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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
Outfit of the day 26/04/18
One of my favourite colour combinations derives from one of the most wonderful sights of Spring: yellow daffodils against a bright blue sky. Seeing this cheers me up after the dark and grey days of Winter like nothing else. So, … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Health, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Au Pays des Oiseaux Fleurs, bangles, blue, cobalt, daffodils, earrings, Halcyon Days, Hermès, jumpers, Lands' End, purple, Sonrisa Boutique, Spring, turquoise, yellow
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Reading roundup 25/04/18
I have read two books since last week’s Roundup post. Yes, I am hooked on watching Battlestar Gallactica on my iPad! I love a good science fiction series as I need the escapism. The first book was Three Minutes by Anders … Continue reading
Outfit of the day 20/04/18
”The sun has got his hat on, hip hip hip hooray…..” Well, I have also been out to “play” today too! Lovely Husband is recovering nicely from his eye operation. He was pretty wound up yesterday, but has seen some … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged bangles, cardigans, Cotton Traders, cream, earrings, Escales Mediterraneenes, Etsy, good day, green, Halcyon Days, Hermès, jeans, Lands' End, lilac, MaiTai, navy, pub lunch, purple, scarf rings, soutache, tops, white
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Reading roundup 19/04/18
I haven’t written one of these for a while, so I have a few books to tell you about. The first book was worth the full five stars and I also put it into my “Favourites” category on Goodreads: Persepolis … Continue reading
Posted in Libraries, Lifestyle, Reading
Tagged book reviews, books, ebooks, Goodreads, public libraries
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Outfit of the day 18/04/18: All is well
All is well! Lovely Husband is back home, looking like a pirate with an eye-patch. The lads still have a toy parrot and they did suggest that he could add it to his accessories for a while, but that was … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Health, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged bangles, beige, brick, cardigans, Cotton Traders, earrings, Etsy, Halcyon Days, Hermès, hospitals, jeans, La Promenade de Platon, Lands' End, navy, purple, soutache, tops, turquoise
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Update 17/04/18: Stress and anxiety
One of the causes of my health issues is stress. This family has had a lot of difficulties for a long time and we seem to have had to weather more storms than many others. Trying to stay strong for … Continue reading
Update 13/04/18
Sorry that this post is so late this evening. I am just feeling very tired after a fairly OK kind of day. This is similar to what I intended to wear today, but I ended up simply slinging a jumper … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Lifestyle
Tagged Accessorize, aqua, cream, earrings, Halcyon Days, jumpers, Lands' End
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Outfit of the day 12/04/18
Back again! I am feeling so much better than I did a few days ago. When I get something on top of my usual list of conditions, I am completely knocked out. I won’t go into the nasty details but … Continue reading
Update 09/04/18
There will be no posts for the time being as I am terribly ill on top of the usual stuff. Will resume as soon as I can. Best wishes to all visitors, 💛💚❤💜💙
Growing out the grey: update 05/04/18
Here is the monthly update about my progress towards totally grey hair. I made a mistake at first last month and said that it had been six months since my last colour, but I was wrong. It was five months. … Continue reading
Dear Mira, thank you for your comment. I am feeling much better now that the weather has cooled down a…