely that this little blog is … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, cobalt, Massaccesi, navy, Sainsbury's Tu, silver, Toast, white
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The Librain
The Librain......retired 
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