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About The Librain

Retired School Librarian

Update 23/11/20 with some grammatical humour

A friend posted this on Facebook this morning and I just had to share it on here: David Needle • An Oxford comma walks into a bar where it spends the evening watching the television, getting drunk, and smoking cigars. … Continue reading

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Outfit of the day 20/11/20

Regular readers of this blog will be aware that I have been struggling with ill-health for many years. My situation has not improved this year as I am spending even more time in bed and have only been able to … Continue reading

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Reading roundup 18/11/20

First of all, I must apologise for the lateness of this post. I had almost finished the book, but not quite, so I decided to read to the end so that I could write a post this week. Yes, I … Continue reading

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Outfit of the day 16/11/20 with Hermès’ Sweet Dreams scarf

I really love this scarf with its blue, grey and white scaley monsters roaming across the soft wool and silk fabric! It is both warm and fun to wear. Today, I wore it with my new cobalt cashmere v-neck, blue … Continue reading

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Update 13/11/20 with birthday gifts

As I wrote in Monday’s post, I had a lovely birthday last Sunday. I really enjoyed the day and was fortunate to receive some gorgeous birthday presents. You can see them in the collage below… Top row, L to R: … Continue reading

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Reading roundup 11/11/20

I read two very different books this week. The first was a non-fiction account of the complex investigations into a series of rapes and assaults in the USA; the second was the third book in a crime series that I … Continue reading

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Update 09/11/20

Well, I had a lovely birthday yesterday. My husband cooked bacon sandwiches for lunch (my favourite treat that I only allow myself once a week!) and then delicious steak and chips for dinner. He is a very good cook and … Continue reading

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Update 06/11/20

Apologies for the lateness of this post! To be honest, I am struggling with my memory issues even more than usual these days and I totally forgot that it is Friday. We are in lockdown in England, yet again, which … Continue reading

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Reading roundup 04/11/20

Well, here is the first Reading Roundup of November – I am finding it very difficult to believe that this year is moving so fast! As I am still struggling with poor concentration, plus an addiction to yet another series … Continue reading

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Outfit of the day 02/11/20

Nice palindromic date today: 02/11/20! Sorry about the missing post on Friday. With one thing and another, I didn’t have time to write and really didn’t have anything to write about, to be honest. Anyway, I am going to show … Continue reading

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