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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 again for commenting! I enjoyed my walks last week, but we are struggling with a heatwave…
Delighted to hear you are still walking and being quite stylish while doing so! I love your laps you and…
Dear Lauren, apologies! I have only just seen your lovely and kind comment because it had been filtered out as…
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Category Archives: Scarves
Outfit of the day 24/07/20
I actually wore a reasonably coordinated outfit for a while today. OK, it didn’t last long, but I wanted to try out my new Liberty of London scarf – all of those blues! So, here it is… Today’s outfit: Navy … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Handbags, Jewellery, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Aurora, blue, gavroches, Halcyon Days, Isle, Liberty, Massaccesi, navy, Sainsbury's Tu, Sonrisa Boutique, white
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Update 20/07/20 with a very naughty little reveal!
Oh, I have absolutely no self-control! Mind you, I don’t suppose any other Liberty of London lovers will have any either if they have a look at the amazing online sale. Anyway, I only bought a little something, only a … Continue reading
Update 03/07/20 – new season Plumes en Fête shawl colours!
This is a quick post to inform scarfies that I have added the Hermès Autumn/Winter 2020 season cashmere/silk 140cm shawls’ colourways and purchasing codes to the Scarf of the Moment post for Plumes en Fête. They will be available to … Continue reading
Posted in Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged colourways, Hermès, Hermès Autumn/Winter 2020, Plumes en Fete, shawls
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Update 22/06/20 with Hermès’ new season scarves!
I had decided that I shouldn’t, couldn’t and wouldn’t buy any more Hermès scarves. After all, I now have more than twenty, in various sizes, and I haven’t been wearing them much recently. During this lockdown period, my health has … Continue reading
Posted in Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Hermès, Hermès Autumn/Winter 2020, La Danse des Amazones, new season
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Update 01/06/20 with some updating!
As I mentioned a while ago, my post about The Purse Forum and Hermès scarves from 2017 needed checking and updating. It has been one of the most popular posts on the blog and I am so pleased that it … Continue reading
Outfit of the day 08/05/20
Even an inexpensive scarf can add so much to an outfit. I have been wearing them on and off since my late teens and still have some of my oldest and cheapest purchases in my scarf drawer. They can really … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged gold, Lands' End, purple, turquoise
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Outfit of the day 04/05/20
I do hope that you had a good weekend and that the coming weeks are positive. Unfortunately, these posts are becoming rather unreliable. I had planned to write three each week – on Monday, Wednesday and Friday – but I … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Art Nouveau, blue, Cotton Traders, Ianthe, Ianthe Star, Lands' End, Liberty, lilac, navy, peach, pink, white
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Scarf of the moment: Liberty of London’s Ianthe
I am planning to write a couple of posts about my favourite Liberty of London scarves. There are two designs that I particularly love: Hera and Ianthe. This first post is about the iconic Ianthe pattern. The post will mirror … Continue reading
Posted in Scarf of the moment, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Art Nouveau, design, Ianthe, Ianthe Star, Liberty
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Update 13/04/20
I must apologise to regular visitors. My posts are becoming shorter and as for the content…! Today’s is not very exciting as I am continuing to struggle with the current situation and my existing health issues. I had intended to … Continue reading
Update 10/04/20
Well, it has arrived! The lovely Liberty of London Ianthe Star scarf, which I first mentioned in my March 30th post, is now in my scarf drawer. I had hoped to write a proper post, with a reveal and some … Continue reading
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