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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
Outfits of the week 17/09/21
Well, again it is only one outfit, but I actually managed to get dressed in something nice and go out of the house (which I haven’t done for a long time!). Wednesday was Lovely Husband’s birthday and we had some … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Special days, Wardrobe
Tagged cream, grey, Halcyon Days, Hermès, Klass, Lands' End, navy, Tea Time, white
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Update 13/09/21 with bits and bobs!
Well, this is going to be an unusual week for me and Lovely Husband! Elder Son is away until Friday for a holiday on his own. He has been looking forward to it for months and, in recent weeks, has … Continue reading
Update 12/07/21
Today’s post will be short because we have had a lovely visit from Younger Son over the weekend. It has been so nice to see him again and I am feeling quite overwhelmed now he has returned to Wales. In … Continue reading
Update 28/06/21: with more “fun and games”!
Oh, it’s all such fun living in our house! Loads of things are broken and in need of repair because of regular Autistic meltdowns by our Elder Son. The latest problem is that the sliding doors on his wardrobe are … Continue reading
Update 21/06/21: family, fretting and frivolous frolics!
I do hope that you all had a great weekend. My Lovely Husband had a nice Father’s Day with presents and a lovely chat with Younger Son on the phone. He usually has his “Music Evening” on a Sunday, when … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Lifestyle, Scarves, Special days, Wardrobe
Tagged Hermès, Hermès Autumn/Winter 2021, Hermès Tea Time, La Danse des Amazones, Les 12 Leopards
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Outfits of the week 04/06/21
Younger Son has returned home so I will now get back to the usual pattern of posting on here. We had a lovely time and it was wonderful to see him again after 17 months. I managed to liven myself … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Handbags, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Special days, Wardrobe
Tagged Au Coeur de la Vie, blue, cobalt, Grand Manège Love Bandana, green, Hermès, Massaccesi, Midi Modena, navy, Plumes en Fete, silver, white
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Update 24/05/21 – taking a break
Whoop! We have just had some great news: after 17 months apart… Younger Son is coming home! I am so excited. I have missed him so much. Anyway, I am going to take a break from writing the blog during … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Special days
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Update 18/01/21
I have made quite a few New Year’s resolutions for this year. I probably won’t disclose all of them, but one was to try to help out more with household tasks than I was able to last year. Lovely Husband … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Health, Lifestyle
Tagged beauty, Cleanse and Polish, house, housework, Liz Earle, skin care, To-Do Lists, wrinkles
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Update 14/12/20 with thoughts of Christmas preparations
This will be a short post today. Lovely Husband and Elder Son have been rushing around, cleaning and tidying up so that we can finally put up the Christmas Tree and decorations. Unfortunately, I was unable to help them because … Continue reading
Update 27/11/20 – hassles all round!
I had planned to wear a colourful outfit with a lovely Hermès scarf today – I had been building myself up! But, events have got in the way. Things tend to come in threes, don’t they? First event: lasted all … Continue reading
Dear Lauren, thank you so much for this kind and lovely comment! Love & best wishes, Anne XXX