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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 10/12/18
At least the weekend was a little better than the one before. We are having difficulty in coping as a family – two parents with long lists of physical illnesses plus depression, one son struggling with many aspects of autism, … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Family, Lifestyle, Shopping, Wardrobe
Tagged Christmas, Lands' End, trousers
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Outfit of the day 27/11/18
Oh, it has been such a nasty wet day! I am feeling quite pleased, though, as I have completed quite a few useful tasks for once. We are madly trying to get all of our household/family paperwork in order and, … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Shopping, Wardrobe
Tagged aqua, bangles, blue, cream, earrings, grey, Halcyon Days, John Lewis, jumper, Lands' End, leggings, Marks and Spencer, navy, necklaces, owls, pearls, trousers
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Update 26/11/18 with some recent purchases
I am in bed again today, so I won’t do an Outfit of the Day with my old pyjamas! There are, however, some purchases from last week to show you. On Tuesday, I popped into Sainsbury’s after my hair appointment … Continue reading
Outfit of the day 22/11/18
This will be a short post today as we have been quite busy and I have only just arrived home in time to write. The morning was tough because I had a pretty bad coughing bout in the night. I … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Health, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Shopping, Wardrobe
Tagged bangles, blue, cardigans, coats, criss-cross knot, earrings, grey, Halcyon Days, John Lewis, jumpers, Lands' End, lavender, Liberty, navy, Pure Collection, tops, trousers
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Outfit of the day 20/11/18 with a haircut
Well, I made it, but only just. I woke up feeling really horrible, but I was determined to get to my hair appointment and Lovely Husband was equally determined to get me there. As visitors may know already, I just … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Hair, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Shopping, Wardrobe
Tagged ankle boots, bangles, Blue Nile, boots, cardigans, Cotton Traders, Duo Boots, earrings, grey, Hair, hairdresser, Hera, jeans, John Lewis, jumpers, Liberty, navy, pendants, purple, Quecraft, Sainsbury's Tu, WoolOvers
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Happy unbirthday to me!
In the end, yesterday didn’t work out so well. I had hoped we would go out for lunch or even just a cup of tea, but it wasn’t to be. Today has been a lot better. I put on the … Continue reading
Outfit of the day 02/11/18 and new purchase
Lovely Husband is continuing to improve after his cataract operation, although he is definitely not a good patient as he is so impatient. See what I did there? He usually has a lot of patience (😂), but not where his … Continue reading
Outfit of the day 29/10/18
I hope that you all had a good weekend. Things were reasonably OK in our household, although I still wasn’t well enough to go out. I think I am getting a bit stir-crazy! Anyway, I had intended to keep this … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Jewellery, Lifestyle, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Shopping, Wardrobe
Tagged accessories, ankle boots, bangles, blue, boots, Duo Boots, earrings, Hermès, jumpers, Lands' End, Liberty, Marks and Spencer, mauve, navy, purple, shawls, trousers
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Update 05/10/18 with new purchases
Oh, it is about time that I showed you my latest buys! If you read Tuesday’s post, you may remember that I managed to stagger into my favourite local boutique, Sonrisa, after my haircut. I had seen a pretty brooch … Continue reading
Posted in Jewellery, Lifestyle, Shopping, Wardrobe
Tagged brooches, butterflies, handbag charms, owls, pendants, Sonrisa Boutique
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Update 20/09/18 with my final Massaccesi reveal
Normally, I wouldn’t have put in another order for a new handbag so soon after the last one, but when I heard that my favourite designer, Marco Massaccesi, was closing his business I just had to get one more. I … Continue reading
[…] If any of you wish to see my Scarf of the Moment post about this lovely scarf design, the…