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About The Librain

Retired School Librarian

Update 31/08/20 with an interesting video

I can’t quite believe that it is the end of August already! Time really does whizz past quickly as you get older, even when you are not doing anything very exciting. Today’s post is about this superb video that my … Continue reading

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Outfit of the day 28/08/20

I have been out today! And I was able to wear a nice outfit! And I interacted with friends, rather than just family! Hooray!!! Some old friends were passing by, on their way home from their holiday and so we … Continue reading

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Reading roundup 26/08/20

I don’t suppose that it will be hard to guess the titles of the two books I read this last week! After all, in the previous Reading Roundup I gave you all my verdict on John Gwynne’s A Time of … Continue reading

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Update 24/08/20

I’m sorry that I didn’t post last Friday. It would have been my Mother’s 89th birthday and I felt so sad, thinking about how much I miss her. I simply couldn’t bring myself to write anything on here. To be … Continue reading

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Reading roundup 19/08/20

I must apologise again for missing last week’s Reading Roundup post. There are two books to write about this week and I am already halfway through a third. A few weeks ago, I wrote about one of my favourite author’s … Continue reading

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Update 17/08/20 with vests and thunder!

At least the temperature has cooled down quite a lot over the last few days! Now we have intermittent thunder storms, rain showers and high humidity to cope with. So, it still looks as if my scarf wearing days are … Continue reading

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Update 14/08/20

First of all, I must apologise for the lack of a Reading Roundup post on Wednesday. The heat and humidity has been making me feel so unwell this week – I have been suffering from a very painful headache and … Continue reading

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Scarf of the moment: Plumes en Fête

Introduction This is an unusual Scarf of the Moment post in that it includes two amazing formats of one design. I have done this before, with the 90cm and twilly versions of Dans un Jardin Anglais, but I feel that … Continue reading

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Update 07/08/20 with a beautiful reveal!

Before I begin, I just want to say that it is so hot here today that I have virtually collapsed onto my bed. So those lovely visitors hoping for a full range of modelling photos will have to wait until … Continue reading

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Reading roundup 05/08/20

Well, I have a confession to make – I didn’t finish any books last week! You see, I started one and read about a fifth of it then gave up (more about this below). Then I chose another one, read … Continue reading

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