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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 Annabelle, I am sorry that it has taken me so long to reply but I am very unwell at…
[…] P.S. If you wish to read more about this cute Hermès scarf, here is my Scarf of the Moment…
Lovely to see you recovering some of your strenght and taking joy in your wonderful scarves.
Just found your site via the baobab scraf, which I have in pink, like you, and dearly love (even if…
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Category Archives: Lifestyle
Happy birthday to me!
Is it that day again? How has it come around so fast! Yes, it is my birthday today – 62, eek! I dragged myself out of bed this morning and put on a very nice outfit, if I say so … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Special days, Wardrobe
Tagged ankle boots, birthdays, Blue Nile, boots, Cotton Traders, Duo Boots, earrings, Game of Thrones, Hermès, Jaguar Quetzal, jeans, jumpers, lilac, Marks and Spencer, Mary Beard, mauve, navy, presents, purple, rings, violet
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Outfit of the day 05/11/18
Can’t you tell how much I love my navy cable jumper and cord trousers (both from Lands’ End)? I think it is about time that I had a change of colour scheme for my outfits – teal or turquoise, perhaps? … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged ankle boots, bangles, boots, cream, Duo Boots, earrings, Halcyon Days, houndstooth, jumpers, Lands' End, navy, Richard Allan, trousers
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Outfit of the day 02/11/18 and new purchase
Lovely Husband is continuing to improve after his cataract operation, although he is definitely not a good patient as he is so impatient. See what I did there? He usually has a lot of patience (😂), but not where his … Continue reading
Outfit of the day 30/10/18
Wow! It is almost the end of October. I can hardly believe how quickly the time is flying by. Tomorrow, Lovely Husband is having an eye operation in the afternoon and we have been trying to prepare for some days, … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged bangles, blue, earrings, fuchsia, Halcyon Days, Hermès, hospitals, jumpers, L'Arbre du Vent, Lands' End, navy, operations, purple, teal, trousers
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Outfit of the day 29/10/18
I hope that you all had a good weekend. Things were reasonably OK in our household, although I still wasn’t well enough to go out. I think I am getting a bit stir-crazy! Anyway, I had intended to keep this … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Shopping, Wardrobe
Tagged accessories, ankle boots, bangles, blue, boots, Duo Boots, earrings, Hermès, jumpers, Lands' End, Liberty, Marks and Spencer, mauve, navy, purple, shawls, trousers
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Update 26/10/18
Sorry, I am struggling with a lot of issues and am also too ill to post today. I hope that all my visitors have a great weekend and I will try to write something more interesting on Monday. Best wishes, … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyle
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Update 25/10/18
Last night I had another bad asthma attack – that’s the third night in a row! So I have felt pretty poorly today as a result. I had planned to go for my flu vaccination this afternoon, but was far … Continue reading
Update 23/10/18 with a little humour
As I have spent the whole day in bed, except for a few expeditions to the bathroom, I haven’t got a great deal to say today. Nor have I an outfit to show you as I have been wearing my … Continue reading
Outfit of the day 22/10/18
The weather has continued to be crisp and sunny for the last few days and I was able to go for a walk around the block this afternoon. I needed to post a birthday card, so decided to take it … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Art Nouveau, Aspinal, blue, bracelets, cardigans, Cotton Traders, earrings, green, Ianthe, joggers, Lands' End, Liberty, navy, orange, pink, teal, tops, twin-sets
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Outfit of the day 19/10/18
I don’t think I have ever shown this particular scarf properly on here before. It is a large silk stole by Roberto Cavalli in gorgeous shades of blue fading into brown animal print at the borders. The blues remind me … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged animal print, Art Deco, blue, brown, Cotton Traders, earrings, joggers, jumpers, Lands' End, navy, Roberto Cavalli, stoles
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