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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 Christina, thank you for your lovely comment. Yes, it’s so hard when we lose loved ones. I don’t think…
Dear Lauren, thank you so very much for your kindness and encouragement. I really appreciate your support. Love and best…
Hi Anne, I am a reader of your blog and follow you for your scarf posts. I've been reading for…
Anne, I am sorry about the loss of your old BG from years ago. I agree we never forget young…
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Category Archives: Shopping
Update 12/12/17
My hair appointments seem to come around quickly. Mind you, I usually have them every six weeks and this time the gap was only five, because of the Christmas holidays. I have been very happy with my hair since I … Continue reading
Posted in Hair, Lifestyle, Shopping, Wardrobe
Tagged going grey, hairdresser, hairstyles
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Outfit of the day 10/11/17
I am feeling jolly pleased with myself! I am now sitting in bed writing this post after coming back from a trip into town by myself 😄. Yes, I drove on my own, parked and walked to the library to … Continue reading
Update 20/10/17
My Lands’ End twinset addiction continues! I have already shown the ones I already have on here – bright navy, teal, turquoise and coral – and I have just ordered two new ones in purple and cobalt. They are so … Continue reading
Outfit of the day 02/10/17
I am feeling quite pleased with the world after the last few days. Tiny positive things have really helped my state of mind. On Friday, I finally managed to go through with a procedure with the Dental Hygienist to have … Continue reading
Update 25/09/17
I had a rather exciting time with an eBay auction over the weekend. For some time, I have been stalking a rather lovely scarf design called Les Secrets de Minos, by Hermès. As I was a student of Ancient History, … Continue reading
Posted in Scarves, Shopping, Wardrobe
Tagged Ancient Greece, Crete, eBay, Hermès, Les Secrets de Minos
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Update 15/09/17 and a birthday!
It is Lovely Husband’s birthday today! We bought him a commemorative volume of historic newspaper headlines about his favourite football team, Hull City. I thought that this would be a special gift for his landmark birthday – 65. There have … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Footwear, Lifestyle, Shopping, Special days, Wardrobe
Tagged birthdays, black, boots, Clarks, dresses, Lands' End, navy, tan, Ted and Muffy
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Outfit of the day 01/09/17 and purchases
The first day of Autumn has been pretty nice with sunny weather and a distinct nip in the air. As I have been in a kind of pinkish mood, I wore my coral twin-set again today but changed the scarf … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Shopping, Wardrobe
Tagged aqua, bangles, bracelets, coral, cream, earrings, eau de nil, Halcyon Days, Hermès, Klass, Lands' End, leopard print, loafers, navy, Parures de Samouraïs, pink, Ted and Muffy, Tory Burch
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Update 28/08/17
It is such a beautiful day here in the English Midlands. Over the weekend I managed to sit reading in the garden and do quite a few useful tasks, which felt good. Today, unfortunately, I am having a relapse so … Continue reading
Posted in Footwear, Lifestyle, Shopping, Wardrobe
Tagged boots, leopard print, loafers, sales, Ted and Muffy
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Outfit of the day 24/07/17
It is still gloomy and cold for July, so I wore a fine-knit twin-set today rather than a t-shirt and cardigan. This one is in a silk and cotton mix from WoolOvers in a gorgeous cerise. Although I love the … Continue reading
Outfit of the day 21/07/17
Back to my normal kind of posting today, although I must thank everyone who has commented both on here and on Facebook. You have all said such kind things. I do try to be brave, but don’t always succeed. Mind … Continue reading
[…] If any of you wish to see my Scarf of the Moment post about this lovely scarf design, the…