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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 so much for your lovely comment, best wishes, Anne x
I love this CW Anne! It's approaching scarf weather I look forward to seeing a photo of it on. The…
Anne ! I love your teal blue tops that you purchased ! Perfect for Fall! But they do not compare…
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Category Archives: Jewellery
Outfit of the day 28/02/20
I had intended to write a nice long post about my week with Elder Son away. Lovely Husband and I have really enjoyed the time on our own in the peace and quiet! Unfortunately, we are having issues with our … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Handbags, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged amethyst, blue, Blue Nile, cowboy knot, gold, grey, Halcyon Days, Hermès, Jaguar Quetzal, Lands' End, lilac, MaiTai, Marks and Spencer, Massaccesi, mauve, purple, white
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Happy New Year 2020!
I just want to wish you all a very Happy New Year! May you have a really great 2020! Today is this blog’s third birthday too. I am glad that I revived the blog in 2017 and used it to … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Clothes, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Special days, Wardrobe
Tagged anniversaries, blogs, crystal, Lands' End, navy, New Year, silver, Swarovski, teal
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Update 11/11/19 with birthday gifts
Well, that wasn’t the best birthday ever! Unfortunately, it seems that I caught a viral infection last week that resulted in a few days with an almost constant violent cough and aching limbs. And that was on top of everything … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Health, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Special days
Tagged Bill Skinner, birthdays, blue, earrings, Etsy, gold, Handmaid's Tale, lapis lazuli, Margaret Atwood, necklaces, RR Designs, silver
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Outfits of the week 18/10/19 with a small treat!
I am having such a lovely week! Yes, I am still very ill and soooo tired, but I feel uplifted by the visit of Younger Son. For those of you who don’t already know: Younger Son is in his late … Continue reading
Outfit of the day 29/07/19
Well, I am in bed writing this post, feeling rather chuffed. I have been out! Hooray! First of all, Lovely Husband took me to the Library to choose a huge pile of books and pick up a reservation, then we … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Wardrobe
Tagged eBay, gold, Halcyon Days, Isle, Kettlewell Colours, navy, rose gold, Sainsbury's Tu, Suave, turquoise, white
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Outfit of the day 25/07/19 plus some purchases
I am going to show you my outfit, but not me wearing it! That’s because I am so hot and sticky and must look pretty awful 😂🤣😂! I bought this turquoise linen dress from Pure Collection a couple of years … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Shopping, Wardrobe
Tagged Bill Skinner, blue, gold, hot weather, Lands' End, Pure Collection, silver, turquoise
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Outfit of the day 27/06/19 and a haircut
Once again, six weeks have passed by and it was time for my visit to the hairdresser. Lovely Husband persuaded me that I was well enough to go (only just) and kindly drove me into town. Afterwards, I walked across … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Footwear, Hair, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Art Deco, blue, bronze, Etsy, gold, green, hairdresser, hairstyles, Halcyon Days, Hotter, Isle, Lands' End, MaiTai, navy, turquoise
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Outfit of the day 17/05/19
I am now back home after my counselling session, and lunch, sitting in bed writing this post. Generally, this week has been a pretty good one and I feel contented. For today’s outfit, I turned to my favourite purple shades, … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Shopping, Wardrobe
Tagged Bill Skinner, counselling, gold, Halcyon Days, Klass, Lands' End, lilac, navy, necklaces, purple, silver, tea
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Outfit of the day 01/04/19
I am sitting in bed to write this post, feeling really tired but also very happy because I have had such a lovely afternoon. Elder Son had everything planned out. He researched the café, booked the table and checked the … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Special days, Wardrobe
Tagged Bibliothèque, blue, gavroches, gifts, grey, Hermès, John Lewis, Lands' End, Marks and Spencer, Mothers’ Day, pink, presents, silver, Swarovski
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Outfit of the day 29/03/19
It has been such a gorgeous sunny day, so far. In honour of the weather, and in an attempt to lift my rather grey mood, I decided to wear a really bright outfit for my counselling appointment this morning. I … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Au Coeur de la Vie, blue, cobalt, Cotton Traders, counselling, Ferragamo, gold, green, Hermès, Lands' End, navy, silver, Sonrisa Boutique, sunshine, turquoise, yellow
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Dear Lauren, thank you for your comment. Yes, the scarf is gorgeous! Best wishes, Anne x