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About The Librain

Retired School Librarian

Reading roundup 24/08/22

Posted on 24/08/2022 by The Librain

I do hope that your own reading has been great recently. I have enjoyed two books since I last wrote one of these posts. The Girl Behind the Wall by Mandy Robotham was one of those random choices from the … Continue reading →

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Update 22/08/22 with 70th birthday planning

Posted on 22/08/2022 by The Librain

Welcome to the new week on the blog! For the last few weeks, I have been planning for Lovely Husband’s 70th birthday in September. He doesn’t want a big fuss, but I think that it needs marking properly by his … Continue reading →

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Outfits of the week 19/08/22

Posted on 19/08/2022 by The Librain

Hi everyone and welcome to Friday’s post! The really hot weather eased off at the beginning of the week, but I have still felt rather uncomfortable on many days. So, I have only one “outfit” for you this week. As … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 17/08/22

Posted on 17/08/2022 by The Librain

Welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup! This last week turned out to be rather annoying in terms of my reading. Unusually for me, I had three false starts (awful clunky writing) before turning to something more tried and tested. The … Continue reading →

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Update 15/08/22

Posted on 15/08/2022 by The Librain

Welcome to a new week on the blog. Phew! We are just coming to the end of a heatwave in this part of the UK. Those of you who live in much hotter climes are probably rather surprised that we … Continue reading →

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Update 12/08/22 – not Outfits of the Week!

Posted on 12/08/2022 by The Librain

Apologies dear readers! We are again under a heatwave in this part of the UK and my health issues are giving me real difficulties. Therefore, it is proving impossible to concentrate on writing a proper post today. And, to be … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 10/08/22

Posted on 10/08/2022 by The Librain

Welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup! Unfortunately I have been struggling a lot with my illness and family issues, so have only managed to finish one book because my concentration has been so poor. Let’s hope everything improves in the … Continue reading →

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Update 08/08/22 with gratitude

Posted on 08/08/2022 by The Librain

Welcome to a new week on the blog. Today I want to respond to the comments on here and elsewhere about last Monday’s post. Thanks to all of you who took the time to write to me, I really appreciate … Continue reading →

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Outfits of the week 05/08/22

Posted on 05/08/2022 by The Librain

Welcome to Friday’s post! Today is a very special day as it’s Younger Son’s 30th birthday. Time has passed so quickly and Lovely Husband and I sat looking at photos of our two “boys” over the years wondering how it … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 03/08/22

Posted on 03/08/2022 by The Librain

Welcome to the first Reading Roundup post for August! During the last week, I have read and enjoyed two very different books. This is the first one… Yes, I decided to return to the Vorkosigan Saga once again. This book … Continue reading →

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