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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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scarf therapy and spring - two joyful things to hopefully lift your spirits Anne. Looking lovely on your beautiful scarves…
[…] PS: If you would like to read more about the gorgeous Hermès Le Premier Chant design, my Scarf of…
[…] If any of you wish to see my Scarf of the Moment post about this lovely scarf design, the…
Dear Christina, thank you for your lovely comment. Yes, it’s so hard when we lose loved ones. I don’t think…
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Category Archives: Family
Update 11/02/19: saving up for something special
I hope that you all had a lovely weekend, filled with activities that made you feel happy. Ours was quite difficult again as Elder Son was, and still is, quite unwell. He has cough-related asthma and sometimes the cough becomes … Continue reading
Outfit of the day 08/02/19
After a very difficult week, today has been pretty good so far. I was able to get up, dress in a nice outfit and go to my counselling appointment in the morning. Mind you, I have to climb two flights … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Lifestyle, Museum shopping, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged amethyst, blue, Blue Nile, counselling, gold, Hermès, Hotter, John Lewis, L'Arbre du Vent, Lands' End, Massaccesi, navy, purple, silver, teal
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Update 05/02/19
Yesterday was tough for a number of reasons and I have had to spend today in bed trying to recover. Not only was I very ill, but Elder Son decided that it would be a good day to upset his … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Health, Lifestyle
Tagged ASD, autism, chronic cough, cough, illness, The Expanse, TV
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Update 31/01/19
We have been quite busy today. This afternoon, Elder Son had an appointment at the local surgery for a vaccination booster. He is very nervous about needles and asked me to go with him to help keep him calm. Lovely … Continue reading
Update 03/01/19 with Christmas presents #01
Now that I have had a bit of a break from the blog, I would like to show you some of the gifts I received for Christmas. Lovely Husband is happy for me to choose my own present each year … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Special days, Wardrobe
Tagged brooches, Christmas, earrings, gifts, Grand Tour Collection, John Lewis, mental health, necklaces, presents, pyjamas, red, Sainsbury's Tu, violet
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Update 10/12/18
At least the weekend was a little better than the one before. We are having difficulty in coping as a family – two parents with long lists of physical illnesses plus depression, one son struggling with many aspects of autism, … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Lifestyle, Shopping, Wardrobe
Tagged Christmas, Lands' End, trousers
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Update 07/12/18
I don’t have much time to write this post today as I have been “playing” with two new devices. Lovely Husband finally decided that it was time for him to own a mobile phone!!!! Huge fanfare!!! As I was in … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Lifestyle, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Bibliothèque, gavroches, grey, Hermès, mobile phones, tech, technology
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Outfit of the day 06/12/18
Last weekend was really, really horrible and it is taking me a long time to recover mentally. Living with an adult who has autism can be very hard at times and the run up to Christmas has been difficult for … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Aspinal, autism, bangles, Baobab Cat, cardigans, cowboy knot, earrings, gavroches, grey, Hermès, John Lewis, Lands' End, mother of pearl, navy, pink, Pure Collection, purple, tops, trousers, white
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Outfit of the day 30/11/18
Well, it’s the last day of November already! I must start to think about Christmas. We are always a bit late with planning in this family because Lovely Husband and I are a bit old-fashioned about the festive season. We … Continue reading
Happy unbirthday to me!
In the end, yesterday didn’t work out so well. I had hoped we would go out for lunch or even just a cup of tea, but it wasn’t to be. Today has been a lot better. I put on the … Continue reading
Dear Lauren, thank you so much for this kind and lovely comment! Love & best wishes, Anne XXX