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Retired School Librarian

Reading roundup 19/10/22

Posted on 19/10/2022 by The Librain

Welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup post! Today, I am bringing you the final book in The Broken Earth trilogy by N K Jemisin… The third book is The Stone Sky. As I was quite seriously ill at the beginning … Continue reading →

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Monday post 17/10/22: with some ancient art

Posted on 17/10/2022 by The Librain

Hello all and welcome to a new week on my blog! Today, I have some random thoughts about some of my favourite things. I have written about my love of Ancient Greek and Roman art and architecture many times before … Continue reading →

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Friday post 14/10/22: with two outfits!

Posted on 14/10/2022 by The Librain

Hi, and welcome to Friday’s post! It’s been a very strange week. On Monday, I felt well enough to go out with Lovely Husband, then fell really ill on Tuesday, started recovering on Thursday and today I feel almost “normal” … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 12/10/22

Posted on 12/10/2022 by The Librain

Hello and welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup post! Last week, I wrote about the first book in this amazing trilogy: The Broken Earth. The series is by N K Jemisin and the first book is called The Fifth Season. … Continue reading →

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Monday post 10/10/22: Hermès’ Spring/Summer 2023 scarf season

Posted on 10/10/2022 by The Librain

Hello everyone and welcome to a new week! You may have noticed that I am changing the titles of my posts. It’s just to make things a bit clearer and also to open up the subjects I want to post. … Continue reading →

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Friday post 07/10/22: sorting out Autumn scarves

Posted on 07/10/2022 by The Librain

Hello and welcome to Friday’s post. Yes, I have renamed this post from “Outfits of the Week” because I am finding it so difficult to actually get dressed properly at the moment. I seem to spend my days in “leisure” … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 05/10/22

Posted on 05/10/2022 by The Librain

Welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup post. I have read only one book this week, but what a book! I found it amazing! My chosen book this week was N K Jemisin’s The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth #01). It … Continue reading →

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Update 03/10/22

Posted on 03/10/2022 by The Librain

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 →

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Update 30/09/22 with gorgeous Massaccesi offer!

Posted on 30/09/2022 by The Librain

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 →

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Reading roundup 28/09/22

Posted on 28/09/2022 by The Librain

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 →

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