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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 Mira, I must apologise for not answering you sooner! Aircon would be great and we have a unit in…
I hope you feel better soon! 🌺🍀
Dear Anne, would air conditioning help or does it rather hurt you with your lung conditions? I'm on the fence…
[…] If you would like to read more about this scarf, here is my Scarf of the Moment post with…
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Category Archives: Lifestyle
Update 20/09/18 with my final Massaccesi reveal
Normally, I wouldn’t have put in another order for a new handbag so soon after the last one, but when I heard that my favourite designer, Marco Massaccesi, was closing his business I just had to get one more. I … Continue reading
Outfit of the day 18/09/18
It has been rather windy today with some sunshine breaking through fast-moving grey clouds. To brighten myself up, I decided to wear my cute Hermès Baobab Cat gavroche with a toning twinset from WoolOvers. Here is the collage… Today’s outfit: … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Handbags, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Baobab Cat, bracelets, cardigans, cerise, earrings, garden centres, gavroches, grey, Hermès, jeans, Klass, Massaccesi, navy, pink, tops, white, WoolOvers
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Update 17/09/18
This will be a fairly short post. Saturday was Lovely Husband’s birthday and he received some pretty fab presents from me and our lads. He was able to spend the day watching lots of cricket on the TV (he is … Continue reading
Diet and exercise plan #08: 14/09/18
Every Friday I am hoping to be able to write out my exercise levels from the week before and perhaps any relevant comments about my diet. I will measure myself every four weeks and wait until my November hospital appointment … Continue reading
Posted in Diet and exercise plan, Health, Lifestyle
Tagged diet, exercise, healthy eating, illness, measurements, walking
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Outfit of the day 13/09/18 and a “fresh start”
This week has been very tough so far, for a number of reasons. On Saturday evening I came down with a bug of some kind, on top of my usual long list of conditions. I felt really ill all night … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Footwear, Handbags, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged ankle boots, autism, bangles, blue, boots, cobalt, De la Mer au Ciel, depression, Duo Boots, earrings, Halcyon Days, Hermès, illness, jeans, Klass, Lands' End, Massaccesi, navy, Selene, tops, white
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Update 10/09/18
I cannot write a full post today as I have been very ill over the weekend with something on top of my usual list of ailments. Normal service will be resumed tomorrow, I hope. Best wishes, 💙💚❤️💜💛
Update 04/09/18 with humour
A friend shared this video on Facebook and I really loved it. You need to watch right up to the end… Shame that the title and the image give away some of the fun! Best wishes, 😂🤣😅🤣😂
Update 03/09/18
I have managed to be a bit more active today, although I am still not well enough to go for a walk. Even tasks such as hanging out washing leave me in a heap wheezing my head off, so I … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Clothes, Family, Lifestyle, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged cardigans, Etsy, Fall Leaves, Hermès, Jaguar Quetzal, purple, vests
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Diet and exercise plan #07: 31/08/18
Every Friday I am hoping to be able to write out my exercise levels from the week before and perhaps any relevant comments about my diet. I will measure myself every four weeks and wait until my November hospital appointment … Continue reading
Posted in Diet and exercise plan, Health, Lifestyle
Tagged diet, exercise, fitness, illness, motivation, walking, weight
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Dear Mira, thank you for your comment. I am feeling much better now that the weather has cooled down a…