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The Librain
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Former professional school librarian, now retired through chronic illness. Trying to keep cheerful by reading, drinking lots of tea, blogging my new life, and my love of bling!
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That does seem to be the problem, there alway sis another one isn't there?! The correct decision will come to…
Dear Lauren, thank you for your comment. I still can’t decide! The scarves are so enormously expensive now and I…
It is a hard decision isn't it Anne? I have to say the more I wear this scarf the more…
Dear Liza Lee, thank you for your comment. I am so glad that you find my blog useful and enjoyable!…
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Author Archives: The Librain
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
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
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, cobalt, Cotton Traders, Etsy, Lands' End, laptop, Laws of the Game of Cricket, Liberty, MaiTai, navy, Sainsbury's Tu, white
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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
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged aqua, blue, coral, counselling, cowboy cowl knot, Etsy, gold, Halcyon Days, Hermès, Klass, Lands' End, navy, pink, turquoise, Under the Waves, yellow
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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
Posted in Scarf of the moment, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Hermès, Jan Bajtlik, Sweet Dreams
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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
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, 💚💛❤️💜💙🧡
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
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
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged A Feminist at Heart, blue, counselling, criss-cross knot, gold, Halcyon Days, Karine Assaf, Klass, Lands' End, MaiTai, navy, orange, silver, white
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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
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
Anne, I have no opinion of which bag, both the Selene and Hera are gorgeous! Maybe I do like the…