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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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Anne, Delighted to see you are back and smiling ! Congratulations on the sale of your home. Bittersweet isn't it.…
[…] D’Orphée and the purchase code is H894358S 03. I am currently in the process of updating the Scarf of…
Thank you for your comment. I have looked through my records and found that I bought the shawl from eBay…
I adore scarves, one can never have too many. I noticed you have Liberty Ianthe varuna wool scarf, pictured on…
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Category Archives: Lifestyle
Friday post 19/09/25: Selling our house #03
Friday has come around again and I am going to update the blog with our progress towards selling our house. In fact, if I am being honest, we haven’t made a lot of progress to date. I had hoped that … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, House sale, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Wardrobe
Tagged Boden, estate agents, house move, moving house, pink
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Friday post 12/09/25: Struggling…
Apologies. I am struggling with my mental health so am unable to post today. I hope that I can continue with the blog very soon. Love and best wishes, Anne 💕💗💖💗💕
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Friday post 05/09/25: Selling our house #02: Estate Agents #02
So, we have reached Friday once again and it is time to write another post. Things have been pretty quiet and peaceful this week and I wonder why that is??? Hmmm, could it be because Elder Son has been away … Continue reading
Posted in Family, House sale, Lifestyle, New home
Tagged house move, House sale, lighting
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Friday post 29/08/25: Selling our house #01: Estate Agents
Welcome to my blog! Today I am starting to log the steps we are taking to sell our old home. I have already written loads about moving into our new one and we are still in the middle of unpacking … Continue reading
Posted in House sale, Lifestyle
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Friday post 15/08/25: Just a quick one!
Today’s post is really short because I am still suffering with the hot weather. I have been stuck in our bedroom all week. There is a terrific ceiling fan in here that is helping me to stay as cool as … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, green, jade, Lands' End, Massaccesi, navy, One Hundred Stars, turquoise, white
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Friday post 08/08/25: Moving house #13: Two weeks in!
Welcome to my blog. Today, I am picking up the “story” of our house move once again. We have now been here for just over two weeks. The mountain of boxes inside the house has been whittled down to one … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyle, New home, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Hermès, house move, moving house, Tulipomanie Detail
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Wednesday post 30/07/25: We are in!
This is not the usual Wednesday Reading Roundup post. That’s because I haven’t been able to read a book for quite a few days. And that’s because we moved into our new home just over a week ago! I have … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Lifestyle, New home
Tagged house move, Lavatelli, Lavatelli boxes, moving house
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Friday post 11/07/25: Moving house #12: Just over a week!
I’m finding it very difficult to believe that we are almost there! On Monday 21st July, our removers are coming to pack up the home that we have lived in for nearly 25 years. Our sons were little boys when … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyle, New home, Scarves, Shopping, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, Clarissa Hulse, Cyanotype scarf, house move, moving house, navy, white
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Friday post 04/07/25: Moving house #11: Moving Day is fast approaching!
Hello and welcome to my blog. We are moving in just over two weeks! Eek! Yesterday I went over to our new home with Elder Son and we were able to sort out quite a lot in a couple of … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, New home, Outfit of the day, Wardrobe
Tagged Halcyon Days, house move, Lands' End, moving house, navy, One Hundred Stars, white
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Friday post 27/06/25: I’m too tired to write a post!
Hello friends a visitors! I have been over to our new home this afternoon with Elder Son and now I am too tired to write a proper post. If I feel stronger tomorrow, then I will try to write an … Continue reading
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Dear Lauren, thank you so much for your kind comment. I must admit that I feel a bit strange about…