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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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Dear Christina, thank you for your lovely comment. Yes, it’s so hard when we lose loved ones. I don’t think…
Dear Lauren, thank you so very much for your kindness and encouragement. I really appreciate your support. Love and best…
Hi Anne, I am a reader of your blog and follow you for your scarf posts. I've been reading for…
Anne, I am sorry about the loss of your old BG from years ago. I agree we never forget young…
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Category Archives: Libraries
Reading roundup 26/07/17
I have not been reading books as much this week as I have been caught up, like much of the country, in the tragic case of a certain little boy and his family. I will not blog about this at … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Reading
Tagged book reviews, books, ebooks, Goodreads, public libraries
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Reading roundup 19/07/17
I reached that worrying point this week where I had finished all my library books and couldn’t see when I would feel well enough to raid the local library! Thank goodness for ebooks 😀. I still had Isabelle Grey’s Good … Continue reading
Outfit of the day 17/07/17
It has been a beautiful day and the sun is still shining as I write this post from my bed. I really needed to go to the library as I had finished all of the book pile on my bedside … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Health, Jewellery, Libraries, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged bangles, Bateau Fleuri, dresses, earrings, gavroches, Halcyon Days, Hermès, Kenneth Jay Lane, Kettlewell Colours, Massaccesi, navy, necklaces, sandals, Suave, teal, Tigi Wear, turquoise, wraps
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Update 13/07/17 and school libraries
Good news and bad news today. The bad news is that I am even more ill than I was yesterday. Family tension plus the usual cocktail of chronic conditions and medications resulted in a mental and physical breakdown last night … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Libraries, Lifestyle
Tagged education, literacy, National Literacy Trust, school librarians, school libraries, teachers
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Reading roundup 05/07/17
I am quite surprised to see that I have only read two books this week, as I seemed to have had a book in my hand every day! Then I had a look and realised that the first one was … Continue reading
Reading roundup 28/06/17
I have read three books since last week’s Roundup, two by Linda Fairstein and one by Ann Cleeves. I seem to be on a roll at the moment with crime/mystery fiction and these were no exception. Perhaps, when I next … Continue reading
Outfit of the day 22/06/17
Thank goodness today has been cooler. Yesterday was unbearable. I felt unable to breathe for most of the evening and was so unwell that I couldn’t even concentrate enough to read! So, I have been resting for most of today. … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Friends, Health, Libraries, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Wardrobe
Tagged chain, coral, Isle, Lands' End, librarians, navy, school librarians, school libraries, School Library Association, Suave, The Librain, TV, Wallis, weather
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Reading roundup 14/06/17
I haven’t read nearly as many books as I did last week, although that week was pretty exceptional. Perhaps I have been reading more web-based stuff? More likely, I got caught up with the General Election and became obsessed with … Continue reading
Outfit of the day 13/06/17
Normal service has been resumed. Well, I simply couldn’t resist a bit of campaigning last week, and what an outcome! Such interesting times for us all in the UK. We will be watching to see what happens. Like last week, … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Libraries, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged bangles, books, bracelets, cardigans, coral, Cotton Traders, cream, glasses, Halcyon Days, Hermès, Hotter, jeans, Lands' End, MaiTai, Parures de Samouraïs, public libraries, sandals, scarf rings, tops, turquoise
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Outfit of the day 18/05/17
It has been brighter today, with sunshine peeping out between the clouds. One design fault in our study is that the sun shines straight through the roof light and lands directly on my laptop at certain times of the day. … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Uncategorized
Tagged aqua, blue, cardigans, Cotton Traders, earrings, jeans, joggers, Lands' End, navy, tops
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