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About The Librain

Retired School Librarian

Reading roundup 15/05/19

I have enjoyed two very large fantasy books this week: Mark Lawrence’s Prince of Fools and The Liar’s Key (books #01 and #02 from his The Red Queen’s War series). Currently, I am reading the final part of the trilogy: … Continue reading →

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Outfit of the day 14/05/19

Apologies for the lack of a post yesterday. I was simply too ill to concentrate. Luckily, I am feeling a lot better today, so I will try to write as coherently as possible. The sun has been shining brightly here … Continue reading →

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Outfit of the day 10/05/19

I am currently sitting in bed listening to a terrific hail storm rattling against the windows! The sky has turned a deep, dark grey and the leaves on the trees look shredded. I am so glad that I have a … Continue reading →

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Scarf of the moment: Sweet Dreams

When I first started writing these posts about my Hermès scarves, I chose the title “Scarf of the Moment” to kind of echo the standard “Outfit of the Day” or “Scarf of the Day” articles that are so common on … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 08/05/19

I have read two books this week and am about 60% of the way through a third. Due to illness, my concentration has been very poor and when that happens, I tend to read random sites and play games on … Continue reading →

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Update 07/05/19

Unfortunately, I am very ill today and unable to write a proper post as I had planned. I hope to be able to upload the weekly Reading Roundup post tomorrow. Best wishes, 💚💛❤️💜💙🧡

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Update 06/05/19: Hermès scarves Autumn/Winter 2019

As I have said before, the fashion world seems like a very baffling place to me. We are not even in the Summer yet in the Northern Hemisphere, but already the designers are showing their new offerings for the Autumn/Winter … Continue reading →

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Outfit of the day 03/05/19

Well, I actually managed to go to today’s counselling appointment! It feels like a major achievement. It tired me out so much that I had to return to bed this afternoon, but I am still pleased. This time, I didn’t … Continue reading →

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Update 02/05/19 with an impulse buy!

OK, this goes totally against my wardrobe planning, but I have been feeling very low with my health deteriorating so badly. I am now almost totally bedridden and am definitely  getting worse each day. So, thinking that I am not … Continue reading →

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Reading roundup 01/05/19

Wow! We are already at May 1st – time really does fly when you are enjoying your reading! And I have really enjoyed my books this week – all three. My first book of the week was Vindolanda by Adrian … Continue reading →

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