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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
Friday post 30/06/23: health update
Hello and welcome to yet another Friday post on this subject: we are now eleven weeks into this nightmare! Yes, Lovely Husband and I are still stuck upstairs in bed together. He is making slow progress in getting himself stronger, … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Health, Lifestyle, Wardrobe
Tagged back pain, family life, illness, Marks and Spencer, navy, sciatica, white
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Friday post 23/06/23: health update
To be honest, I have lost track of the number of weeks that we have been stuck in bed together! It seems interminable with no end in sight. Lovely Husband is trying to do his exercises regularly and diligently, and … Continue reading
Friday post 16/06/23: this week’s update
It has been a rollercoaster week for us. We have now reached nine weeks of upstairs togetherness and are still holding on to our sense of humour, most of the time. Lovely Husband is occasionally very down and despondent, which … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Health, Lifestyle, Shopping, Wardrobe
Tagged back pain, blue, dresses, family life, illness, Marks and Spencer, sciatica
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Friday post 02/06/23: new health update
Hello and welcome to this Friday’s post. Yes, we have now reached seven weeks of enforced togetherness and the cracks are definitely developing! On Monday, Lovely Husband was taken to hospital for an MRI scan. The ambulance chaps had quite … Continue reading
Monday post 30/01/23: it’s good to be back!
Welcome back everyone! This last week has flown by and I am now ready to resume the usual blogging schedule. The visit from Younger Son was very productive as well as generally lovely. All three of my “chaps” worked very … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Lifestyle, Serendipity
Tagged art, home improvement, house renovation, sculpture
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Friday post 13/01/23: with a range of scarves!
I almost didn’t post today! We have had a difficult couple of days and I am now exhausted and in pain from pulling a muscle in my side. I won’t go into the background story very much, but will simply … Continue reading
Monday post 05/12/22: under too much stress!
Welcome to Monday’s post. I had decided to skip today’s post because I am feeling so stressed and ill, but I will try to write something. Unfortunately, Lovely Husband and I have been struggling to manage Elder Son’s difficulties all … Continue reading
Monday post 21/11/22 with various thoughts
It’s a new week once again! Mondays seem to come around so rapidly. Today’s post is really a few random thoughts. We have had some slightly awkward days recently. Elder Son has been planning a holiday for some time and … Continue reading
Outfits of the week 23/09/22 with a birthday and a funeral
Hello and welcome to Friday’s post. Well, a lot happened while I had a break from the blog, didn’t it? To begin with, Younger Son visited, Lovely Husband had his 70th birthday and then we had all of the sadness, upset, … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Special days, Wardrobe
Tagged birthdays, gifts, Hermès, Lands' End, presents, Queen, Queen Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth II, Regina
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Update 22/08/22 with 70th birthday planning
Welcome to the new week on the blog! For the last few weeks, I have been planning for Lovely Husband’s 70th birthday in September. He doesn’t want a big fuss, but I think that it needs marking properly by his … Continue reading
Dear Lauren, thank you so much for this kind and lovely comment! Love & best wishes, Anne XXX