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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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You look lovely! It’s so good that you’re walking and getting better. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
Thank you so much, Lauren! X
Thank you for your comment. I will try my best!
Anne that is great progress with amazing benefits to body and soul . I need to put into action what…
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Category Archives: Jewellery
Friday post 03/02/23: with cobalt cashmere
During my time away from the blog, I decided to have a change from navy and grey and, instead, selected my gorgeous bright blue cashmere v-neck from John Lewis. This is such a lovely colour and I have several scarves … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Bibliothèque, Bill Skinner, blue, cobalt, Hera, Hermès, John Lewis, lapis lazuli, Liberty, MaiTai, navy, necklaces, pink, scarf rings
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Friday post 20/01/23: with even more scarves!
This has been a rollercoaster kind of week: some terrible, difficult days and some peaceful, quiet days. Lovely Husband and I are quite worn out both physically and emotionally. Some good news is that Younger Son is visiting from next … Continue reading
Posted in Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged criss-cross knot, Hermès, MaiTai, navy, Pilgrim, pink, red, Robe Légère, Seasalt
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Monday post 14/11/22 with presents and H news
Hello and welcome to a new week on my blog. Today I am going to show you my lovely birthday presents, plus some early images of the Spring/Summer 2024 Hermès scarves. I was fortunate to receive some gorgeous jewellery from … Continue reading
Posted in Jewellery, Scarves, Special days, Wardrobe
Tagged birthdays, bracelets, earrings, gifts, Hermès, Hermès Spring/Summer 2023, presents
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Monday post 31/10/22 with some gorgeous jewellery
Welcome to a new week on the blog. Yes, I know it’s Hallowe’en today, but I don’t really take much notice of that. Perhaps my children were “deprived” of Trick or Treating when they were young. It is just not … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient History, Jewellery
Tagged amethyst, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Art Nouveau, bracelets, crowns, Greek, necklaces, Roman
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Outfits of the week 05/08/22
Welcome to Friday’s post! Today is a very special day as it’s Younger Son’s 30th birthday. Time has passed so quickly and Lovely Husband and I sat looking at photos of our two “boys” over the years wondering how it … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Bill Skinner, birthdays, blue, Hermès, Lands' End, lapis lazuli, Marks and Spencer, Mythiques Phoenix Coloriages, navy, necklace knot, pink, red, white
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Update 18/07/22 with more gorgeous earrings!
Hi, everyone! I am so pleased to be back writing on the blog. A combination of severe health issues, a bad psychological reaction to a medical procedure, and very hot weather made it impossible for me to post on here. … Continue reading
Posted in Health, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Shopping, Wardrobe
Tagged Chalk Jewellery, earrings, fuchsia, heatwave, hot weather, illness, Marks and Spencer, pink, purchases, white
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Outfits of the week 01/07/22
Welcome to Friday’s post and the final one of the week. This week I have had two medical appointments to attend, so, for once, I had to get properly dressed! I am suffering from a form of agoraphobia these days … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Footwear, Handbags, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Aurora, blue, Halcyon Days, Hera, Hermès, Ianthe, Isle, Lands' End, Liberty, Massaccesi, navy, One Hundred Stars, teal, turquoise
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Update 27/06/22 with some Royal influence!
Hello, everyone, and welcome to my first post of the week! Well, people who know me well may be rather surprised by parts of today’s post. I have mentioned The Purse Forum on here loads of times, listing the many … Continue reading
Posted in Jewellery, Shopping, Wardrobe
Tagged Chalk Jewellery, earrings, gold, green, Purse Forum, wood
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Outfits of the week 24/06/22
Happy Friday! Welcome to the final post of the week. Hot weather really knocks me out and I have spent most of the week in bed with a large fan moving the air around. It’s very noisy and only slightly … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, earrings, gold, Marks and Spencer, navy, necklaces, Pixie Wing
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Outfits of the week 10/06/22
This week’s post is going to show you more of the two dresses from Marks and Spencer that I wrote about on Monday. If you remember, I am trying to find Summer dresses that will be comfortable and also skim … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Jewellery, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Shopping, Wardrobe
Tagged Bill Skinner, blue, Cosmographia Universalis, dresses, Hermès, Marks and Spencer, Mint Velvet, necklaces, pink, white
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Thank you very much for your supportive comment. Best wishes, Anne X