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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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Thank you so much for your kind comment. Do let me know if you decide to get one! Best wishes,…
Love this scarf on you. I've been looking at it online. Maybe my next purchase. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you very much for your supportive comment. Best wishes, Anne X
You look lovely! It’s so good that you’re walking and getting better. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone
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Category Archives: Wardrobe
Update 13/02/18 and reveal!
It is Elder Son’s Birthday today – 28 – I cannot believe it! Time goes so fast and seems to speed up as you get older. He came into the bedroom this morning for a hug and I croaked Happy … Continue reading
Outfit of the day 12/02/18
It has been really cold over the last few days and we had a sprinkling of snow overnight, although it has almost all melted away now. I have been struggling with illness all weekend, but did manage to get to … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Health, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, bracelets, brown, cardigans, Cornelia James, Cotton Traders, earrings, Ferragamo, green, jeans, Lands' End, leopard print, MaiTai, navy, scarf rings, tops
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Scarf of the moment: Jaguar Quetzal
Jaguar Quetzal is another wonderful design by Alice Shirley for Hermès, this time for the Spring/Summer 2018 collection. I have nearly all of Shirley’s scarf designs for Hermès, with only a couple of exceptions, so there was no surprise that … Continue reading
Posted in Scarf of the moment, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Alice Shirley, Hermès, Jaguar Quetzal
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Update 08/02/18 and humongous coughing attack
Last night, just after I had fallen asleep, I had one of the worst coughing attacks so far in my decade of chronic cough. (If this is TMI stop reading here) I woke up with a horrible dry constricting feeling … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Health, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged bangles, Cotton Traders, cough, Daimyo Princes du Soleil Levant, earrings, green, Halcyon Days, Hermès, illness, Isle, joggers, jumpers, navy, pink, tops, WoolOvers
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Outfit of the day 05/02/18
It has been a cold and frosty day here with a bright blue sky and sunshine for most of the morning. I decided that I needed to wrap up warmly as I woke up feeling nauseous and then became very … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged A Feminist at Heart, blue, brown, cobalt, Cotton Traders, earrings, grey, Halcyon Days, Isle, joggers, jumpers, Karine Assaf, navy, orange, tops, white, Wolf and Badger, WoolOvers
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Outfit of the day 02/02/18
I am feeling sooo pleased today as we actually managed to go out for a few hours! Whoop! I wanted to pick up a book from the Library (the latest Jack Reacher, for which there is a huge waiting list), … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Health, Jewellery, Libraries, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, bracelets, brown, cardigans, Cotton Traders, earrings, Ferragamo, Hermès, jackets, Jaguar Quetzal, jeans, Lands' End, lilac, MaiTai, mauve, Parures de Samouraïs, purple, Purse Forum, tops, Wallis, yellow
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Update 01/02/18
Here is the first post for February! I am feeling a little more relaxed today. Lovely Husband and I have been very busy this week filling in a vital form for Elder Son and we managed to finish it and … Continue reading
Scarf of the moment: Les Secrets de Minos
This Scarf of the Moment post is about the lovely and evocative Les Secrets de Minos scarf, designed by Sophie Koechlin for Hermès in 2003 (not sure of the season). I was so thrilled when this scarf, in this particular colourway, … Continue reading
Posted in Scarf of the moment, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Crete, Hermès, Knossos, Les Secrets de Minos, Minoans, Sophie Koechlin
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Outfit of the day 25/01/18
I’m feeling a bit fed up today. This morning I was a little stronger than usual so planned a visit out, but it was not to be. This time it was Lovely Husband who was unwell. He had to go … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Uncategorized
Tagged blue, bracelets, cardigans, Cotton Traders, earrings, Ferragamo, grey, Hermès, joggers, jumpers, Le Jardin de la Maharani, MaiTai, Marks and Spencer, navy, Pure Collection, Swarovski, white
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Outfit of the day 19/01/18
I was really hoping yesterday evening, that I would be well enough to go out today. We did go out, but, in the end, not for long. We only made it as far as the Library, where I chose my … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Jewellery, Libraries, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, bracelets, Cotton Traders, earrings, Ferragamo, Hermès, Jaguar Quetzal, jeans, jumpers, Marks and Spencer, mauve, navy, pink, violet
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Just found your site via the baobab scraf, which I have in pink, like you, and dearly love (even if…