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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!Pages
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Tag Archives: Ancient Greece
Outfit of the day 29/09/17
I said that I would wear my new scarf today and here it is! As I am planning to write a proper Scarf of the Moment post as soon as I have enough material for it, I won’t share every … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Outfit of the day, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Ancient Greece, bangles, blue, brown, cardigans, Crete, earrings, green, Halcyon Days, Hermès, jeans, Lands' End, Les Secrets de Minos, navy, tops
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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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Scarf of the moment: Mare Nostrum
Today’s Scarf of the Moment post is about Mare Nostrum, designed by Annie Faivre for Hermès. The title is “Our Sea” in Latin and is the name that the Romans gave to the Mediterranean. This 90cm silk twill scarf shows … Continue reading
Posted in Scarf of the moment, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Annie Faivre, brown, Hermès, lavender, Mare Nostrum, mosaics, sepia
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Scarf of the moment: Zebra Pegasus
Zebra Pegasus, designed by Alice Shirley for Hermès, has been so popular since it was first issued in 2014 that it has appeared in every format imaginable. Well, just about. I have it in the gavroche size, issued for the … Continue reading
Posted in Scarf of the moment, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Alice Shirley, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, gavroches, Hermès, legends, Paris, Pegasus, scarf knots, scarf rings, scarf ties, statues, Zebra Pegasus
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Scarf of the moment: La Promenade de Platon
La Promenade de Platon was the first Hermès scarf that I bought. It was designed by Annie Faivre for Hermès Autumn/Winter 2013 season. The season had a theme of Sport and so the scarf design shows some Ancient Greek sports … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancient Greece, Annie Faivre, brick, ceramics, Hermès, MaiTai, mauve, purple, scarf knots, scarf rings, scarf ties, turquoise, vases
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Museum shopping #03: British Museum 16/03/17
I must say that The British Museum is probably my favourite, well it is equal to Athens’ National Archaeological Museum in my heart. I love both of these for the fantastic array of sculpture, ceramics and jewellery from the ancient world. … Continue reading
Posted in Clothes, Jewellery, Museum shopping, Scarves, Wardrobe
Tagged Ancient Greece, British Museum, museums
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