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The Librain
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Former professional school librarian, now retired through chronic illness. Trying to keep cheerful by reading, drinking lots of tea, blogging my new life, and my love of bling!
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Dear Lauren, you always write the loveliest comments! Thank you so much, love Anne X
Dear Lisa, thank you so much for your kindness, much love, Anne X
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Reading roundup 05/11/25
Welcome to this week’s post. Regular followers will be aware that I have been struggling to find a book, never mind a series, that really entertains me. Due to my mental health issues impacting on my concentration levels, I have … Continue reading
Saturday post 01/11/25: Selling our house #07
Well, here we are on the first day of a new month and it’s Saturday! Yes, yet again I was too tired to post yesterday because I managed to leave the house to run some errands. The first task was … Continue reading
Posted in House sale, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Blue Nile, blue topaz, Clarissa Hulse, Cloud Forest, Halcyon Days, navy, teal, turquoise
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Reading roundup 29/10/25
Welcome to this week’s reading post. To be quite honest, it has been a very strange week in my reading journey. Yesterday I gave up on yet another book and looked through my “Currently Reading” list on Goodreads and marked … Continue reading
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Friday post 24/10/25: With apologies
Apologies. I can’t post today because I am struggling dreadfully with my mental health. I was supposed to go out today to get my new glasses and visit our old house, but I can’t get out of bed. I hope … Continue reading
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Reading roundup 22/10/25
Every Wednesday I post about the book I am reading. Usually, I manage to finish a book in seven days, but this year I haven’t always achieved that goal. Due to severe health issues and house moving, I have been … Continue reading
Friday post 17/10/25: I have actually managed to go out!
Welcome to my blog. For most of this year I have been using Friday’s posts to log our house moving saga. Today I don’t have any news for you on that front, instead I am writing about my first trip … Continue reading
Posted in Handbags, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, Hermès, Ianthe, Liberty, Massaccesi, Mythiques Phoenix Coloriages, navy, pink, red
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Reading roundup 15/10/25
Hello and welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup post. Regular visitors may have become used to coming here to find that I haven’t been able to finish a book in a week! I must admit that I have been struggling … Continue reading
Friday post 10/10/25: Selling our house #06
Welcome to my blog, dear visitors and friends. At the moment, my Friday posts are following our family’s journey through the torturous English house selling system! Since the end of January this year, when we found the lovely bungalow that … Continue reading
Posted in Handbags, Health, Lifestyle, New home, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged depression, Hermès, house move, House sale, illness, Massaccesi, Mythiques Phoenix Coloriages
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Reading roundup 08/10/25
Oh dear! This seems to be happening a lot this year: I have to admit that I have not managed to finish my book this week. I am really struggling with my health and had planned to go out today … Continue reading
Friday post 03/10/25: Selling our house #05
So Friday has arrived once again! This will be a very short post because I am having a lot of health issues at the moment. My physical state is difficult enough to deal with. I have had a long list … Continue reading
Anne, Happy belated Mother's Day! That tea looks delicious and who does not love cakes! I'm glad you had a…