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About The Librain

Retired School Librarian

Update 07/02/22 with a break

Apologies, but I am going to take a short break from the blog this week. My health is very poor and my stress levels are pretty awful. I just don’t feel up to writing and I don’t want to moan … Continue reading

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Update 04/02/22

In Monday’s post I wrote: “Anyway, in this household things seem to be pretty quiet at the moment and long may that continue”. When I was writing this sentence, I wondered for a few seconds whether I was setting myself … Continue reading

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Reading roundup 02/02/22

This week I only have the one book to tell you about, but what a book! On my iPad it was over 900 pages, which is like reading a trilogy in one go. Here it is… The book was Jay … Continue reading

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Update 31/01/22

Well, we have reached the final day of January. It may be rather silly, but I quite enjoy watching this blog’s stats each month and seeing patterns in how many hits there are each day/month/year. As this is the start … Continue reading

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Outfits of the week 28/01/22 – Liberty’s Ianthe Star

This week, I decided to choose one scarf and wear it with the same, but different coloured, clothing and also tie it in the same way. I just wanted to see the difference that two alternative shades of cashmere would … Continue reading

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Reading roundup 26/01/22

Welcome to this week’s Reading Roundup! I hope you are reading some great books. I have read two really different books over the last week. They were chosen randomly from the Library Service’s ebook catalogue. This is the first one… … Continue reading

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Update 24/01/22 with light sources!

Welcome to a new week on my blog. I do hope that you had a great weekend. Ours was rather up and down. The stress of these current times is really getting to Elder Son. In addition to his usual … Continue reading

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Update 21/01/22 with something old!

Apologies. I haven’t been able to write an Outfits of the Week post today because I have stayed in pyjamas all week! To be honest, I have been really under the weather, both physically and mentally, and haven’t been able … Continue reading

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Reading roundup 19/01/22

Have you read some good books lately? Or even great books? Well, I am pleased to be able to say that I have read some really interesting and absorbing books over the last week. In my last Reading Roundup post, … Continue reading

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Scarf of the moment: Le Premier Chant

It is always an exciting time for scarfie fans when a new season’s Hermès scarves and shawls begin to appear online. This new season, Spring/Summer 2022, started to show a couple of months ago. Many of us pore over the … Continue reading

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