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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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[…] P.S. If you would like to know more about the Zebra Pegasus design, please look at my Scarf of…
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 27/03/18
I managed to get up for a few hours today, after a very bad start, and actually put on a scarf and some earrings for the first time in ages. Yes, the old jumper was the same, but I did … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged A Feminist at Heart, blue, earrings, jumpers, Karine Assaf, navy, orange, pyjamas, Sainsbury's Tu, white, WoolOvers
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Outfit of the day 13/03/18
Well, I am cheating a bit because this is what I wore yesterday. Once again, I have been in pyjamas today, reading in bed. I am still trying to recover from the weekend’s added illness and am feeling very weak, … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Hair, Health, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged aquamarine, blue, Cotton Traders, eBay, Ferragamo, hairdresser, Lands' End, MaiTai, navy, orange, purple, red, Sainsbury's Tu, TV, Vikings
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Scarf of the moment: Le Jardin de la Maharani
I have decided to work through all of my Scarf of the Moment posts and update them in line with the structure I used for the more recent ones. Also, as and when the scarves are reissued I will add … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Scarf of the moment, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Annie Faivre, gavroches, Hermès, Le Jardin de la Maharani, MaiTai, Purse Forum, scarf knots, scarf ties, shawls
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Outfit of the day 06/03/18
I decided to wear some “old friends” today: my rather whimsical book earrings which I bought when I was still working as a school librarian. We didn’t manage to go out, but I have enjoyed watching some TV and, of … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Accessorize, book jewellery, earrings, Etsy, jumpers, Windsmoor
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Outfit of the day 26/02/18
We had a weekend of two halves: Saturday was very peaceful; Sunday wasn’t. The peaceful part was because Elder Son was away; the less peaceful part was because he came back from his trip away and needed to talk (and, … Continue reading
Outfit of the day 23/02/18
Today, it is about five months since I last had my hair dyed. I now have about three inches of grey growth and feel much nearer my goal. As I missed my last hair appointment, due to illness, my hair … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Hair, Jewellery, Libraries, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged brown, Cotton Traders, earrings, going grey, grey hair, hairdresser, Hermès, Isle, joggers, jumpers, lavender, Mare Nostrum, navy, peach, Pilgrim, sepia, tops, WoolOvers
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Outfit of the day 19/02/18
I was a bit low both physically and mentally over the weekend. As I am spending so much time in bed these days, I am beginning to question why I am collecting so many scarves and other accessories, when I … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged blue, Blue Nile, bracelets, Cotton Traders, earrings, Ferragamo, fuchsia, Hermès, joggers, jumpers, L'Arbre du Vent, navy, purple, Sainsbury's Tu, teal, Tommy Hilfiger, tops
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Outfit of the day 15/02/18
Just a very quick post today. I haven’t made a full collage with today’s outfit, but have put my selfie together with a photo of the scarf. This one is a gorgeous 140cm silk chiffon/mousseline by Leonard which has a design … Continue reading
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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[…] If you would like to read more about this scarf, here is my Scarf of the Moment post with…