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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 Lauren, thank you for your comment. I still can’t decide! The scarves are so enormously expensive now and I…
It is a hard decision isn't it Anne? I have to say the more I wear this scarf the more…
Dear Liza Lee, thank you for your comment. I am so glad that you find my blog useful and enjoyable!…
I always enjoy your posts! I'm a girlie on a budget and typically buy vintage scarves. I research them before…
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Category Archives: Clothes
Outfit of the week 08/01/21
At least I managed to wear one nice put-together outfit this week! OK, the bottom half was a pair of pyjamas (which I will show you later in the post), but the rest was nice. Here it is: Outfit details: … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Shopping, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, grey, Hermès, Lands' End, Marks and Spencer, navy, orange, Plumes en Fete, purple, scarf rings, silver
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Outfit of the week 11/12/20
I only have one outfit to show you this week as I have been unable to get out of bed most days. It is so hard to motivate myself to get up as I feel so very frightened and ill. … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged black, blue, Etsy, Hermès, Le Jardin de la Maharani, MaiTai, Marks and Spencer, navy, RR Designs, silver, white
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Update 07/12/20
This will only be a short post today as I am feeling very unwell and haven’t been able to get out of bed. I have been wearing pyjamas so much that some of them have become very tatty indeed. So, … Continue reading
Outfits of the week 04/12/20
OK, I have finally given in! I cannot really write Outfit of the Day any more. Yes, I wore both of these this week, for a few hours, in between lying in bed: Outfit items: Dark grey long-sleeved t-shirt – … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, cobalt, Cotton Traders, green, grey, Hera, Hermès, John Lewis, Lands' End, Liberty, orange, Plumes en Fete, purple
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Outfit of the day 20/11/20
Regular readers of this blog will be aware that I have been struggling with ill-health for many years. My situation has not improved this year as I am spending even more time in bed and have only been able to … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Health, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged accessories, grey, John Lewis, Lands' End, navy, red, Seasalt, silver, Warren James
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Outfit of the day 16/11/20 with Hermès’ Sweet Dreams scarf
I really love this scarf with its blue, grey and white scaley monsters roaming across the soft wool and silk fabric! It is both warm and fun to wear. Today, I wore it with my new cobalt cashmere v-neck, blue … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, cobalt, gold, grey, Halcyon Days, Hermès, John Lewis, silver, Sonrisa Boutique, Sweet Dreams, white
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Update 13/11/20 with birthday gifts
As I wrote in Monday’s post, I had a lovely birthday last Sunday. I really enjoyed the day and was fortunate to receive some gorgeous birthday presents. You can see them in the collage below… Top row, L to R: … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Jewellery, Outfit of the day, Special days, Wardrobe
Tagged Bill Skinner, birthdays, cobalt, gifts, Hermès, John Lewis, lapis lazuli, Marks and Spencer, Plumes en Fete, Seasalt, Whittard
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Outfit of the day 02/11/20
Nice palindromic date today: 02/11/20! Sorry about the missing post on Friday. With one thing and another, I didn’t have time to write and really didn’t have anything to write about, to be honest. Anyway, I am going to show … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Aurora, blue, Cotton Traders, cowboy knot, gavroches, Hotter, Ianthe, John Lewis, Liberty, navy, white
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Outfit of the day 26/10/20
Most of the time, I cannot find the energy to wear my nice outfits but, instead, spend the day in pyjamas. Occasionally, I have enough energy to put something coordinated together – after all, I have taken a lot of … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Cotton Traders, Ferragamo, grey, Hermès, Marks and Spencer, mauve, navy, pink, Plumes en Fete, purple
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Outfit of the day 25/09/20 with a haircut!
Yes, you did read that correctly! I actually managed to get dressed in a nice outfit, leave the house, and go to the hairdresser’s. As you can see in the collage below, my hair had grown very long – in … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Hair, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Bibliothèque, blue, cobalt, Cotton Traders, hairdresser, hairstyles, Halcyon Days, Hermès, Hotter, Joules, Lands' End, Massaccesi, navy, pink, Sainsbury's Tu, Sonrisa Boutique, white
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That does seem to be the problem, there alway sis another one isn't there?! The correct decision will come to…